Dr. Terry Pfau DO, HMD, Author at Renaissance Health Centre

Is Holistic Medicine More Effective AND Less Expensive?

By Dr. Terry Pfau DO, HMD / July 11, 2022 / Homeopathy, General, Acupuncture, Osteopathic Medicine

Alternative Medicine Study Overview| Holistic Medicine A recent study sponsored by the government of Ireland concluded that alternative and complementary therapies not only offered significant health benefits for patients, but also saved the government-run health care system a significant amount of money. Patients involved in the study were referred by their local doctors typically when …

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GERD AND Heartburn Medications Not for Long Term Use – Part II

By Dr. Terry Pfau DO, HMD / June 29, 2022 / General, Heart Health

Stress and anxiety are often the underlying causes of GERD and heartburn. Although it is usually triggered by emotional stress, it can also be triggered by physical stress. Stress and anxiety can decrease pressure on the lower esophageal sphincter, the band of muscle at the bottom of the esophagus that allows food and liquid to …

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The 300 Needles of Dr. Lok : Legalization of Acupuncture

By Dr. Terry Pfau DO, HMD / June 22, 2022 / Acupuncture

THE LEGALIZATION OF ACUPUNCTURE Many people are surprised to learn that Nevada is the very first place in the world to legally recognize and regulate the practice of acupuncture as a medical modality. In 1973, Arthur Steinberg, an attorney from New York enlisted the help of Lok Yee-kung, a Chinese medicine doctor from Hong Kong …

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Naturopathic Treatment For Skin Cancer

By Dr. Terry Pfau DO, HMD / June 1, 2022 / Cancer Treatment, General

As summer quickly approaches, many people, especially those living in Las Vegas, begin to pay closer attention to the task of protecting their skin from the sun’s powerful and damaging rays – and rightly so. Skin cancer is so common that one in five North Americans will contract it within their lifetime. Fortunately, 97% of …

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GERD/Heartburn Medication: Not for Long Term Use - Part I

GERD AND Heartburn Medication: Not for Long Term Use – Part I

By Dr. Terry Pfau DO, HMD / May 13, 2022 / General

Prilosec, Pantoprazole, Nexium, and Prevacid are some of the more common names for one of the most prescribed medications in the U.S., a drug class known as PPIs, or proton pump inhibitors. These medications are only recommended for the short term use of several weeks, yet there are currently over 15 million people in the …

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Can Ear Acupuncture Help Cure Addiction?

By Dr. Terry Pfau DO, HMD / May 4, 2022 / General, Acupuncture

In acupuncture, the term “microsystems” is used to describe areas of the body that bear representations of the entire human body upon them, such as the ear, hand and head. Ear acupuncture, also known as auricular acupuncture was first systematically researched in France in the 1950’s by Dr. Paul Nojier, the “healer from Corsica”. He discovered …

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MANY CANCER STUDIES CAN’T BE REPRODUCED

By Dr. Terry Pfau DO, HMD / April 5, 2022 / Cancer, General, Cancer Treatment

After eight years, a project that tried to reproduce the results of key cancer biology studies has finally concluded now. Their findings suggest that the diseases research has a replication problem. Cancer Experiments The group tried to replicate 193 experiments from 53 top cancer studies papers published from 2010 to 2012. However, only 25% of those …

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Does Soy Really Cause Breast Cancer?

By Dr. Terry Pfau DO, HMD / February 7, 2022 / General, Cancer Treatment, Cancer

I recently had a breast cancer patient tell me that her oncologist “strongly advised” her to avoid foods containing soy because they would cause her cancer to multiply. Dumbfounded that her physician was parroting information from over 20 years ago, I set about my task of reassuring the patient that there was no need to …

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Four Factors That May Contribute to Long COVID

By Dr. Terry Pfau DO, HMD / February 3, 2022 / General

One of the many distinct characteristics of the COVID-19 virus is its ability to cause prolonged symptoms six to twelve months following resolution of the infection. Fatigue, brain fog, arthralgias, shortness of breath and even emotional symptoms, such as anxiety and depression are among the most commonly experienced symptoms of what is commonly referred …

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Complementary Medicine: An Emerging Paradigm in Cancer Treatment

By Dr. Terry Pfau DO, HMD / January 7, 2022 / Cancer, High Dose IV Vitamin C

Complementary Medicine: An Emerging Paradigm in Cancer Treatment Dr. William Fair M.D. was a well-respected prostate cancer surgeon and chairman of urology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York from 1984 to 1997. He thought of complementary medicine as “touchy-feely west coast nonsense” until his battle with colon cancer forced him to …

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