With summer ending we are now approaching the sore throat season. The biggest concern most parents have is whether or not their child has strep. Fortunately, most sore throats are caused by viruses which are unresponsive to antibiotics. However, the only way to know for certain if strep is the culprit, test it. I …
If you suffer from anxiety and/or panic attacks and are thinking, “I need some of that Calcarea carbonicum.” Don’t rush out quite yet to buy some. You see, there are over 500 homeopathic remedies that can be used to treat anxiety. And unfortunately, of those 500 remedies there are maybe a handful that will …
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During my studies of Chinese medicine with the Italian physician Anita Cignolini, MD, she repeatedly emphasized that when we exercise excessively we are expending our Juan Chi. This Juan Chi can be compared to an inheritance which we might receive from our parents. But unlike our inheritance which we can invest and make it grow, …
Several weeks ago there was news that Pfizer, the maker of Lipitor, was buying King Pharmaceutical. The financial analyst commented that they were making this 3.6 billion dollar deal to help off set the predicted decline in income when their blockbuster drug Lipitor goes generic. Well, in addition to this multi-billion dollar cash purchase, …
Couples who experience infertility can spend upwards to $20,000 for each attempt of in-vitro fertilization. But the cost is often nothing in comparison to the emotional ups and downs that are experienced. You have the waiting and wondering, the depression and exhaustion, and roller-coaster hormones. Well, a study out of Sao Paulo, Brazil has …
Pre-Menstrual Syndrome, Psychotic Mood Shift, Puffy Mid-Section, Perpetual Munching Spree, Pass My Snacks, Potential Murder Suspect or very simply PMS. Women do not like it just as much as men don’t. They like to be able to think, fit in their jeans, eat a balanced meal and be logical and unemotional. There is one product …
In my years of practice I have seen many cases where antibiotics have resulted in long-lasting changes in the health of individuals by altering the bacteria living in the gut. Les Dethlefsen and David Relman of Stanford University looked at over 50 stool samples from just three people over a 10 month period that …
As physicians we are taught that strep throat can lead to secondary infections. Untreated — or undertreated — strep throat can cause rheumatic fever and permanent heart damage. Acute otitis media (ear infection), sinusitis, pneumonia, meningitis, kidney failure and arthritis can also result. For this reason, patients with strep are automatically given an anti-biotic. …
5 minutes with a newspaper, TV, or radio will leave many people afraid of catching the infamous H1N1 virus, the “swine flu.” One investigative reporter looked into how much of an issue it actually is. Under the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), each state was tracking their confirmed cases of swine flu. Using clinical judgment, …
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