100 years ago the following article appeared in JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association. “During the past six or seven weeks the bright days have been exceedingly rare, even for this rather gloomy season of the year. According to the weather reports, there were less than five clear days throughout most of the …
Whenever I go to medical conferences and talk with “conventional doctors” they seem to have nothing but complaints. So when I saw the results of one recent survey which showed that 60% of physicians surveyed have considered leaving medical practice, I was not surprised. What exactly are physicians complaining about? They complain about forms needing …
Periodically patients will ask what is my opinion of using vinegar medicinally. The purported benefits of vinegar consumption are many and go back as least as far as Hippocrates, who used it to disinfect wounds. Not surprisingly, the herbal industry has sold vinegar with claims that it is “fat flushing,” it removes “unwanted heavy metals,” …
Yesterday I had a young man of 26 years old come to me seeking treatment so that he could get off his seizure medication. As I was taking his case we discussed what type of work he had been doing since graduating from high school. It turned out that he had held down 3 jobs …
When doing the initial homeopathic evaluation of an adult patient for chronic health problems I find it very beneficial to go back to their childhood. I commonly will ask ‘what was the atmosphere at home like growing up?’ More often than not the patient will recall verbal, physical or sexual abuse. In fact, when the …
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. ” Buddha
Rachael, who is in her early 40’s, has not felt well for at least the last 6 years. In her words, ” I have been so cold sensitive. So cold that it has consumed my life. I cannot even drink cold liquid. The only thing that will get me warm is a steaming hot shower. …
Over the last several years there has been numerous studies published in medical journals and lay magazines of the benefits of wine. This has led many people to believe that it is good to drink wine so they will consume 1-2 glasses of wine at dinner time. However, one study that took PET scans of …
The most common question I get this time of year is “should I get the flu vaccine?” To answer this question we really need to first look at the efficacy of the vaccine. The influenza A and B viruses for which people are being vaccinated against the account for less than 15% of all flu-like …
You would be hard press to find anyone that would discount the benefits of eating organically. And it would seem logical that organic crops are better for the environment than the massed produced crops. But this might not be so. Norman Borlaug, the father of the “green revolution”, and winner of the Nobel peace prize …