Using natural medicine to live a high quality life
Posted in Doctors, Health, Health Care, Medicine, Natural Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Supplements on Mar 31st, 2010
We’re told that the supplement industry lacks the strict controls of the pharmaceutical industry (quality control, safety testing, regulatory oversight, etc.), and therefore we are taking our lives into our own hands when we take supplements. Right?
Posted in Doctors, Food, Health, Medicine, Physical health, Saturated Fat, Scientific article review on Mar 30th, 2010
After being told incessantly for the past 20 years that saturated fat is the most evil of all nutrients, we finally see the truth emerging that saturated fat is, in fact not only NOT unhealthy, but it is actually healthy for us.
Posted in Business, Doctors, Health Care, Health insurance, Insurance companies, Malpractice, Universal coverage on Mar 29th, 2010
The concern over rationing in health care has been all over the place lately with the political fight over health insurance reform. Is rationing an unfortunate necessity?
Posted in Doctors, Health, Naturopathic doctors, Physical health on Feb 25th, 2010
Ear candling is a popular practice among some alternative lay practitioners. It involves placing a hollow wax cone (a ‘candle’) in the ear and lighting it on fire.
Posted in Doctors, Health Care, Medicine, Natural Medicine, Naturopathic doctors, Naturopathic medicine, Pharmaceuticals on Feb 10th, 2010
In part III of this series, my intention is to outline how I as an alternative practitioner use EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) in my practice. Alternative or natural practitioners are often dismissed by conventional practitioners with the refrain “not enough evidence” or “hasn’t been proven to work”. This is true only under the strict definition of EBM we talked about in part II but as I will show I base my practice on a great deal of evidence, much of which is not given significant value by the conventional community.
Posted in Book Review: Business, Book review, Doctors, Naturopathic doctors, Non-health related on Jan 12th, 2010
If your dream involves starting your own business, educate yourself. I’ve distilled 20 or so business books I read in 2009 to the 5 best.
Posted in Doctors, Health Care, Health insurance, Hospitals, Insurance companies, Medicine, Natural Medicine, Naturopathic doctors, Naturopathic medicine, Pharmaceuticals on Nov 13th, 2009
Continuing the discussion of evidence based medicine, this article discusses the current, and in my opinion, misguided interpretation of evidence based medicine.
Posted in Doctors, Health Care, Health insurance, Hospitals, Insurance companies, Medicine, Natural Medicine, Naturopathic doctors, Naturopathic medicine, Pharmaceuticals on Nov 5th, 2009
Evidence based medicine (EBM) has emerged as one of the key concepts being debated in leading medical journals, doctors offices and conventions, insurance boardrooms, and government agencies as a major piece of the effort to reduce costs and improve outcomes. In this series I’ll be explaining what evidence based medicine should be (part I), is (part II), and how I use it in my practice (part III).
Posted in Children's Health, Doctors, Health Care, Hospitals, Medicine, Naturopathic doctors, Swine Flu on Nov 2nd, 2009
“Remove the term H1N1 from the equation.” If your child had regular flu, would you take him to the hospital? If the answer is no, then don’t take him/her to the hospital now.
Posted in Alpha Lipoic Acid, Business, Doctors, Health Care, Hospitals, Low Dose Naltrexone, Medicine, Natural Medicine, Naturopathic doctors, Naturopathic medicine, Pharmaceuticals on Oct 1st, 2009
If Naturopathic Medicine worked MDs would di it, right? Unfortunately a combination of ignorance, arrogance, and greed often combine to keep effective therapies out of public awareness.