When Surgery Awaits
Even the best of natural and preventive health programs can do only so much, and it is sometimes necessary to use surgery as a treatment. But, while “going under the knife” may be scary, it does not have to include a total surrendering of the principles of self-care and good healing. In fact, […]
Two Herbs for a Change
As more women enter the time of menopause, the issues of hormone cessation and their possible replacement become important. The wisdom of estrogen replacement (ERT), with or without progestins, will be discussed in a later column. But many women are unable or unwilling to take hormone replacement. For them, two herbs […]
St. John’s Wort Doesn’t Work - Is It True?
CNN, Time Magazine, USA Today all had “St. John’s Wort Doesn’t Work” headlines a few weeks ago. Even Jay Leno had a joke about it (”Now that people found out that St. John’s Wort doesn’t work, they are getting even more depressed.”) So why are we […]
Probiotics for Digestive Health
A number of recent articles in prominent medical journals support the use of acidophilus and other probiotics in a number of digestive problems. Probiotics, as their name implies, are living organisms that promote the health of the digestive tract. In contrast, antibiotics are medications (usually synthetic) that destroy organisms.
Antibiotics, or course, have […]
Please Pass The Salt
In the movie “Sleeper” by Woody Allen, the futuristic characters chuckle and say, “Remember when it was thought that cigarettes and fat were bad for you?” It certainly seems that ideas of health go back and forth like other trends. For instance, there is a growing body of evidence that a high […]
Natural Treatments for Prostate Problems
Most men over the age of 80 have the beginnings of cancer in the prostate. At any age, cancer of the prostate is determined by a rectal exam of the gland, coupled with a blood test, the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) which shows if prostate cancer has begun to spread.
The […]
Archeologists studying ancient Egyptian mummies are sure of at least one thing: when these people were alive, their joints ached when they got up in the morning. Arthritis has been a scourge of humans since we began, and natural methods of helping joint pain and stiffness have been sought for almost as long. Nothing that […]
Natural Relief From Migraines
It pounds, it throbs, it brings life to a halt when it attacks. Each day, tens of thousands of migraine sufferers lose days of productivity. Migraines are poorly understood by conventional medicine, and the treatments are mostly pain relievers or vasoconstrictor drugs such as sumatriptan (Imitrex). However, and Integrative Medicine approach can […]
by Dr.Glenn Rothfeld
1. Nutritional approaches
a. Eliminate sugar / food additives / caffeineb. Food sensitivity elimination and challenge: most common allergens are dairy, wheat (and other gluten grains), yeast, sugar, coffee, eggs, preservatives, citrus, tomatoes
b. most common allergens are dairy, wheat (and other gluten grains), yeast, sugar, coffee, eggs, preservatives, citrus, tomatoesc. Decrease High Glycemic Carbohydrates […]
Hundreds of physicians around the U.S. use this therapy, which is largely unknown and not much written about. The Myers Cocktail is named for the late John Myers, M.D., a Maryland physician who used intravenous injections of nutrients to treat his patients. Currently, the nutrient cocktail has been popularized by Alan Gaby, M.D., president of […]