Not Antibiotics – There are Alternatives
This is the first in a series of articles about alternatives to common pharmaceutical medications. There are situations when antibiotics are necessary and sometimes life-saving. Severe infections of the nervous system, kidneys, blood, and lungs require antibiotics. But common respiratory and ear infections, for example, do not need antibiotics. Most of these are caused by ...
Continue Reading »Thanking Your Doctors
At this time of year when we give thanks and gifts I would encourage everyone to thank their favorite practitioners by writing a Yelp review and sending them a testimonial. This is an excellent way to guide other health care consumers to find practitioners they can trust. Many people are finding it hard to justify ...
Continue Reading »How the Mighty (Cancer Screening Tests) Have Fallen
Three of the most widely used screening tests in medicine have taken a hit lately and been cast into disfavor or abandoned. Prostate Cancer The Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test has been condemned as useless in saving lives and accused of leading to unnecessary surgical interventions. This test, which had previously been popular as a ...
Continue Reading »How to Treat Colds
Winter cold and flu viruses can cause annoying, debilitating, or even dangerous symptoms. Fortunately, there are ways to head off colds and prevent complications. If you think you may have been exposed to a virus, for example someone sneezes on you, one of your kids has a cold, or you shake hands with someone who ...
Continue Reading »Your Personal Cancer Prevention Program
Do you have relatives or friends who have received a diagnosis of cancer, and now you are really worried? Or have you or your loved ones gone through cancer treatment and personally seen the dire effects of conventional treatment? It is time to develop a cancer prevention plan for yourself and your family. This is ...
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