Entries from February 2010
Video of the Week - Chronic Sinusitis
February 26th, 2010 · 5:24 PM
If You Have Difficulty Swallowing Vitamin Pills…
February 26th, 2010 · 12:08 PM
I started my vitamin program Sunday, but my problem with swallowing large pills has made it impossible to continue, unless it is possible to crush the pills and add to either applesauce or juice. Can you advise me on this. Thank you.
A few people have trouble swallowing large tablets, but [...]
Tags: vitamins
Thermography Instead of Mammograms
February 25th, 2010 · 5:15 AM
Dear Healthy Thinkers,
With the article below I am introducing a new element to the website: on occasion I will publish articles submitted by like-minded health care providers who can give you their perspectives on healthy alternatives to drugs and surgery. There has been a great deal of news lately about the recommended decrease in [...]
Tags: breast cancer, mammograms, thermography
Healthy Alternatives for Graves Disease
February 24th, 2010 · 8:39 AM
Do you see patients? I have Graves Disease and am trying to avoid radiation.
Yes, I see patients at my office at Preventive Medicine Group in Westlake (Cleveland), Ohio.
Graves Disease is an autoimmune disease; that is, the body has decided to attack itself (the thyroid gland). Initially, the gland gets over-stimulated and is no longer under [...]
Tags: autoimmune disease, Graves Disease, radiation, thyroid
Persistent Coughs: Asthma and Bronchitis
February 23rd, 2010 · 5:53 AM
I lived in Xian, China, from July 2001 to August 2002 and breathed coal dust the entire time, contracted pneumonia in December 2001, took Zythromax, and wiped out the good intestinal flora. Two years later I was diagnosed with chronic yeast asthma and yeast bronchitis, was treated by an allergist and a pulmonologist, went [...]
Tags: asthma, bronchitis, cough, frequency specific microcurrent
Healthy Options with Eczema
February 22nd, 2010 · 12:07 PM
We have a grand-daughter with what has been diagnosed as eczema. She is just 3 1/2 years old and has had extreme eczema all of her life. Her skin is red crusty and she itches terribly . Her hands are particularly painful but she really has problems all over her body including her face. [...]
Tags: allergies, eczema, olive oil, quercetin
Video of the Week - TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction)
February 18th, 2010 · 11:10 AM
“Folk Medicine” and My Response
February 12th, 2010 · 10:48 AM
Dear Editors…
Interesting article. Wish I could tell you that it is largely
“evidence-based” and far removed from “folk medicine.”
Your publication deserves to maintain the precious credibility it is
earning. Your promotion of articles such as this diminishes your
credibility.
David
Retired pediatrician, Rochester, New York
I received the above response to an article I wrote in Meridian Magazine advocating [...]
Tags: alternative medicine, evidence based medicine, folk medicine
Please Fill Out This Short Healthy Heart Survey
February 10th, 2010 · 6:34 PM
Dear Healthy Thinkers,
Please take a few moments and fill out this brief survey, so that I can know how to serve you better. I have prepared a special masterclass that I’ll be offering you for free that answers your questions, and I’ll let you know about it soon
To access the survey, please here: [...]
Tags: healthy heart, heart, heart survey, survey



My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: