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"Comparison of Alternative Medicine and Conventional Medicine" and daily health secrets.
"Comparison of Alternative Medicine and Conventional Medicine" and daily health secrets.
Stan M. Gardner, MD, was trained in traditional Western medicine. He received a Bachelor of Science in Biology at Utah State University, attended medical school in the Philippines (where he learned firsthand about alternative methods of healing), did a residency in Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and practiced conventional medicine for 15 years. He has practiced alternative and energy medicine for over 10 years.
Dr. Gardner: What an awesome article about toxins! What can we do? I am eagerly awaiting your next articles.
— Debbie
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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:
There is a difference between prevention of disease and being truly healthy, and much of that has to do with ingesting adequate nutrients. Unfortunately, we all have different requirements, and the nutrition from our food is not as good as it was 50 years ago. We also have greater exposure to toxins, which places an additional load on the body for detoxification. Stress also increases the need for extra vitamins.
I strongly believe that we cannot be optimally healthy without a good basic vitamin regimen with essential fatty acids. On top of that, most of us have other needs that can be addressed with supplements instead of medications.
Allopathic medicine now supports giving folic acid for pregnant women, vitamin D and calcium for osteoporosis, and I recently had a patient tell me her ophthalmologist prescribed lutein and other antioxidants for macular degeneration. There is now an omega 3 fish oil by prescription for heart support and inflammation.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Boyd Stock // May 13, 2010 at 10:48 am
I am 82 years old, take no Rx drugs, and follow the advice of 3-4 alternative MDs including you. I am in relatively good health but have occasional angina attacks, mild but annoying. I have some allergies, hay fever & upper respiratory congestion, antihistamines help but I don’t like taking them very often. I look forward to meeting you and discussing my issues.
2 Dr. Stan Gardner // May 24, 2010 at 6:27 am
I will be in Utah one June 25th, providing a lecture on the Friday evening before the Holistic Conference on the 26th.
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