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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.
I suffered from cold sores throughout my life. Stress and environmental factors would cause my mouth to blister painfully. After my divorce, the flare-ups became continuous. Dr. Gardner prescribed a simple nutritional solution. I have been completely cold-sore free since that time. This is what medicine should be. Thanks Dr. Gardner.
— David
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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.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Suz // Jul 8, 2010 at 7:13 am
As a holistic nutrition student, I would never recommend Metamucil because of all of the junk in it. Dr. Mercola sells something similar or you can buy it from the company’s site but it’s organic and doesn’t have all of the junk and bad sweeteners in it .
Here’s a link to it, called Fiber Harmony (it’s actually pure psyllium):
http://www.organicindiausa.com/product_info.php?cPath=9&products_id=23
2 anya // Jul 8, 2010 at 5:17 pm
May I suggest this article to you on sugar? It has been informative for me.
http://www.thedoctorwithin.com/sugar/Sugar-The-Sweet-Thief-of-Life/
3 gw // Jul 9, 2010 at 8:37 pm
The chart Dr. G. points to shows herbal L-dopa and tyrosine to treat low dopamine but he does not talk about either one. More info please!
4 Dr. Stan Gardner // Jul 13, 2010 at 4:16 pm
gw, Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in your brain. It has a lot to do with motivation and drive in life; also mood and concentration. The brain makes this neurotransmitter from amino acids. Tyrosine is the amino acid that becomes L-Dopa in the body, the immediate precursor of dopamine. Increasing intake of tyrosine or L-dopa (which is found in few herbs) will lead to correction of a dopamine deficiency. Amino acids are found in proteins, so increase intake of proteins or take a tyrosine supplement to raise this level. The dopamine (and also serotonin) levels should be assessed with a urine test from Sanesco or Neuroscience to be sure this correction is needed, and to follow-up later to know when to decrease or eliminate the dose.
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