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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.
‘Amen’ to everything you wrote Dr. Gardner!
— Tamara
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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.
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1 noreen // Jul 15, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Dr. Gardner,
I know that I have adrenal exhaustion. I went for a base line and am awaiting my results. I’m exhausted but I’m wired at the same time after any kind of emotional distress. It takes me days to get back in balance. What nutritional products of yours could you recommend to me? I know that when my test results come back, the doctor will want to prescribe some kind of medication which I don’t want. Please help me. Thank you, Noreen
2 Dr. Stan Gardner // Jul 25, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Noreen, Hopefully your doctor also looked at thyroid, as the symptoms overlap with adrenal exhaustion. If your T3 is below the mid-range of normal, I would say you are hypothyroid. If your doctor does not agree, you may have trouble getting treated. Treatment for adrenal exhaustion (assuming both your DHEA and cortisol levels are low) is to supplement for both of the deficiencies so the adrenal gland can rest, and you can have good levels of those hormones.
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