"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.
Being a college student with his wife out of town, I was rummaging through my kitchen during lunch time and the only thing I found that appeared edible was a package of chocolate pudding. I got excited and made the pudding because, like most people, sweets above most things look especially delicious when you’re hungry. Once the pudding was prepared, I sat down and started eating it while reading this blog… ironic, eh? It was then that I realized why I didn’t feel right.
We have a son who was just diagnosed with ulcerative colitis—and told this is a life-long chronic disease. Does Dr. Gardner have suggestions for how to deal with this?
Ulcerative colitis is not a life sentence in the care of alternative medicine practitioners. Many things need to be tried, most of which will help. Of course [...]
Tags: chronic disease, Crohns, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis
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: