What will the Medical Tyranny allow me to do if I don”t have a “your personal” physician? I’m supposed to be responsible for my own health, right? How do I find an alternative minded doctor that Medicare will pay for?
Unfortunately, if any of us wants to be healthy, we must assume that responsibility ourselves, including [...]
Paying for Your Medical Care
July 13th, 2010 · 5:21 AM
Tags: alternative medicine, health care costs, medical bills, Medicare
“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
Nutritional Supplements, Borage Oil, and Liver Damage
December 11th, 2009 · 8:43 AM
A reader writes: My husband has been taking your supplements and has felt so much better. I have not taken it yet as I am curious about the borage oil. Does it cause liver damage over time and is your free of PA’s or hexane free? I do not have a gallbladder and have venous insufficiency. Would the borage [...]
Tags: alternative medicine, borage oil, evening primrose oil, gallbladder, hormones, liver damage, metabolism, PAs
Two More Days till Your Early Christmas!
December 8th, 2009 · 10:38 AM
We’re pulling out all the stops to get ready for Thursday’s big launch of your Christmas gift: a bottle of Vital Primivia supplements, a gift from me. I’ll even pay for some of the shipping and handling! You will be able to see the enormous size of the container when you see the picture. It’s [...]
Tags: alternative medicine, Christmas gift, healthy alternatives, launch, supplements
Revealing Your Christmas Present (A Little Early)
December 4th, 2009 · 11:11 AM
Dear Healthy Thinkers,
Whoa.
Remember how yesterday I told you about my son Josh who couldn’t sleep, he was so excited about an idea he had?
We were sitting at the table right after Thanksgiving, and he launched into this great (and scary) idea of a gift for you that would help you to become healthier and [...]
Tags: alternative medicine, Christmas gift, complementary medicine, health, integrative medicine, New Year's Resolution, nutrition
My Christmas Gift: A Healthier New Year for You!
December 3rd, 2009 · 4:44 PM
Dear Healthy Thinkers,
You know how in the last several days I have been giving you little hints that I’m up to something big?
I’m so excited I can hardly type this! I have something incredible to share with you: a Christmas and New Year of Health gift that I am
Tags: alternative medicine, Christmas, complementary medicine, health, holistic medicine, integrative medicine, Thanksgiving
Blood Pressure Meds and Coughing
December 2nd, 2009 · 1:42 PM
I have worked with 15 disabled veterans who have complained of coughing while on Lisinopril for their blood pressure. It stopped when they used Fosinopril. Can you explain this?
There are 6 categories of medications that are used for blood pressure control. Lisinopril is in the category of an ACE inhibitor, which means that it [...]
Tags: ACE inhibitor, alternative medicine, blood pressure, cardiac events, chronic cough, cough, Framingham study, integrative medicine
“Mystical Mumbo Jumbo?” Give Me a Break!
June 8th, 2009 · 10:45 AM
Okay, I’m furious—and I don’t like being furious. It upsets my stomach. So maybe I should take an antacid. Wait…antacids have aluminum in them, which has been linked with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. They also cause side effects, like
Tags: alternative medicine, FDA, mumbo jumbo
“Alternative” Medicine is Mainstream?
February 20th, 2009 · 7:27 AM
The Wall Street Journal
‘Alternative’ Medicine Is Mainstream
Deepak Chopra, Dean Ornish, Rustum Roy, Andrew Weil
The evidence is mounting that what was formerly called ‘alternative medicine’ should be combined with ‘traditional medicine’ and focus on the science—what works and is cost-effective. Last year $2.1 trillion was spent on health care in the U.S., or 16.5% of the [...]
Tags: Add new tag, alternative medicine, Chopra, coronary bypass surgery, cures, diet, HBO, healing, hyperbaric oxygen, illness, lifestyle, medicine, Ornish, Roy, Weil



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: