"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.
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— Todd
A series of recent articles in various newspapers and magazines bring to light some issues that concern me, and may be of concern to you. Read on for a synopsis and my thoughts:
Injected Wrinkle Fillers Need Stronger Warnings, FDA Says
The FDA panel is debating if there should be stronger
Tags: Acomplia, Avastin, blood clots, drug trials, health, obesity, suicide, wrinkle fillers, wrinkles, youth
Eight companies are joining forces to launch a $100 million study intended to determine how best to protect heart patients from clots after stent placement, reported the Wall Street Journal on October 16, 2008. The article states that occurrences are rare, but the 1 in 14 chance of having a clot within a year that [...]
Tags: blood clots, chelation therapy, heart disease, prevention, stents, vascular disease
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: