"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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Hello Dr. Gardner,
I am so grateful for all your helpful Health Secrets you send to my Inbox, and your willingness to share your knowledge. You are an awesome man! I highly respect your thoughts and opinion – I have a request for you concerning Milk Thistle. I have been taking a combination of herbs [...]
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I just received lab work back and found that my iron and carotene levels were high. I take neither of them in a supplement. How do you suggest lowering the levels and what side effects results from them being high?
High iron levels are a catalyst for free radical (oxidation) damage in the [...]
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A reader asks: What is the latest on tyrosine helping Parkinson’s?
As you know, Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a degenerative neurologic condition that affects the motor skills. It is manifested as a
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Wall Street Journal
December 31, 2008
FDA Considers Updating Plavix Label
Three new studies in the New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet demonstrate several dilemmas in Plavix medication use:
1. What is the percentage of people taking Plavix (a medication that reduces the ability of platelets to aggregate, initiating the clotting process) who are still at risk [...]
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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: