"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.
What about once a month Boniva? Does it fit in the category of a safe treatment for osteoporosis?
Boniva, Actonel and Fosamax are in a category of medications call bisphosphonates. They interfere with the repair of bones.
Bones are live tissue, like any other tissue in the body. When bone tissue needs repair, osteoclasts are sent [...]
Tags: bones, green leafy vegetables, osteoporosis, phosphates, vitamin supplements
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: