Hippocrates , the ancient Greek founder of medicine, along with his contemporaries, were cutting the bark off of willow trees to create a tincture that lowered fever, and alleviated pain. The active ingredient in these tinctures is called acetylsalicylic … Continue reading →

  In the past week two high profiled medical research stories came to international attention.  Stories that are very unsettling to the many of us who are among the group of physicians who consider themselves naturalists.  The first of these … Continue reading →

  Hepatitis C is spread predominately via blood- by IV drug use and to a lesser extent, blood transfusions. The virus was not discovered until many years after the discovery of Hepatitis A and B viruses and it was not … Continue reading →

  Just as researchers were discovering that a virus could be causing a great number of cases of hepatitis, a question soon became apparent. Why did some patients have bad initial symptoms but never have liver failure while others had … Continue reading →

  PART I-THE STORY UNFOLDS   Sometime between 2006 and 2007 infection with the Hepatitis C virus began killing more people than HIV/AIDS. Because these estimates were derived from death certificates they almost certainly underestimate the true number of deaths, … Continue reading →

  The ultimate goal of cancer research is to prevent the disease the way vaccination has eradicated polio and smallpox. In the absence of a definitive strategy, medical science’s best efforts have been applied to finding or screening for the … Continue reading →

Ever since the Industrial Revolution, there has been an increase in the incidence of heart attack. The reasons for this are multifaceted. An industrial economy allows people to be more sedentary, eat richer foods, and die less from other causes … Continue reading →

  A listener and reader of the blog had sent me an email recently. So much of what I say on the air and here on the blog has to do with eating right. He wanted to know specifically what … Continue reading →

  T’ai Chi Ch’uan is a Chinese martial art that has been practiced for nearly 200 years that translated into English means “Supreme Ultimate Fist.” It emphasizes the mental state and focus required to perform the series of movements precisely. … Continue reading →

  Unconventional medicine is hard to define. What is common to these therapies is that they do not conform with the beliefs or standards of the conventional mainstream medical establishment or accepted standard of care. These standards can also be … Continue reading →