POPULAR ‘RETAIL BRAND’ SUPPLEMENTS CAN BE HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH

As the popularity of Natural Medicine increases so too does the potential for inferior quality products to appear on the market. Many of the products available in shops, pharmacies and online have been developed to profit shareholders (which can result in adding cheap fillers such as talcum powder) and most have been contract manufactured in […]

NATURAL CANCER TREATMENTS: MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS AN OVERVIEW OF FOUR MUSHROOMS WITH LONG HISTORIES OF MEDICINAL USE: For concentrated, medical-grade, liquid medicinal mushroom extracts, please consult your Naturopathic Physician. Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis); Maitake (Grifola frondosa); Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum); and Turkey tails (Tramates versicolor). Besides being good dietary sources of protein, fiber, several minerals, B vitamins and ascorbic […]

THE WAR AGAINST NATURAL MEDICINE

In the 20+ years I’ve been a practitioner in the natural health field, there have always been lobby groups (with vested interests) that have pressured governments to try to stop naturopaths and other practitioners in the natural health field from practising. To understand what’s happening behind the scenes, I strongly recommend that you read this […]

NATURAL MEDICINE PROVES MORE EFFECTIVE FOR INFERTILITY

Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine May be More Effective Than Western Medicine for Female Infertility Reference: Complement Ther Med. 2011;19(6):319-331   Roughly 12% of women who are between 15 and 44 years of age report problems with fertility. The myriad causes of female infertility include amenorrhea, luteal phase defect, polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, fallopian tube blockage […]

MEDICAL SCHOOL TEACHES NATURAL MEDICINE

CALIFORNIA MEDICAL SCHOOL EMBRACES NATURAL REMEDIES SANDIEGO — Whether it’s using St. John’s Wort to fight minor depression or acupuncture to help manage a migraine, experts say San Diego is fertile ground for natural medicine. In recent years, some of the region’s largest and most traditional health care systems have begun to integrate holistic and […]

MUNG BEANS MAY HELP PREVENT CERVICAL AND LIVER CANCER

Recent studies to identify the anti-cancer activity of an extract made from mung bean sprouts (MBS), showed the natural medicine had potent anti-cancer mechanisms against human cervical and hepatocarcinoma cancer cells (Hafidh et al., 2012). Although extracts of plants are highly concentrated compared to consuming the plant itself – including mung beans in the daily […]

HOW NATUROPATHIC DOCTORS ARE PROVING THE VALUE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE

13.6.12 John Weeks Huffington post   “In the mid-1980s, leaders of the reemerging naturopathic medical profession faced a tough challenge. They had to make the case for a scientific basis for their field prior to any history of federal support for naturopathic research. The naturopathic physician authors of such pioneering volumes as the Textbook of […]

What Evidence Exists That ‘Mainstream’ Medical Treatments Are Safe or Effective?

There has been much discussion, commentary and debate over a recent newspaper article urging universities to shut down natural medicine courses. ATMS Board Member David Stelfox shares his response: Dwyer’s approach has always been to present the illusion that all Complementary and Alternative medical approaches are without research-based evidence while all conventional medical treatments are […]