Naturopathic Medicine: Top Ten Tips for Good Health in a Tough Economy
Naturopathic Medicine Principles A guiding principle of naturopathic medicine is the physical body will heal itself when the obstacles to that healing are removed. This principle is called vis medicatrix naturae - the healing power of Nature. A second principle is to...
Reiki for cancer
Reiki for cancer - CAM therapy Cancer treatments, while life saving for many people, often cause painful and debilitating side effects to a person's whole body system. Treatments like radiation, chemotherapy and surgery can often effectively put cancer into remission...
What is Making Us Fat?
What is Making Us FAT? Gary S. Gruber, ND Fat is really not a bad thing unless it is a cause of inflammation and chronic disease. Fat is a source of energy and it is the backbone for making cells and signaling chemicals called hormones. Here is a shocking statistic:...
U.S. Health Care Crisis – Part 1: The Myth of the Medical Model
U.S. Health Care Crisis– Part 1: The Myth of the Medical Model Gary S. Gruber ND Recent political rhetoric insists that the best public policy and solution to the “health care crisis” is to make health care affordable and accessible to all. This basic idea that each...
Toxic Load: Assessment and Measurement of Health and Well-Being
Toxic Load: Assessment and Measurement of Health and Well-Being Gary S. Gruber ND Your health and well-being are intricately intertwined with the many influences, stressors, and choices that are made over the course of a lifetime. There are physical influences such as...
Immune System Health
Intestinal Barrier: Gateway to immune system Bacteria, viruses, fungus, man-made toxins, and natural toxins are everywhere. They are in food, air, and water. Bacteria and viruses can be transferred by specific vectors like ticks and mosquitos. There is no place to...
Fat, Weight Loss and “Hormones”
Fat is Necessary Fat is really not a bad thing unless it is a cause of inflammation and chronic disease. Fat is a source of energy and it is the backbone for making cells and signaling chemicals called hormones. Here is a shocking statistic: one out of three men and...
Gluten: A surprising environmental toxin
Over 10,000 years ago Hunter-Gatherers of the Fertile Crescent in Africa noticed that grazing animals ate and thrived on certain grasses. There were so many advantages to converting these grasses into human food: seeds could be stored, ground, and cooked into foods...
Holistic Treatments for Chronic Pain
Holistic Treatments for Chronic Pain Nothing is more debilitating than chronic pain. Accident or physical trauma is a cause of long term pain. Conditions such as fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome are also associated with chronic pain. Most of the time patients...
Natural Solutions for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Natural Solutions for Irritable Bowel Syndrome A storm is brewing. Everyday stress is escalating. Your diet might not be as good as it should be. You are exercising irregularly. Fatigue is setting in and coffee or other stimulants are vital to keeping your energy up...
Natural Medicine for Depression
Natural Medicine for Depression Chronic illness is always accompanied by many stressors. The stress can be physical such as pain. External circumstances from financial and family problems are common sources of stress. In our culture, environmental toxins play an...
Natural Medicine for Headaches
Natural Medicine for Headaches Many people suffer from headaches. It is one of the most common symptoms that bring a patient to the doctor’s office. Headaches are common to all age groups ranging from children to adults. While there are many over-the-counter...
What Are Natural Remedies For Weight Loss
What Are Natural Remedies For Weight Loss - The Detoxification Solution Many overweight people are asking What are Natural remedies for Weight Loss? One of the major obstacles to success at losing weight is not being able to move past a plateau. Clinical experience...