Many parents are often in a position where they have to consider what are the best medical decisions for their child. Breast feed or bottle feed? Vaccinate now or wait? Use antibiotics or wait the sickness out, Medicate for ADD or not? With the advice and guidance of your pediatrician the best decision for your child’s health…
Depression hurts, or so they say. We all say, actually, because if you haven’t been depressed yourself, odds are someone close to you has. If you go to a doctor nowadays, mention that you’re depressed, and wait about thirty seconds, he or she will have his prescription pad out to write you a prescription for…
Topic: Hypothyroidism, nutrition, and weight loss Special guest: Patient advocate and author Mary Shomon transformed her 1995 thyroid diagnosis into a mission to educate and empower others struggling with thyroid and hormonal conditions [hr] [hr]
Topic: Interactions between hormones and neurotransmitters Special guest: Sarah Mo, BS, BA – Sarah is the department’s resident expert in pediatrics and recently attended the Current Trends in Autism conference in Boston, MA and iMOSAIC in Minneapolis, MN. [hr] [hr]
Topic: Prolotherapy – natural treatment for chronic pain Special guest: Ali Safayan, MD, is a founder of one of the first integrative medicine practices in the Washington, DC area. [hr] [hr]
Being knowledgeable about your health is always helpful. Your blood pressure is no exception, 1/3 people who have strokes die because of high blood pressure. The Blood Pressure infographic created by westfieldhealth.com describes what blood pressure is, what it means, and then how to maintain a healthy blood pressure. The infographic was found on behance.net.…
Topic: “Solving the Belly Blues” – applying the principles of functional medicine to the treatment of digestive issues. Special guest: Eve Plews, LNC – Eve is a food-based clinician incorporating nutrients, herbs and medical foods to support health and healing. [hr] [hr]
Topic: Sources of fatigue, and supplements to help optimize energy levels Special guest: Erin Stokes, ND–The focus of her practice at Lotus Naturopathic Clinic in Boulder, Colorado, is postpartum health and wellness. [hr] [hr]
Topic: Phytonutrients and aging Special guest: Deanna Minich, PhD, FACN, CNS – Vice President for Research & Development Communications for Metagenics [hr] [hr]
Topic: Environmental toxins, diabetes and obesity, and the connection with farm-raised salmon Special guest: Dr. Crinnion – a frequent lecturer and publisher of several articles in peer-reviewed journals on the topic of environmental overload [hr] [hr]
If you are sexually active or thinking about becoming sexually active then this infographic about STDs should give you a scare. In fact, it should give you pause to consider celibacy, but knowing our current culture of sex and using sex to sell everything, I have little hope for that. So read the STD statistics…
Topic: Cost savings of using homeopathic remedies for pets Special guest: Richard H. Pitcairn, DVM, PhD – author of Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide To Natural Health For Dogs and Cats [hr] [hr]
