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Menopause – Part 3

This is the third of a four part series on Menopause. In this article I want to write about the many natural ways to deal with the symptoms of menopause. An extensive study done a... 



Menopause – Part 2

In my last article I took an overview of menopause and wrote specifically about peri-menopause. As woman go through the peri-menopause stage and enter menopause, estrogen levels decline... 



Naturopathic Care – Headaches

One of my patients, who I’ll call Mary, came in the other day and told me she had tried all the usual treatments for headaches. But for Mary, and many other people, the usual... 



Multivitamins

One of the questions my patients ask me most frequently is, "Why do I need to take a multivitamin when I can get all the nutrients I need from the food I eat?” Well, that just... 



Arthritis – Part 2

In my last article, I talked about the causes of osteoarthritis; this issue, I am going to tackle therapies. The natural approach to treating osteoarthritis seeks to address the... 



Arthritis – Part 1

Hundreds of thousands of people suffer from arthritis and because it is a condition that is commonly believed to be incurable, the standard medical response is to prescribe medicines... 



Candida – Part 2

In my last column I wrote about the causes and symptoms of Candida or yeast overgrowth. People who are most likely to suffer from Candida overgrowth are those with repeated use of antibiotics,... 



Candida – Part One

Candida (the chronic yeast syndrome) is a condition that is all too common among people who don’t feel well. I think there is a real need to talk about it because it is so often... 



St. John’s Wort

St. John’s Wort has a history more than 2000 years old. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates used the tops of the flowers to treat a host of ailments. It was later believed that if... 



Endometriosis – Part 2

In my last column, I talked about the signs and possible causes of endometriosis. When the symptoms of endometriosis are minor no treatment is necessary. For more severe pain conventional... 



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