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In a bizarre echo of the ludicrous snake oil treatments that were prevalent in the 19th century, it has become a recent fad in alternative medicine to take turpentine. Yes turpentine, that distillate of pine tar most famous for its use as paint thinner, is now being touted much as it was by the doctors of long ago, as a sovereign cure for parasites with the astounding ability to somehow benefit just about every medical condition.
Fluoride is not actually an essential nutrient. That is, your body could have not a single molecule of fluoride anywhere in it, and you would be completely healthy. So why is fluoride considered an important nutrient?
Male pattern balding, is so common as to be considered a normal part of aging, and yet it still carries an undeniable stigma, one which has generated an entire industry out of medical treatments for hair loss.
Few food additives have stirred up more controversy than monosodium glutamate (MSG). Occurring naturally in certain foods, added to almost everything these days, hidden beneath an ever-growing list of deceptive ingredient names, the controversy continues as to whether or not MSG is actually that harmful.
Few food additives have stirred up more controversy than monosodium glutamate (MSG). Occurring naturally in certain foods, added to almost everything these days, hidden beneath an ever-growing list of deceptive ingredient names, the controversy continues as to whether or not MSG is actually that harmful.
The pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis, or eczema, is well-understood and can be boiled down to two main issues: impaired skin barrier function and a TH2-dominant immune response.
Melatonin is known to most people simply as the hormone responsible for sleep. Produced by the pineal gland through a pathway inhibited by light, the release of melatonin helps entrain sleep to periods of darkness, and deficient secretion of melatonin is associated with insomnia and circadian rhythm disturbances.
Growth hormone levels decline with age, and this decline is thought to mediate many of the untoward symptoms of aging. Intermittent fasting is one of the most effective ways to naturally increase growth hormone levels and has been shown to have a variety of other health benefits, including weight loss, improved blood sugar control, reduced inflammation, and the ability to stimulate autophagy, the process by which the body regenerates itself at the cellular level.
Ian Spohn, ND, is a naturopathic doctor who enjoys challenging the dogmas of both conventional and alternative medicine. He is a passionate supporter of the paleo diet and classical homeopathy. Since the late 1980s, few people have failed to notice the rising incidence and severity of food allergies in the industrialized world. Indeed, the CDC …
Can eating more fish actually lower your mercury levels?
Ian Spohn, ND, is a staff naturopathic doctor for Energique who enjoys challenging the dogmas of both conventional and alternative medicine. He is a passionate supporter of the paleo diet and classical homeopathy. Given the manifold and culturally ubiquitous associations between the heart and such emotions as love, compassion, and generosity, it is …
Vitamin C remains a popular natural treatment for the common cold; however, this practice is often disparaged and widely discouraged on the Internet.
Ian Spohn, ND, is a staff naturopathic doctor for Energique who enjoys challenging the dogmas of both conventional and alternative medicine. He is a passionate supporter of the paleo diet and classical homeopathy. With advances in science and medicine allowing more people to live longer, maintaining health and function into old age will become more …
Ian Spohn, ND, is a staff naturopathic doctor for Energique who enjoys challenging the dogmas of both conventional and alternative medicine. He is a passionate supporter of the paleo diet and classical homeopathy. The traditional herbal approach to psoriasis typically focuses on the use of gentle, liver-supporting cholagogue herbs, such as dandelion and …
Ian Spohn, ND, is a staff naturopathic doctor for Energique who enjoys challenging the dogmas of both conventional and alternative medicine. He is a passionate supporter of the paleo diet and classical homeopathy. Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by deficient bone mineralization. As a consequence, it is associated with an increased risk of …
Ian Spohn, ND, is a staff naturopathic doctor for Energique who enjoys challenging the dogmas of both conventional and alternative medicine. He is a passionate supporter of the paleo diet and classical homeopathy. Conventional wisdom (attributed to Ben Franklin) suggests that “early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and …
Ian Spohn, ND, is a staff naturopathic doctor for Energique who enjoys challenging the dogmas of both conventional and alternative medicine. He is a passionate supporter of the paleo diet and classical homeopathy. So you suspect your patient has parasites … alternative health practitioners tend to employ an armamentarium of herbs to kill …
Ian Spohn, ND, is a staff naturopathic doctor for Energique who enjoys challenging the dogmas of both conventional and alternative medicine. He is a passionate supporter of the paleo diet and classical homeopathy. Bone-racking chills, aching muscles, and intense headaches are among the symptoms which can distinguish influenza from the common cold. The …
