“How can I summarize a miracle in so few words? Well, this is our story: On May 9th 2014, my son, Andrew was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. By the end of May, we brought him home, unable to walk properly, partially blind and deaf, he was just 29 years old. That day my struggle started, …
I recently came across an article in Integrative Cancer Therapies that I found intriguing and enlightening. The authors looked at the mental attributes that may favor prolonged survival in the face of metastatic cancer. Ten individuals with medically incurable cancers who had outlived their prognoses by from 4 to 14 years were interviewed. They found three …
Six months ago an elderly woman with cancer was brought to our clinic by her concerned daughter. She wanted to know what if anything I could offer. We talked about diet, nutritional supplements, detoxing protocols and high dose IV vitamin C among other therapies. After listening carefully she felt comfortable about the program but first …
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While reading a recent medical journal I became interested in an article with the above title. However, as I read through the article I was a little disappointed but not surprised that the authors evaluated only the common medical therapies currently in use. These therapies ranged from Tylenol and ibuprofen, to injectable hyaluronic acid and …
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When I saw this title of an article in New Scientist this month, I was curious just what was the association between autism and guilt. The article starts out as follows: “Those familiar with the scientific method may be puzzled why many parents of autistic children seek interventions and therapies with no evidence base.” …
Antioxidants have been shown to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation while protecting the rest of the body tissue from damage, because cancer cells are primarily anaerobic (meaning “without oxygen”) cells. Since cancer is usually an oxygen-deprived tissue, the cancer cell has very poor mechanisms for absorbing proper amounts of antioxidants. The antixoidants …
“Sam, our only son, was non-verbal at age three even though he was physically high functioning. He used only few words to communicate. The rest of the time he used tantrums and physical gestures to communicate with others. He was a very hyperactive kid. (On the first office visit he was wandering aimlessly around …
This last month I attended the Fall ACAM (American College for the Advancement of Medicine) conference where innovative therapies are introduced. One presentation which I found very interesting was the use of intestinal helminthes (worms) to treat inflammatory bowel diseases like ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease. The researchers found that the majority of inflammatory bowel …
(click on any form below to open, read, print and/or fill out) Adult Application (PDF Format) or (Word Format) – Please print, fill out document and bring with you to your first office visit. Dear New Patient, Thank you for scheduling an appointment with me. In this section you will find information to expedite your …
So often diet and lack of exercise are faulted for the obesity epidemic in American. However, there is at least one other culprit that we can blame – psychotropic medications. Psychiatric medications can cause substantial weight gain. These include antidepressants (such as amitriptyline, doxepin, and imipramine), mood stabilizers (including lithium and valproate) and antipsychotics …