Irving Kirsch of Hull University, UK, studied all data submitted to the US FDA for the licensing of the antidepressants fluoxetine, venlafaxine, nefazodone and paroxetine. He states, “Compared with placebo, antidepressants do not produce clinically significant improvements in patients who initially have moderate or even very severe depression.” It seems that Antidepressants did substantially outperform …
A compound that naturally occurs in grapefruit and certain other citrus fruits may be helpful in fighting chronic hepatitis C infection by blocking an important pathway in the virus’ life cycle. New studies show that the common flavonoid naringenin inhibits the secretion of hepatitis C virus from infected cells, a process required to maintain chronic …
This winter for the first time that I can remember I came across what the Chinese refer to as the “100 day cough”. In the western world it is known as whooping cough. The cases that I saw were either adults or teenagers. What was unique about the cough other than its longevity was the …
Treating acne in teenagers often requires a combination of approaches including homeopathy, specific vitamins and/or Chinese herbs, and avoidance of certain allergenic foods. One allergenic food that is quite common is milk. New research published in the Journal of the American academy of Dermatology explains the link between dairy consumption and acne in teenagers. Previous …
I have always said that it is better to have a physical illness than a mental illness. Mental illness such as depression and anxiety can have such a profound influence on your day to day life. So often we take for granted getting up in the morning and being motivated to go out and accomplish …
About a month ago I had a patient (who I will call Shirley)in her early 40’s come into the clinic looking for an alternative treatment of her uterine fibroids. Her gynecologist was strongly recommending that she have a hysterectomy to take care of the problem. Shirley, was not really convince that alternative medicine had anything …
This past year there have been numerous newspaper articles published claiming that studies have show that certain nutritional supplements and vitamins are not beneficial and in some cases can be harmful in treating diseases. One such recent article reported that chondroitin sulfate was of no value in stopping the pain and progression of osteoarthritis. This …
Many doctors will complain if their patient comes in with a bag full of vitamins but don’t blink an eye when a patient comes in with 6 or 8 or even 10 bottles of medications. So often drugs while masking one symptom will cause other symptoms necessitating another medication. An example is the multi-billion dollar …
More than 40% of Americans have a chronic disease. It is therefore quite natural that people are asking themselves, “What do I have to do to get well?” Over the years I have found that of all the natural therapeutic modalities homeopathy is best for bringing about a true cure. Vitamins and herbs can help …