by The Medical Sanctuary | Aug 9, 2015 | Diet, Health, Naturopathy, Osteopathy, Womans Health
As I explained in last week’s blog, the thyroid system plays a critical role in your metabolism. Along with insulin and cortisol, your thyroid hormone is one of the big three hormones that control your metabolism and weight.The key is the right testing to confirm that...
by The Medical Sanctuary | Aug 9, 2015 | Health, Massage, Naturopathy, Osteopathy, Personal Growth, Womans Health
If you have one of the many chronic health problems that people suffer from today—such as IBS, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and autoimmune disease—you will likely be given a drug to manage your symptoms and not much else. The key to successfully treating these...
by The Medical Sanctuary | Jul 12, 2015 | Health, Naturopathy, Osteopathy, Personal Growth
“LDL or low density lipoprotein has been given a bad rap. Every since someone decided to call it “bad cholesterol” it has been demonised as being responsible for just about everything bad in the world. Medical doctors and cardiologists in specific have joined...
by The Medical Sanctuary | Jul 12, 2015 | Chiropractor, Health, Massage, Naturopathy, Osteopathy, Personal Growth
One of my long term goals is to set up holistic rehab facilities for patients withdrawing from psychiatric medications. What I have witnessed, in my practice, around bezodiazepine (“anti-anxiety”) medication dependence has been sobering. There is, finally, an emerging...
by The Medical Sanctuary | Jul 12, 2015 | Children, Health, Naturopathy, Osteopathy, Personal Growth, Womans Health
Urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are infections anywhere along the urinary tract including the bladder and kidneys, are the second most common type of infection in the United States. (1) These infections can be caused by poor hygiene, impaired immune function,...
by The Medical Sanctuary | Jun 14, 2015 | Health, Naturopathy, Osteopathy
I’m preparing for my talk at the upcoming Wise Traditions Conference in Santa Clara, CA on November 10th. I’ll speaking on the “gut-brain-skin axis”, a fascinating topic that I’ve been exploring for some time. I hope some of you will be able to come to the conference,...