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Good Health Reward
submitted by: admin on 09/22/2013
This segment is to acknowledge those people on the site who have tracked their progress and done well
Headaches
submitted by: admin on 09/22/2013
Headaches can be divided into types and their treatment varies with each type; this is reviewed. Over the counter drugs are commonly used but are not completely safe. Over use of many drugs can lead to addiction. Both mainstream and CAM approaches to manage headaches are discussed. In particular, infrared light therapy is discussed. Integrative approaches...
Heart Attack Prevention
submitted by: admin on 02/19/2015
Heart attacks are preventable through a healthy lifestyle. An unhealthy lifestyle leads to inflammation and the development of arterial plaque. Tests for early detection and risk factors are reviewed. Approaches for prevention are described.
Hiatal Hernias
submitted by: admin on 09/24/2013
The anatomy and physiology of a hiatal hernia is described. Its complications are reviewed including pain, strictures, Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer. Mainstream and alternative therapies are described as are their side effects and complications.
Holistic Nutrition with Geoffery Marx
submitted by: admin on 09/24/2013
Nutrition is important in itself, but it needs to be applied to the whole person to meet them where they are. There is a lot of conflict in the "right" diet. Starting with how people relate to food is often complicated but very necessary. Nutrition is about healing through food. Local, seasonal, organic food is important but who you eat with and how...
Hypertension Overview
submitted by: admin on 02/19/2015
Are you one of the millions of people who have hypertension? Would you be surprised to find out that you may be a candidate for simple lifestyle changes that can get you off medication?
This overview of hypertension defines what it is, how to diagnose it, its complications, causes, and treatment. Hypertension is often over-diagnosed when taken in the...
Hypertension: Using Lifestyle to Manage It
submitted by: admin on 02/19/2015
Hypertension does not have to be permanent. It is related to the style in which we live our lives and we can modify that. Underlying causes and tools for treatment are described.
Hypothyroidism
submitted by: admin on 08/21/2016
Hypothyroidism occurs when the thyroid gland makes insufficient thyroid hormone. It is characterized by slowed metabolism that is expressed by dry skin and hair, constipation, sluggishness, fatigue, weight gain and slowed concentration. The condition is described and the physiology reviewed. The basis for the BioEnergy test is explained.
Hypothyroidism Overview
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
Hypothyroidism occurs when the thyroid gland makes insufficient thyroid hormone. It is characterized by slowed metabolism that is expressed by dry skin and hair, constipation, sluggishness, fatigue, weight gain and slowed concentration. The condition is described and the physiology reviewed. The basis for the BioEnergy test is explained.
Hypothyroidism with Normal Blood Tests
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
Hyptothyroidism can exist when blood tests for thyroid function are normal, and this is not uncommon. The diagnosis can be made on the basis of a clinical picture that shows the symptoms of hypothyroidism, low body temperature, and a test called a BioEnergy Test that measures our metabolic rate. This test is described.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Overview
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is very serious and often difficult to manage. Symptoms, natural history, lab testing, and challenges in treatment are reviewed. An integrative approach that combines mainstream and nutritional medicine strategies are more effective than either alone. The importance of leaky gut syndrome is reviewed. Lifestyle measures...
Infrared Light For Back Pain
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
The story of how Dr. Len discovered infrared light therapy and how it works is shared. The role of infrared imaging during treatment is discussed and its application in integrative medicine reviewed. Its mechanism of action is explained.
Integrative Cancer Strategies
submitted by: admin on 06/18/2016
When you have a diagnosis of cancer, choosing a treatment is very challenging. We cannot go to a single practitioner most of the time because they know either mainstream or CAM approaches. The major mainstream approach is to fight the cancer, to kill it. The major approach of CAM practitioners is to strengthen the body so it can deal with cancer itself....
Integrative Cancer Therapies
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
Dr. Len and Nurse Vicki review cancer treatments from the point of view of blending both mainstream and CAM approaches. Integrative strategies offer the best of all treatments. Cancer is very difficult to cure and we need all the help we can get no matter where it comes from.
Integrative Medicine and Cancer
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
It is wise to consider both the mainstream and CAM approaches to manage cancer. Lifestyle is an underrated treatment that is often far more powerful than chemotherapy or radiation. All too often we don't consider CAM approaches until mainstream treatments are no longer a consideration. Even if CAM approaches don't work, they at least offer hope and have...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Overview
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
Irritable bowel syndrome is defined and its symptoms, evaluation, and treatment reviewed. Treatment in mainstream and nutritional medicine is explained and contrasted.
Kidney Stones Overview
submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
Kidney Stones are very painful when they are passing into the ureter. They are generally made of calcium oxalate, uric acid or struvite. Collecting a 24 hour urine sample to analyze a stone is the best way to find out their composition. Treatment is centered on increasing water intake to a couple of quarts a day and managing the pain. Occasionally...
Living a Healthy Lifestyle
submitted by: admin on 02/19/2015
Lifestyle is our most powerful medicine, is safe, and within our control to use. Even our genetic code, DNA, is clearly modifyable through lifestyle practices. Our belief system also has a powerful effect on our health; examples are provided. Phamacological drugs can be lifesaving, but compared to lifestyle medicine they are usually minor players.
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Mammogram Overview
submitted by: admin on 10/10/2013
There is considerable confusion about the role of mammograms in breast cancer detection in premenopausal women. The US is the only country in the world making the recommendation that they be done on women under the age of 50. The people standing to profit from doing mammograms in this age group are the mammogram industry, Big Pharma in the sale of chemotherapy,...
Mammograms
submitted by: admin on 02/17/2015
There is considerable confusion about the role of mammograms in breast cancer detection in premenopausal women. The US is the only country in the world making the recommendation that they be done on women under the age of 50. The people standing to profit from doing mammograms in this age group are the mammogram industry, Big Pharma in the sale of chemotherapy,...
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