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Cancer & Naturopathic Medicine

Overview of the practice of Naturopathic Medicine

 

We are all at risk for developing many varieties of cancer. Even given the fact that there have been many technological advances in the treatment of some cancers, it is still the second leading cause of death in the United States. With the use of naturopathic therapies to compliment conventional cancer treatments, naturopathic treatment can enhance the effectiveness by improving overall health, reducing or eliminating debilitating factors that promote the growth of cancer, and improving the success of chemotherapy and radiation while reducing their side effects. Naturopathic treatment is patient specific, treatment specific, and tumor growth specific. By capitalizing on the strengths of naturopathic treatment combined with conventional medical treatment, the cancer patient can greatly improve their chances of surviving the cancer treatment, eliminate the growth and prevent future reoccurrence.

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Female Infertility

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Natural Treatments for Infertility in Women

 

 

There are many causes of female infertility. Some respond to natural methods, others require surgical or medical intervention. Naturopathic treatment of female infertility is aimed at correcting  the natural source of these problems such as nutritional deficiencies, adjusting hormonal imbalances, and improving the fmale reproductive health overall.

Infertility & Nutrition

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Herbs in Your Back Yard

Why Herbs?

Herbs are, to me, direct evidence of God’s physical presence in our daily lives.  Just as He offers forgiveness for our spiritual transgressions, herbs are His gift of physical forgiveness for our physical sins.  They can restore health corrupted by our wrong choices, and ease the burden of our circumstances.  I have witnessed time and again that, when herbs are needed, they are always where they are needed.  (Contrary to popular belief, herbs are NOT manufactured in Utah.)  In sight of woods choked with Poison Ivy,  I have inevitably seen stands of Plantain or Jewelweed – Nature’s Poison Ivy “erasers”.  I have marveled at sentinels of Mullein and Pleurisy Root growing along fence rows surrounding rolling tobacco fields – the unmistakable hand of God, offering forgiveness, even where man plants the poison.  I am enthralled by the awesome range of healing powers offered by the humble Dandelion, and bemused by its persistent presence in the face of every effort by man to eradicate it.

(One Herbalist’s grateful opinion…)

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Turkey Rhubarb The Root and Formula

Know by names such as Chinese Rhubarb, Da huang,

 

Originating from northwest China and Tibet, Rhubarb has been used in medicine for more than 2,000 years and is considered one of the strongest herbs in Chinese Medicine. The Chinese call the root Da huang, which means ‘big yellow’ which is the color of Rhubarb’s tinctures and decoctions. Its use gradually spread through India, reaching Europe during the Renaissance overland via Asia Minor – hence the common name, Turkey rhubarb. The plant was a favorite remedy with early Persian and Arabian physicians. The Rhubarb grown for cooking and eating is usually r. rhabarbarum, an 18th-century cultivar.

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