Archives: 2008 October

Naturopathy is a system of medicine that is based upon the healing power of nature. It is a holistic system, one that integrates safe and natural treatments rather than pharmaceutical drugs which are so often used in conventional medicine today.
Naturopathic doctors treat their patients holistically, and to do this they take into consideration a number […]

Motion sickness is a condition in which there is a disagreement between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system’s sense of movement. In other words, while your brain still thinks that you are on level ground because that is what you are seeing, your body is recognizing that you are not because you are moving […]

For a long time, heart disease has been considered a “man’s disease.” Most of the information was targeted to men, and most of the scientific studies were performed on men. There was no discussion as to whether or not heart disease affected woman – it just wasn’t even a consideration.
Now, we know much more […]

Amusement parks are meant to be very fun experiences. Huge, roaring roller coasters can provide an exhilarating time for anyone, along with all of the other new rides to be entered into service in recent years, but all of this can go astray if you get motion sickness. What would otherwise be an awesome outing […]

As the late, great James Brown sadly sang, “It’s a man’s world,” and especially so in terms of heart disease fatality rates. Studies in the mid 1990’s and early 2000’s have shown that although women contract heart disease less than men, they are more at risk of dying from it once the heart disease […]

Sea sickness is something that usually happens during rough seas and when you are in a relatively small boat which gets affected by the rough waters. Most cruise liners and bigger ships are relatively stable and heir size can prevent sea sickness from occurring unless the seas are rough. Although, called seas sickness, motion sickness […]

There are both advantages and disadvantages to a naturopathic pediatrician, and because they are going to be treating your children, it is going to be extremely important that you take all of these into consideration before deciding to take your children away from the practices of their regular doctor and turn them instead to a […]