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A friend of mine, who just had a baby, recently sent me a link to an article titled: Why Dr Suzanne Humphries, an anti-vaccine activist, is lying to you about measles and asked me for my opinion about

The quest to squash spam and abuse here on Steemit is a never-ending one. Without fail once we as a community have decided on the latest method of equalizing the playing field someone finds a why to exploit

Determining What is Wrong When coming to making a proper diagnosis Western Medicine depends on a number of variables depending on the condition. Case history, physical exam, laboratory workups, and imaging

In my last post I wrote about understanding risk statistics with regards to the flu shot. In it I promised that my next post would be about a natural treatment option for influenza that wasn't the flu

I was recently researching for a cold and flu talk and decided to include what the real numbers say for how effective the flu shot is and wanted to share some of those results with the Steemit community

Hi everyone I just wanted to write a quick post to say thank-you to the 100+ people who thought that I have something interesting enough to say to want to follow my page. I know I am not the most active

The results are in for the preliminary results for the 2017-2018 flu shot. According to the Euroseurveillance Journal the preliminary effectiveness of the flu shot left people wanting. In 2017, influenza

EDIT: This mission is officially over. Congratulations to agent @healthbasics. He found out that our suspect is none other than Bruce Banner aka the incredibul hulk. Thanks to all agents who participated.

Recently proton pump inhibitors (PPI's) have come under fire for possibly increasing the risk of gastric cancer. I wanted to dive deeper into the research and physiology to show you why it is very reasonable

Hi Steemit friends! It is discourage to sleep while you're angry. Even though we commonly intend to talk about it after the anger subside, it is advisable not to sleep with anger. "We would advise

When it comes to research facts are facts right? They are objective, measurable, cut and dry... well then why are there so many scientific controversies? Of course, you have the usual suspects of scientific

Unfortunately science is not immune to politics. Plague is written by Kent Heckenlively and is Dr. Judy Mikovits's tell-all book on how she was railroaded out of scientific research. It starts talking

Protein bars are actually really easy to make on a budget. You just need four basic ingredients: oatmeal, nut butter, cream and protein powder. That’s it - you combine all four, chill overnight and slice

We hear it from people all the time. [Source] “I have too much acid and its giving me heartburn.” As they start popping a TUMS back or, if it is a big enough problem, a proton pump inhibitor to quench

Hi fellow Steemians, I just wanted to make you aware of this new documentary about socially conscious businesses. Not all of what Millennials are doing is a bad thing. One of the big disruptions they are

Naturopathic medicine is a rational system of healing that is governed by five basic principles.  1) First, Do No Harm This should be fairly self-explanatory and is said to be followed by everyone

Vinegar Helps Control Blood Sugar and High Triglycerides. Type 2 Diabetes is largely a disease of over consumption. Cutting back on your diet or improving the nutrient quality should be the first place

Why You, Hippocrates? I know that most people wouldn’t even ask the question, but did you ever wonder why Hippocrates is considered to be the “Father of Medicine”, especially considering his oath? Over

My last day of summer. Before getting into more technical info I thought I would post quick reflection how much we take health for granted. Last Sunday was a day of movement for me. In the morning I was

Hi Steemians! I just wanted to introduce myself. I am a naturopathic doctor in Ontario, Canada and health is my passion. Being that I am not sure if I want to expose my identity just yet, you can just