At the Personalized Natural Medicine Clinic, we will sometimes do what is called a hydrogen breath test. Though it isn’t a new test, few physicians perform it. We perform baseline hydrogen breath tests during all visits. What we look for is an uneven distribution of good bacteria versus bad bacteria. When there is a province of […]
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You are a Naturopathic Physician? Whats that?
I stumbled across this article and I thought it would be a good one to share. It talks about the training of Naturopathic Physicians in comparison to that of the top MD schools. “Naturopathic medicine is a distinct primary health care profession, emphasizing prevention, treatment, and optimal health through the use of therapeutic methods and substances that […]
How to Stay Healthy While Traveling Abroad
As you may know, in a past professional life I was a whitewater kayaker. This old profession has taken me to some very remote places in the world from third world countries to the deep wilderness. I have hence dealt with a whole host of different stomach bugs and have come up with ways to […]