Author - Elson M. Haas MD

Elson M. Haas, MD has been in medical practice for over 25 years and was instrumental in the development of the field that he has termed Integrated Medicine. He is the founder and director of the Preventive Medical Center of Marin, an integrated health care facility in San Rafael, California, where he specializes in Family and Nutritional Medicine, Detoxification, and Individualized Health Programs. His books include: Staying Healthy with Nutrition , Staying Healthy with the Seasons (fully revised 20th Anniversary 2003 edition), The False Fat Diet, The Staying Healthy Shopper's Guide, The Detox Diet, and A Cookbook for All Seasons.
Nutritional Program for Fasting

Nutritional Program for Fasting

Fasting is the single greatest natural healing therapy. It is nature’s ancient, universal "remedy" for many problems. Animals instinctively fast when ill. When I first discovered fasting, 15 years ago, I felt as if it had saved my life and...

Boron

Boron

Boron has been making nutritional medicine news very recently, and will likely be noted as the next essential trace mineral. It appears to help

Arsenic

Arsenic

Despite arsenic's reputation as a poison, it actually has fairly low toxicity in comparison with some other metals, although with chronic exposure there is some concern about arsenic's effect on chromosomes and its carcinogenicity.

Barium

Barium

Barium compounds are used in medical testing for X-ray evaluations; in printing, ceramics, plastics, textiles, and dyes; in fuel additives; in the

Beryllium

Beryllium

Beryllium is very interesting as a metal; it is strong, light and heat resistant, and has a very high melting point. Thus, it is a good metal to use in

Bismuth

Bismuth

Bismuth is essentially nontoxic in ordinary amounts, but prolonged exposure or excessive use may lead to toxicity. This could cause mental

Bromine

Bromine

Bromine like chlorine and fluorine is a poisonous gas. Bromine salts have been used to treat acid indigestion or for sedation. Bromine can displace

Calcium

Calcium

Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body and one of the most important. The calcium topic is huge and complex; let me try to make it concise and simple.

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