I have worked in the field of treating eating disorders for almost 18 years. In those 18 years I have experienced times of great joy as I’ve watched the miracle of a patient’s healing unfold before my eyes. During that time I also had times of deep...
You may recall last week's story from a reader whose anorexia nervosa patients seem to be reacting badly to Ensure food supplements. Are there any good substitutes, she wonders. In the first place, says one reader, she's not surprised patients are...
Women's Health: Osteoporosis ;Osteoporosis is a major health problem that affects abou
Modifiers of Metabolism: Overnutrition, Undernutrition, and Disease States ;Human energy expenditure can be divided into three compo
An acute, highly communicable bacterial disease, characterizedby a paroxysmal or spasmodic cough that usually ends in a prolonged, hig
Arctium lappa
Compositae
Names: Lappa, Beggar's Buttons.
Habitat: Grows in hedges and ditches in
Centaurium erythraea
Gentianaceae
Names: Century, Feverwort.
Habitat: Native to Europe, includi
Verbena officinalis
Part Used: Aerial parts.
Constituents:
Iridoids, verbenin, verbenalin and b
Gentiana lutea
Part Used: The dried rhizome and root.
Constituents: The whole complex of primary p
Angelica archangelica
Umbelliferae
Names : European angelica.
Collection : The root is collected i
Jeanne Rust
What Doctors Don't Tell You
American Institute for Preventive Medicine
David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMH