A kinder, gentler way to deal with depression
By concentrating on asking the question "how", not "why", we become less judgmental on ourselves. David Servan-Schreiber | June/July 2009 issue Gail is no stranger to depression, so she finds the psychiatrist’s advice puzzling. He suggests that instead of wondering why she feels powerless and Read More...
Protect yourself
Ask your doctor the right questions and don't leave before you have the answers.Bryan Hubbard | June 2003 issue * How long has this drug been on the market? As we have seen, many of the problems of drugs and their side effects are with the newer drugs that have been recently licensed, and that are Read More...
Sick practices
The exposure of the true face of the pharmaceutical industry. Bryan Hubbard | June 2003 issue It was the end of another busy week at the offices of What Doctors Don’t Tell You, and everyone was keen to get their coats on and head for home for the weekend. Just then the phone rang, and each person Read More...
Power points
Acupuncture has been practised for millennia in China, but it's only now getting the attention it deserves from western medicine. Kim Ridley | Jan/Feb 2008 issue Judy Becker Worsley’s rapid recovery from an accident last summer astounded her orthopedic surgeon. A truck ran over her foot and Read More...
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Nutritional supplements are no substitute for a healthy diet Tijn Touber| December 2006 issue Green tea extracts, beta carotene, selenium, grape seed extract, high doses of vitamins E and C, aloe vera... if you want to take antioxidants in capsules or tablets, you’ve got a wide selection. And Read More...
Superfungi
The efforts by Paul Stamets Jay Walljasper | November 2004 issue The future of human civilization might increasingly be dependent upon the new technologies of “mycoremediation” and “mycofiltration.” If that sounds uncomfortably futuristic, or even frightening in a science fiction horror Read More...
We are here to grow gods
For more than twenty years he researched the healing methods of South American shamans. And now that he has unlocked these mysteries, he wants to introduce them into Western medicine. His goal is healing: healing humans, healing spirit, healing society. An interview with a man with amazing stories Read More...
Homeopathy information online
Kim Ridley | Jan/Feb 2006 issue Here are a few Web sites that offer user-friendly information on homeopathy:abchomeopathy.com Operating out of the United Kingdom, this site offers good introductory material and an “online remedy finder” among other resources. Homeopathyhome.com This is a Read More...
Healing by design
The hospital of the future may not look like a hospital at all Kim Ridley | July/Aug 2006 issue As if getting sick weren’t bad enough, landing in the hospital can make you feel even worse. There’s little privacy. Noise from roommates and hallways disturbs sleep. Isolation from family and Read More...
I love orange juice
Research points to lack of vitamin C, rather than fat, as the leading cause of heart disease Tijn Touber | July/Aug 2006 Read More...