By Terry A. Rondberg Like many wellness practitioners, I don’t believe in the traditional “germ theory.” Of course I know germs exist, but I don’t think they “cause” illness. The true cause is the inability of the human body to deal with germs and counter their effects. After all, if germs were the actual root [...]
In a study published in the Journal of Patient Safety, non-medical therapies were shown to relieve pain among a wide range of hospitalized patients as much as 50 percent. However, chiropractic was not among the approaches tested. Instead, researchers focused only on acupuncture, acupressure, massage therapy, healing touch, music therapy, aromatherapy, and reflexology. The study [...]
By Terry A. Rondberg For years, I’ve been railing against the over-use, misuse and outright abuse of antibiotics. Time and again, I’ve reported on the evolution of “superbugs” that have built up a resistance to traditional antibiotics. Recently, I heard some good news about the topic. Researchers have found that inexpensive plant-derived essential oils might [...]
While pharmaceutical companies have boasted for decades that their pills and potions are “approved by the FDA,” does that really mean anything? Apparently, very little, if the story of how one drug — Multaq (dronedarone) — “earned” its approval is any indication. Drug maker Sanofi-Aventis touts Multaq on its website as “a prescription medicine used [...]
