Category: Naturopathic Medicine Articles
Acid Reflux Disease
Americans are exposed daily to numerous commercials for medications to stop acid reflux. We are lead to believe that this is a disease state rather than a condition of abnormal digestion and that instant relief is available by going to the nearest drug or grocery store and picking up antacids. The over use of these over-the-counter medicines only serve to make the condition worse. This article discussed the how’s, why’s and what can be done naturally to relieve this common condition.
Vitamin D Supplementation: A New Look at the “Sunshine” Vitamin
Vitamin D is a very important vitamin but an estimated 1 billion people worldwide, across all ethnicities and age groups, have been found to have a vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D has been found in recent studies to provide much more than treatment for ricketts and osteomalacia. This article by Dr Meghna Thacker discusses the importance of vitamin D in maintenance of health and prevention of disease.