The Herbal Advisor began as my radio program on World Radio Geneva in Switzerland for Ex-Pats and English speakers. The stories, the patients, the recommendations I made for countless concerns, became the foundation for Conscious Body Natural Medicine, a natural medicine practice of certified herbals, homeopathy and therapy. Since the start of this practice almost 40 years ago, thousands of clients with hundreds of different symptoms, illnesses and conditions have walked through my door seeking relief and resolution.
They found it and so their stories and my cases are documented, discussed and explained here for you. These articles and notes will provide you with some general guidance, ideas to try and true natural solutions that are being used daily Conscious Body Natural Medicine today.
Now you may think that to insure something is the same as to ensure something, but if you take the time to drag out the big, huge dictionary and blow off the dust, you'll see that they are not. And this is an important factor when it comes to your health.
Read MoreThe importance of having compatible blood cannot be overestimated. It may mean the difference between an illness and a serious blood infection, between a virus and an autoimmune disorder. Don't assume all blood is the same and think about the idea of donating blood to be saved for yourself.
Read MoreWhen we were kids, some of my fondest memories were rolling down a grassy hill, slinging mudballs at my sister and eating snow (well, not the yellow or dirty snow!). Now everything is antibacterial, kids live in sterile capsules and we are constantly washing everything in sight.
Read MoreEach of us has developed a routine. We eat the same things, do the same things, use the same things. This includes taking pharmaceutical drugs, herbs, supplements, cannabis, patches, etc. What we need to look at is that there is a distinct difference between finding a problem and providing therapy and treatment to resolve the problem and simply feeding the body's normal, daily function. Feeding is a daily need, while treatment is not.
Read MoreMy mother has been overprescribed medication for various ailments to the point where she has fallen on the sidewalk multiple times. Will someone please pay attention??!
Read MoreThe idea of pain medication is to block the nervous system from either detecting or reacting to the challenge. Now the positive note is that by doing this, it allows you to relax more, to sleep more, to regain function more quickly. But is there a negative side?
Read MoreOne thing I see day in and day out is that each person knows their body better than anyone, even their doctor. Yet they will tell me they have a diagnosis, are receiving treatment for the diagnosis, and still feel that their body is not "right". We need to realize that our doctor is our advisor, not an infallible clinical textbook and I am sure they would be relieved if we stopped seeing them this way as well.
Read MoreNow this might be a question you've never considered, but where exactly was the pharmaceutical that you are taking every day, tested?
Read MoreI think everyone would love to have peaceful sleep every single night. More and more pharmaceutical medications are targeting insomnia as a condition that requires medication. Once you start to look seriously at the side effects of any medication, you really have to think twice. You’d be surprised how many people might end up not just sleeping, but as my grandfather would say, sleeping with the fishes.
Read MoreI remember when I was a kid that getting a physical at the doctor involved not just being so nervous I could pee all the way from the car to the examination room, but it involved something that there seems to be so little of... time. A "physical" involved having a physical examination. Checking, eyes, ears, nose, throat, heart, reflexes, my walk, my stance and LOTS of palpation. So it took quite a bit of time because it also involved a lot of questions and a lot of talking. That doesn't seem to be the definition of a physical now.
Read MoreI want to remind you about dosing. In order to get any recipe right, my grandfather always said (my grandmother hated cooking) that he had to follow the amounts exactly for the end result to be perfect. Too much brandy in the stuffing was one thing, but not enough baking soda was deadly!
Read MoreThe development of the idea of removing the gall bladder, the tonsils, the appendix and even the spleen was most likely as a result of on the spot necessity. It seems to be the status quo now that we can live without these, but the question that we should be asking is are we living? Are we truly living a healthy, vital life without these?
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