by Dr. Jennifer Cardinal |
It is estimated that 80 percent of people will suffer from back pain at some point in their life. The costs associated with back pain are estimated to be $50 billion a year. Back pain is the most common reason for missed work and the second most common reason for a [...]

September 2010 marks the 35th anniversary of the Gerber Medical Clinic’s opening in 1975. We are very proud of our accomplishments through the years and are amazed that these integrative/alternative therapies are just beginning to get into the consciousness of medical consumers and health professionals. These miraculous therapies which follow are profound interventions for the [...]

book by Harvey Bigelsen, M.D. | reviewed by June Milligun, M.Ed., CCHt |
Doctor Bigelsen was astonished when he saw an example of live human blood for the first time. That was not during medical school here in the US, however. It was years later when he and a few other doctors were chosen by a [...]

by Melissa Monaghan R.N., A.P.H., Allergy Technician at Gerber Medical Clinic |
Summer is in the air and many of us are enjoying outdoor activities in the sun, savoring the last month of our summer vacation. The fall allergy season is quickly approaching, and what better time to prepare ourselves for seasonal allergies than now!
For anyone [...]

by Dr. Martin P. Rutherford, DC |
Vertigo, dizziness and balance problems are not just a problem with the inner ear, or your sinus. This is highly important for a practitioner to understand if they want to resolve and eliminate vertigo, dizziness and balance problems. In fact, balance disorders are a complex combination of neurological, hormonal, [...]

by Carol Christian |
Modern lifestyle is typically characterized by fast foods and unhealthy habits, such as excessive intake of medications, alcohol drinks and smoking. These factors, together with the toxins in the environment, cause strain to the human body, resulting in several illnesses. Thus, there are people who go through detoxification treatments to regain their [...]

submitted by Planned Parenthood Mar Monte |
Many young women are accustomed to making the awkward trip to the OB/GYN year after year for their annual exam, often confused with just the Pap smear. The annual exam includes a manual breast screening for cancer, a pelvic exam to check for abnormalities or inflammation and it includes [...]

by Jessica Edge, ND |
Ancient cultures viewed the female body as sacred, an extension of the life force responsible for natural rhythms, rebirth and renewal. These cultures also recognized a connection between a woman’s menstrual cycle and the lunar cycle, and even referred to women during their menses as being “on their moon.” Is there [...]

by June Milligan, M.Ed., CCHt |
By using certain acupressure points and a few descriptive words, in less than a minute, you can remove the negative emotions from any traumatic scene or memory you have ever experienced. As the remembered scene changes, the emotions change. At the same time, the place where that trauma has settled [...]

by Michael Culbert |
The strongest case for the benefits of sex comes from studies of aerobic fitness. The act of intercourse burns about 200 calories, the equivalent of running vigorously for 30 minutes. During orgasm, both heart rate and blood pressure typically double, all under the influence of oxytocin. “Can we make the claim that [...]

by Reno Male Performance Clinic |
A man is considered to have erectile dysfunction (ED) when he cannot acquire or sustain an erection of sufficient rigidity for satisfactory sexual performance, which includes sexual intercourse and penetration. Any man may, at one time or another during his life, experience periodic or isolated sexual failures. The term “impotent” [...]

by Michael Gerber, MD, HMD |
Yeast and fungi comprise the third kingdom of organisms on earth. Neither animal nor vegetable, they are very similar to human cells with a nucleus and human-like cell membrane, and they are normal inhabitants of our intestines. However, when our human organism is weakened, one of these yeasts, Candida albicans, [...]