Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Written by Tony C. Jensen, Doctor of Chiropractic
What is Health – is it the absence of symptoms? Lets take the time to investigate that. If you don’t have symptoms right now are you completely healthy or is your body just setting on the edge ready to fall into symptoms?
Symptoms start after our body has been [...]

Written by Robert Rand, MD
Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (B-HRT) is a “new hot subject” thanks to coverage by Oprah Winfrey and Suzanne Somers. There is a lot of excitement and controversy about this subject.
B-HRT is exactly what it sounds like. Bio-Identical hormones are hormones identical to those the body produces on its own, unlike the [...]

The Healing Power
of Gentle Touch
Written by Cheryl Kiraly
Most people have not heard of CranioSacral Therapy, a light touch technique which can create dramatic improvements in your life. Particularly for those who are trying to recover from injury, CranioSacral Therapy can shorten healing time and reduce pain by releasing tensions deep in the body.
What is CranioSacral [...]

Choline

Written by Brittany Russell
A necessary part of human cell membranes, choline is involved in the movement of cholesterol in the body – possibly helping to keep cholesterol deposits from forming in blood vessels. Additionally, it plays a role in the production of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter required for memory, brain functions and muscle control. Neurotransmitters are [...]

with mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (mHBOT)
Written by David Rovetti, DC
Autism cases have skyrocketed in the past decade and it is now the third most prominent development condition of children today. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired communication and social interaction. It may also be accompanied by cognitive impairment and sometimes epilepsy. Its cause [...]

Brain Fog – Get the Lead Out

Written by Michael Gerber, MD, HMD
In the series on brain fog I have stressed the two basic health principles of putting good things into our bodies and taking out the bad. A major category of “bad things” is called heavy metals. Lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, aluminum, uranium and other heavy metals are universally found in [...]

Untie Your Knots

Strain-Counterstrain Massage For
Joint & Muscle Health
Written by Cheryl Kiraly, LMT
The art of massage is at least 5,000 years old, having been practiced by the ancient Egyptians and Chinese. To most of us, a massage is a friend or relative squeezing our sore neck or shoulders for a few minutes. It feels good, but massage is [...]

Brain Fog – Medical Detox

Medical Detox
Written by Michael Gerber, MD, HMD
It’s been my long time assertion that all of life’s ills can be resolved by putting in the good stuff and taking out the bad stuff in our body. I’ve been writing about the good stuff; supplements and healthy lifestyles, in our last three articles on Brain Fog and [...]

Brain Fog? Memory Loss?

Part III  –  Brain Fog Lifters
Written by Michael Gerber, MD, HMD
Last month I reviewed several basic causes of brain fog and mentioned that we can help ourselves keep a fresh and youthful brain by taking special nutrients. Everybody strives to stay sharp in both the office workplace and the home environment. We all have lots [...]

Michael Gerber, MD, HMD

By Sara Piccola
Touring the first green re-modeled building in Northern Nevada is how the interview for this month’s provider profile began. This lovely building is home to the Gerber Medical Clinic, one of Reno’s foremost integrative, alternative medicine clinics. Dr. Michael Gerber, MD, HMD, is founder and owner.
Dr. Gerber has practiced medicine for 36 years, [...]