Most people don’t take their health seriously. They go to the doctor when something hurts. They get lab work when something looks abnormal. They take medications when they are prescribed. They undergo procedures when they are told they are necessary. And yet, for many people, healthcare doesn't really begin until something has already gone wrong. That is one of the biggest differences between simply managing health problems and actually pursuing optimal health. Natural medicine asks us...

The Naturopathic perspective, of course, is that except in the very late stages where an illness has progressed beyond the point of no return, we acknowledge the reality that healing from disease is not only possible but highly probable if we give your body what it needs, take away what it doesn’t and stimulate your innate healing ability in the right way. In the last 1/3 century or so, I’ve seen people heal from advanced cases of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, long term chronic...

The famed Star Trek television and movie franchise is famous for showing many possible advances and breakthroughs possible in the next few centuries. Some of my favorite involve their healing abilities, especially their medical tricorder – a small, handheld device that can diagnose any condition and then correct many of them instantly. (Yes, I must confess, I am a big Star Trek fan!) Throughout Star Trek it is clear that we don’t know everything about our human bodies, and is strongly...