Chinese Dietary Therapy, Evidence-based Medicine, Natural Health
What’s Your Diagnosis? What happens when you are not feeling well and symptoms occur? You go to the doctor to get a diagnosis. The word diagnosis comes from the Latin DIA- thorough or complete and –gnosis meaning knowledge. So the actual meaning of diagnosis is “a...
Evidence-based Medicine, Heart Health
Integrative Cardiology I often hear from my patients about the health assessment done in milestone years such as the colonoscopy, mammograms, blood tests, stress tests, PSA testing and the list goes on and on. The purpose of this testing is for early detection of...
Evidence-based Medicine, Natural Health
After spending some time in the mountains last week, I returned to my office with vigor and a new perspective. It was interesting to look at the same common attitudes with a new lens. It is interesting to see that in spite of the extensive research on...
Evidence-based Medicine, Natural Health, Naturopathic Physician
Prevention: Focusing On Overall Health, Wellness and Disease Prevention As I have mentioned before, prevention is the goal in alternative medicine. On the other hand, conventional medicine focuses on treating disease and symptoms, but they are missing the importance...
Autoimmune Disease, Evidence-based Medicine, Functional Medicine, Health
Qi Mail™ The Acupuncture Newsletter May 2017 Kenneth Hoffman D.Ac(RI), L.Ac. Sophia Natural Health Center 31 Old Route 7 Brookfield, CT 06784 inm.center Treating Autoimmune Diseases with Acupuncture Over 50 million Americans suffer from autoimmune disease including...
Evidence-based Medicine, Functional Medicine, Natural Health
What is Functional Medicine? Medical practice or treatments that focus on the optimal functioning of the body and its organs, usually involving a whole systems approach to healthcare. Our society is experiencing a sharp increase in the number of people who...
