Articles on Ayurveda
Insights, remedies, and Ayurvedic wisdom from Dr. Teitelbaum.
Diabetes – Treatment, and Prevention
One in 3 people in the United States have prediabetes. As the name implies, your blood sugar incrementally goes up as the years go by. Up to 70% of individuals with prediabetes will eventually develop diabetes. Doctors...
How to Safely Treat Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTI’s) / Interstitial Cystitis
Urinary tract infections (UTI’s) are extremely common, affecting 11% of women over the age of 18 at least once a year and are most common between the ages of 8-24. UTI’s have a great tendency to recur. Recurrent UTI’s are...
High Blood Pressure – Addressing the Root Causes
If your doctor finds you have high blood pressure you will probably be put on blood pressure medicine and/or diuretics to bring the blood pressure down. These are important life-saving medications which we may need if the...
Fatty Liver – Common Causes and Treatment
There are two main forms of fatty liver disease: Alcoholic Liver Disease: this results from heavy drinking and causes accumulation of fat in the liver. Moderate drinking is defined as one drink a day for women and up to two...
Why Tumeric is the Queen of Spices
Spices aren’t used just for taste, but also have health benefits. Each spice has its own unique set of compounds which can be used for healing, in much the same way as we use herbs. But one of the most important spices you...
Why High Cholesterol is Not a Good Indicator of Clogged Arteries
Heart disease is still the leading cause of death in the United States. It accounts for 1/3 of all the deaths, which basically means 1 death every 40 seconds from heart disease even though so many people are on statin drugs...
Treating the Underlying Cause of Food Allergies and Sensitivities
When I was much younger food allergies were fairly rare. We had never heard of a gluten sensitivity or a tree nut allergy. Or a lactose intolerance. And yet nowadays they are at such epidemic levels that most restaurants...
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy occurs from damage to the nerves located outside of the brain and spinal cord, known as the peripheral nerves, and frequently starts in the hands and feet, but can also affect other parts of the body....
Treating Hives
Hives are a painful condition which creates welts on the skin that itch and burn. These welts are usually the size of a quarter and can appear suddenly and anywhere on the body, even on your face, lips, tongue, throat and...
How to Manage Non-Life Threatening Heart Arrhythmia
A heartbeat arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat which may occur when the electrical signals to the heart don’t work properly, causing the heart to beat too fast, too slow or irregularly. You might feel a fluttering feeling...
How to Clear Acne without Harming Your Body – An In-depth Treatment Plan
Acne is a condition where the pores in the skin get blocked by excessive oil, dead skin cells and bacteria, which can result in infection and inflammation. Each pore of your skin opens up to a follicle. The follicle is made...
Moringa – The Miracle Antidote
So, if you’ve been listening to some of my videos, or have read my thyroid book or heard me speak in a podcast or a lecture, you know by now that we live in a world in which we’ve allowed over 80,000 chemicals into our...