Ask Dr David
UTI’s, Yeast Infections, Standardized Herbs
by Dr. David Olarsch Practice of Naturopathic Medicine Q: What is a "standardized" herb and do you recommend them? A: A: Standardized herbs are the professional holistic health care provider's answer to their allopathic colleagues allegations that our remedies vary in...
Why Can’t I Lose Weight? What Can I Do About Acne?
Q: Why can't I lose weight? A: Many holistic health practitioners predicted our obesity epidemic decades ago. Years of inactivity and eating fake foods has finally caught up to the human race! A healthy weight is a combination of many factors, each requiring some...
Eating Out, Is Alcohol Good For Me?
David G. Olarsch, N.D. by Dr. David Olarsch Practice of Naturopathic Medicine Q: How do you feel about eating out? A: Americans are eating out more frequently. For the most part, this is contributing to the obesity epidemic. Most people tend to finish the huge...
My Office Practice, Dental Health
Ask Dr. David by Dr. David Olarsch Practice of Naturopathic Medicine Q: What do you treat at your clinic and do you have any specialties? A: Thanks for asking and for the opportunity to share where I come from when working with a patient. At my clinic, I practice...
Dry Eyes, Light Sensitivity and Eye Health
Ask Dr. David by Dr. David Olarsch Practice of Naturopathic Medicine Q: What can I do about dry eyes? A: Dry eyes are a common complaint. Contact lenses, hormone imbalances, wind, dust or dry weather can conspire to cause your eyes to itch and sting. It often becomes...
Heavy Metal Concerns (lead, mercury, arsenic), Suntanning and Lotions…
Ask Dr. David by Dr. David Olarsch Practice of Naturopathic Medicine Q: How do I tell if I have toxic, heavy metals in my body and what can I do about it? A: Heavy metals are a huge concern of mine for everyone on this planet. We are becoming toxic time bombs, in...
Frustration With Health, How Much Water to Drink…
Ask Dr. David by Dr. David Olarsch Practice of Naturopathic Medicine Q: Dr. David, why do I get the runaround from every doctor I see; it seems as if no one knows what they are talking about. The specialists are even worse. I am frustrated and feel like a medical...
The Professor's Corner
Newspapers, Media and Advertising
Although there are certainly useful functions to newspapers and other media, many critics have decried the biased coverage of news by the media in America. First, four huge conglomerates control about 90% of the media. These conglomerates are owned by the rich and...
The Missing Five Commandments
You’ve all heard of the Ten Commandments, right? Maybe you’ve even seen the movie (it was good, but the book is better!). On the subject of movies, did you ever see the old Mel Brooks spoof The History of the World, Part One? There’s a scene in it where Moses comes...
Inconvenience Stores
If you read my previous column, or my essay contrasting allopathic and naturopathic approaches to healing (both located on this website), you will see references to "systemic thinking." Basically, this means the realization that everything is connected to everything...
Most Americans are full of…
Most Americans are full of crap! Ok, I’ve gotten your attention, and I will expand on that idea in a bit, but first a word about who I am. As might be obvious from the title of this column, I’m a university professor (married, three kids, mortgage, etc.) Now, I’m a...
Our Health Corresponds With the Fertility of Our Soils
G. H. Earp-Thomas, Ph.D. Director of Research, Bloomfield Laboratories Americans showed the world how to fly but the airplane had to be developed commercially in Europe before Americans would accept it. Our soils are degenerating rapidly—our health is getting worse...
Articles
Aubrey Organics Cosmetics–Favorite Picks!
Dr. David Olarsch For over 30 years, I have been using Aubrey Organics cosmetic products. Aubrey is a genius, and his products set the standard in the natural products field for truly 100% natural. No hidden chemicals; what is on the label is a complete disclosure of...
The 10 Biggest Health Care Lies in America
Mike Adams the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor Mainstream health care isn't based on "health" or "caring." It's actually based on an ingrained system of medical mythology that's practiced—and defended—by those who profit from the continuation of sickness and...
The Toxic Metal Hazard Today
The Toxic Metal Hazard Today by Lawrence Wilson, M.D. Today, everyone has excessive levels of toxic metals, regardless of what any test reveals. In fact, humanity today is exposed to the highest levels of them in recorded history, up to several thousand times higher...
Let’s Stop Kidding Ourselves
Mike Adams Let's Stop Kidding Ourselves: Ten "Big Duh" Realizations about Our World That Need to be Stated by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor Forget the excuses, the spin and the propaganda. America's proposed health reforms won't work. The economy...
Open Letter to the President-Elect by Michael Pollan: Farmer in Chief
Open Letter to the President-Elect by Michael Pollan: Farmer in Chief New York Times October 10, 2008 Dear Mr. President-Elect, It may surprise you to learn that among the issues that will occupy much of your time in the coming years is one you barely mentioned during...
Longevity Personality: Top Twelve Longevity Secrets
Dr. Valery Mamonov, brilliant Russian author and researcher, has graciously allowed NaturopathicHealth.net to publish this essential list. Dr. Mamonov is a friend of Dr. David's and his book and video are highly recommended. His book is Control for Life Extension, and...
A New Method to Treat the Thyroid
Dr. David Olarsch In the fall of 2006, I became one of a handful of doctors certified in a protocol for helping those who are suffering from thyroid problems. Called Wilson's Temperature Syndrome (also called Wilson's Thyroid Syndrome, WT3 Therapy), it affects many...
Save Our Supplements!
Save Our Supplements.org About the Coalition The Coalition to Preserve DSHEA's mission is to safeguard the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), the 1994 law allowing citizens across the United States access to and information about dietary supplements...
Naturopathy, or Nature Cure
Naturopathy, or Nature Cure, is the only true science of healing based on the universal laws of nature; it aims to eliminate the cause as well as to correct the effects of disease; it necessitates perfect nutrition and elimination, perfect oxygenation, perfect...
Good Health for Babies
I. Gerald Olarsch, N.D. January 5, 2005 The last known writings of Dr. David Olarsch's father, Dr. I. Gerald Olarsch, was a heartfelt article about why to give a baby the best chance of long-term health. Dr. Jerry, as he was often called, raised his children the...