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We Need To Be Educated Consumers Tuesday, November 18, 2008 by Marilyn Freedman I am posting a link to an article in the CBC.com about misdiagnosis. I am not criticizing another system of medicine but rather pointing out the need for patients to take responsibility for their own health. There is so much material available…
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Making The Connection Between Health and The Environment Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Waterfall, Toronto Nuit Blanche, 2008 by artist Katharine Harvey (posted in blogto.com) by Marilyn Freedman I want to share a recent article written by Dr. David Suzuki. It is an article that was written as part of his weekly Science Matters column, which…
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An Amazing Few Moments of Homeopathic Healing Friday, August 29, 2008 by Marilyn Freedman We were sitting around, “chillin” as the younger crowd calls it, when Phil let out a “Whoa, what’s happening?!”. His one thumb was very blue. I jumped into homeopathic doctor mode and asked what the feeling was in his thumb. He…
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The Queen Never Travels Abroad Without Homeopathic Remedies. True or False? Comment by Marilyn Freedman The Queen is also a patron of the The Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, an institution 150 years old, known for it’s exceptional care. A little Toronto trivia: The Princess Margaret Hospital was formerly a homeopathic hospital. Emily Stowe, Canada’s first…
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Heavy mobile phone use a cancer risk February 20, 2008 by Marilyn Freedman Heavy users of cell phones are 50% more likely to develop tumors. Cancer is now the leading cause of death all around the world. My advice: Use hands free devices. Use the speaker phone. Hold the phone away from you. Don’t carry…
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What’s My Specialty? Friday, October 5, 2007 by Marilyn Freedman Good question! Short answer is: listening, connecting, and diligence. My listening skills help you, and me, unravel the process that brought you to the state you are in. I call it a “jig saw puzzle” of time, events, and reactions that show a time line…
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Creating the Doctor-Patient Relationship Wednesday, August 1, 2007 by Marilyn Freedman One of Toronto’s great magazines that is circulated for free has a column which is written by a pediatrician. He chose to write about vaccinations this month. The article began with a vitriolic accusation that “those that practice alternative medicine” are to blame for…
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Don’t Think Of It As Exercise Thursday, July 5, 2007 by Marilyn Freedman Out on the town last night I met an old school friend who was my exercise buddy at a gym that I belonged to for a year. He was wondering what had happened to me. I told him that I had gone…
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Real Pets Eat Real Food! Thursday, April 5, 2007 by Marilyn Freedman Revisiting Real Food A couple of years ago someone I knew was giving away a litter of kittens her cat had given birth to 8 weeks before. She was concerned about her cat’s deteriorating state of health, and so, being my nature, I…
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Homeopathic Quackbusters Quack Quackery Saturday, December 23, 2006 by Marilyn Freedman There is a video posted on YouTube in which “quackbuster”, James Randi, takes aim at homeopathy. Although there are a number of these people out there who try to make claims that homeopathy has little, or no merit, I found this video to be…