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By Erik Goldman, Editor
“It is easy to pull a trigger. And in these places there’s always someone willing to give you a gun,” says Dr. S. A. Decker Weiss, of what he’s observed in refugee camps throughout the Middle East.
“There are more weapons in places like Syria and Iraq than books. And it’s hard to learn to read, when you’re not able to sleep through the night.”
That’s the reality for hundreds of thousands of children living in refugee camps throughout the Middle East and other strife-torn regions. They live amid trash and vermin. All day, they breathe diesel fumes and burning tire smoke. The food is dismal, and the sanitation makeshift. In many places, they have only the barest protection from the elements, or from people who would harm them.
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Written by By Ellen Kanner, Contributing Writer
“Eat more fresh produce.” It’s an easy bit of medical advice to give. Yet it’s advice millions of Americans aren’t able to follow, even if they want to. A non-profit group called Wholesome Wave is working to make it a little bit easier for both practitioners and patients, by creating a system that allows doctors to literally prescribe produce for patients and their families in underserved communities.
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Written by Kristen Schepker, Assistant Editor
Health and wellness coaches are rapidly earning recognition as indispensable healthcare allies. Until recently, however, there was no clear gold standard for choosing a quality health coach with adequate training and expertise. But a new national coaching credential could set some coaches above the rest.
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Written by Meg Sinclair
For decades, Dr. Pizzorno has been at the forefront of a movement to build bridges between naturopathic, functional, and mainstream medicine. In recent years, his attention has been focused on the myriad ways that environmental toxins are damaging personal and public health, and on developing practical strategies to help people reduce their toxic loads.
His recent book, The Toxin Solution, presents a harrowing picture yet offers good clinical guidance on how to manage the onslaught. Consider the following:
• 94% of Americans are exposed to enough polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to double their lifetime risk of asthma.
• 60% of US women carry loads of PCB187 sufficient to double their risk of breast cancer.
• 33% of Americans have lead levels high enough to double the risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
• 25% are exposed to enough aluminum to double Alzheimer’s risk.
Holistic Primary Care had the honor of hosting Dr. Pizzorno at our 2017 Practitioner Channel Forum. He shared his research on the role of common toxins in chronic disease and his field-tested therapeutic strategies. Watch the full-length session from HPC’s video archive:
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