The Gateway Natural Medicine Blog

Safe sun exposure, vitamin D-rich foods, and appropriate supplementation can keep your vitamin D levels optimal for bone health, mental wellness, and a strong immune system.

What are early detection signs of Erectile Dysfunction? Cardiovascular health is one of the most important areas of men's health to pay attention to when it comes to preventing erectile dysfunction. I know that sounds strange, but we often find that testosterone is...

I grew up in Jersey: the originator of GTL (gym, tan, laundry). Being tan was honestly a lifestyle. Scary, right? I am also of Polish and Irish descent, some of the palest nationalities that you can be! But let me tell you, I gave it the old “college try.” I remember...

Miscarriage has become one of the most common complaints that I see in clinical practice. Most of these women are unable to carry past the first trimester. Some of my patients have had anywhere from one to five miscarriages. They are left feeling broken, empty,...

You’ve experienced it before: It’s that blah feeling you have the days following that nasty cold or GI bug. You haven’t regained all your energy and you’re a bit more irritable. Staying in bed and sleeping seems like the perfect Saturday night. You feel like you are...

Dr. Brett Wisniewski It is a beautiful day in the world of Natural Medicine because we are finally seeing mass acceptance from the general public, mostly under the guise of Functional Medicine.  Unfortunately, with this “new-found” medicine, everyone is in a mad dash...

In a study recently published in the journal Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry researchers questioned college students about their tuna consumption and their knowledge of possible mercury toxicity from eating too much of the tuna. Hair samples...

by Shaun Adams, DC, DABCI Low testosterone is becoming more and more common and we are seeing it at alarming rates in younger males.  Once a condition seen in the aging population, for the first time, many males are being diagnosed in their 20-30s!  There are many...

By Shaun Adams, DC, DABCI When you think of mold, rarely does weight gain pop into your mind.  Normally we think allergies or lung infections but fat deposition is not one of them.  Don’t be upset, your doctor probably hasn’t connected the dots either.  That is...

There are so many people that suffer from allergies. You could probably count five people you know who have allergies- maybe yourself included. Allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S and it's estimated that over 50 million Americans suffer...

Most articles like this will start out with statistics, such as how common cancer is or your risk of developing it; but if a disease is 1 in a million chance and you’re that 1 person—what do you care about how uncommon it is?   For you it is 100%!   Suffice it to say...

This is a topic many women feel uncomfortable discussing with me, but believe me- I talk sex with everyone. I may ask you, ‘Is pain vaginal or pelvic?’, ‘How long has your libido been low for?’, ‘How long have you had vaginal dryness?’ There are also women who think...

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) affects 1 in 10 women of childbearing age (1). It is estimated that up to 70% of women with PCOS have not been diagnosed (2). PCOS is a disorder of the endocrine system affecting sex hormones, hypothalamus-pituitary communication,...

Happy Monday! Today marks the Monday leading to Thanksgiving, you’re likely doing some last minute cleaning, prepping for all of the cooking (or drinking), and some of you may be braving the crowds for the crazy black Friday sales. I will be crossing my fingers and...

Dr. Katie Takacs B.S., D.C.     It is very common now to see glass bottles front and center in the grocery store, filled with carbonated, ginger flavored kombucha. What the heck is kombucha? Why are so many people consuming it? What is Kombucha? Kombucha is...

Mosquitos- those pesky little buggers they ruin your Saturday cookout and then leave you with incessant night time itching.  For some it may sound like your college girlfriend…joking. These fly looking things are what nightmares are made of, sometimes small enough to...

Dr. Brett Wisniewski, MS, DC, DABCI, DACBN and Dr. Katie Takacs, DC Medicine and science. Science and medicine. They go so well together it almost seems synonymous these days. We have made drastic leaps in medical technologies, which have allowed us to understand...

A survey conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), of nearly 10,000 adults concluded the following about antibiotics: – Three quarters of respondents think antibiotic resistance happens when the body (not bacteria) becomes resistant to antibiotics.  – Nearly...

Ahh, the holiday season. For some it’s the most wonderful time of year—nice chilly mornings filled with fresh air, hot chocolate by the fire and delectable holiday treats. If for you, you think of Kleenex, the chills and canned chicken soup, well then this article is...

By: Dr. Brett Wisniewski and Dr. Jaclyn Suffi Our quest for optimal cardiovascular health is never-ending. First, it was the low-fat diet, now it’s the liberal prescription of statin drugs. Tomorrow, it will be a 3D printed heart replacement. As medicine advances,...

Another year down and another poor performance by the flu vaccine. We were promised, in early 2015, that scientists had finally got ahead of the curve with the 2015 strain. Well they didn’t. Was this an accurate statement or simply marketing? I’m not sure we will ever...

Next time you are at a restaurant ask the waiter for the item that has an 82% chance of being bad.  Or buy the TV that has an 82% failure rate.  You probably wouldn’t do either of these, right?  Well why not?  You don’t have to be a mathematician to understand the...

The following was taken from an email that was sent out to our subscribers on 7-26-15 My sister called me this morning to tell me that her dog was sick. They took her to the ER Vet last night because they thought her Lyme disease had flared again.  The Vet concluded...

Written by: Dr. Brett Wisniewski and Benjamin Harwood This is one of those things that is rarely discussed in medicine, but I’m going to put my neck out there and let you all in on a little secret. When you enter a doctor’s office, you have essentially HIRED them to...

Next time you are in a crowd, look to your left, now look to your right. Statistically, you will see more overweight individuals than those of normal weight. We are in the midst of a crisis in this country both financially and medically—believe it or not, they are...

What if I was to tell you that the bacteria and the environment in which they live is responsible for more than just how your stomach feels?  What if I was to tell you that, depending on the number, variety, and vitality of your gut microbiota, it can determine or be...

Alzheimer’s Disease, AD, is one of the fastest growing diseases of the aging population. It is estimated that 5 million people are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, with at least 60% of those being women. It is estimated by 2050 about 15 million will be diagnosed....

The term “detoxification” gets thrown around a lot, especially this time of year yet the importance is often overlooked. Anything and everything that enters the body, from topical application or oral administration, must be processed and detoxified. Often times...

It's hard to have a conversation without the topic of Ebola popping up, but do we really understand exactly what it is other than we don’t want to “catch” it?   Let's start with the basics.  Ebola is a viral infection.  A virus that must live...

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a household name mostly for its function in boosting the immune system, but it plays many other roles. Over the years I’ve read numerous studies on ascorbic acid and effects on the body and was always amazed that something as “simple”...