The Gateway Natural Medicine Blog
3 Things You NEED to Know About Green Tea
Green tea began its life in ancient China and is made from the Camellia sinensis plant. It was originally harvested for medicinal purposes and later a method of consumption, drinking, came into vogue. Like many herbs, green tea contains chemicals called polyphenols....
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: All in your Head or in your GUT?
Doctor:” What seems to be going on today?” Patient: “Well Doc, I have been tired for a while” Doctor: ”Really? How long have you been fatigued?” Patient: “I would guess a little over 6 months.” Doctor: “So would you consider yourself to have chronic...
Sugar is just Sugar what is the BIG deal?
We are currently in the middle of a global crisis. Diabetes, heart disease, obesity and mood disorders are all on the rise. What if I was to tell you that they all have one familiar thing in common? What if I could show you simple ways to improve...
What do my Cholesterol numbers REALLY mean?
Short answer to the above question, NOTHING when taken out of context, which is most, commonly what happens. Cholesterol has really gotten a bad rap, almost to the point where we would want to remove it completely, but cholesterol is not a dirty word. As...
Vitamin E increases Prostate Cancer? Let’s look at the research.
A recent study stated that Vitamin E increases the risk for prostate cancer. This is a great example of how figures and studies can be manipulated in the favor of a certain industry to benefit from. The most recent study on the effects of selenium and...
Testosterone Therapy: Creating SuperMAN or dosing with Kryptonite
Testosterone -- it builds lean muscle, creates aggressiveness, burns fat, can increase strength and CAUSE A STROKE. That last one was not a mistype. For a long time we have known the dangers of hormone replacement therapy, ranging from permanent dependency...
How the Caribbean markets their cigarettes will SHOCK you!
This was sent in by a viewer of ours from her trip to the Caribbean. It is interesting to see the difference in marketing from different cultures. Cigarette smoke (including second hand smoke) accounts for 1 in every 5 deaths in the United States....
What your Doctor may not know about Glutathione
Punch the word glutathione (GSH) into any scholarly journal search engine will result in over 100,000 peer-reviewed scientific papers, but your Doctor has probably never mentioned it to you. So why do I stress this point? Well, glutathione is one of...
Swimming in a Sea of Estrogen: Estrogen Dominance
Breast cancer is currently the second leading cause of death in the US among women. Within the last decade we’ve seen a leap in feminizing diseases. Is the increase in incidence of these diseases simply natural progression of the female race? Can all of these be...
Are plastics making you fat?
Ok, before we get started, this is not some new fad or magic drink that claims weight loss in 10 days. What we are talking about here is the removal of plastics and coated containers to store foods and quench your thirst. Bisphenol A, or more commonly BPA, is a...
Gluten….What’s the BIG idea?
Gluten is a protein composite found in foods derived from wheat and grains such as bread and pasta. Unknowingly most of us are addicted to it as it gives some of our favorite foods their texture and consistency; cookies, cakes, pizza and gravies are just...