Dr. Fred Hui is an integrative medicine practitioner in Toronto, Ontario. I’m one of his biggest fans. Since my initial interest in intravenous vitamin and chelation therapy, Dr. Hui has been an instrumental figure in my career. His complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments have been a game-changer for many of my family, friends, and…
“John Paul, may I talk to you outside please?” I knew it was about to get uncomfortable as I followed the doctor and his colleague out into the hallway. “Your mother’s disease is progressive and her condition is deteriorating quickly,” he said. “We’ve tried everything we can do, but nothing seems to be working. She…
Many of you know that my mother has been quite ill, and we’ve been fighting hard to restore her health and independence. One day I’ll sit down and write about the full experience, but today I’ll keep it brief. When I pulled my mother off all her medications on Thursday, September 5, 2019, the first…
I never truly grasped how devastating type 2 diabetes could be until I witnessed it take the life of a client. The diabetes I saw had absolutely no mercy. It unleashed a relentless, vicious attack. My client endured three leg amputations, glaucoma, Parkinson’s disease, and was on regular dialysis. Toward the end, he was confined…
Curt Richter was a scientist well ahead of his time. His research in the 1930s and ’40s demonstrated how specific behaviors help maintain internal balance—what we now call homeostasis. More than 70 years later, his work may hold the key to better managing diabetes. Take a moment to read this passage carefully. It’s from Curt…
Two weeks ago, my eldest daughter came home from the dance studio complaining about her left wrist. She had fallen on it during rehearsal, and it was bothering her, so I took a look. There was no swelling, and she had a full range of motion, but it hurt! I told her to sit at…