Numerous experts, research studies, practitioners and those selling products warn that we can be harmed daily by poor lifestyles, poor quality foods with low nutrient value...

A good friend’s husband was recently diagnosed with stage four inoperable brain and lung cancer.

Every stage of a woman’s life presents specific needs and challenges. Today’s women, in particular, are looking for ways to balance family, career, community, and personal growth.

Each year over 500,000 Americans die of cardiovascular disease, our nation's number one killer, and an estimated 1,500,000 new cases are diagnosed.

Women of ancient cultures couldn't buy feminine hygiene products at the supermarket or drugstore chain, so they improvised, fashioning them instead out of various natural and biodegradable materials...

A doula. It’s not so new, actually. There have been women supporting women through birth since the dawn of time.

My 83-year-old friend Jerry shared this story with me recently about natural healing “the old way.”

When Kate Ellsworth birthed at the Cambridge Birth Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts last September, she had support from a doula provided free by the Cambridge Health Alliance.

Winter is coming and our immune system is often put to the test. How will yours do this winter?

It's both telling and sadly amusing that, after condoms, Preparation H is the second most frequently shoplifted pharmaceutical item in the country.

Occupational therapist Rebecca Reynolds, a native of Concord, Massachusetts, manages a traveling, nature-based educational and therapeutic program for those confined to close-care institutions.

A puzzled lady said to a friend, “I cannot understand it. I have the nicest neighbor who is dying of cancer.

Pills have not always been with us, and yet people have always been able to recover from a variety of illnesses.

If holistic medicine is the right healthcare option for you and your family, a holistic vet might provide the best care for your pets as well.

"Dogs resemble the nation which creates them," stated Gertrude Stein, back in 1940. Not surprisingly, veterinarians today report a tremendous increase in the amount of cancer and heart disease in their patients.

Einstein said, “A genius is a person who can tap into the secrets of the universe and be in a state where he receives higher intelligence.”

A wise teacher once told me, “Study what you love and the learning will follow.” I have found this to be true in my life.

Celebrating the Goddess within us can occur by honoring and taking care of the physical body.

Tips for usings Holistic Health to take care of yourself.

  Stress is the number one factor depleting our health today. The absorption of toxins poisoning our bodies is a close second

In 2004, 98 percent of all births in the United States took place in hospitals...

Mitch Gaynor, MD, is founder and president of Gaynor Integrative Oncology, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill College, affiliated with Cornell University and New York Hospital.