Alternative medicine is no longer an alternative. In fact, what was once alternative is now called integrative therapies, or functional medicine, and sometimes complementary medicine (CM). Natural therapies used in CM have become integral to peoples lifestyles because of how they want to treat illness and be treated by their…

For a full break down of Dr. William’s natural prescriptions for beating the flu, check out his three part blog here. For many, it was a harsh start for the New Year. The worst flu in a decade caused fear in Europe and Britain. It hit Canada and the U.S…

New Year’s Day signifies a new beginning. But is it genuinely new? Instead of making promises you won’t keep, why not try something more meaningful this year? …

The day I first drove through Leucadia was mist-covered. Late afternoon sun illuminated rows of giant eucalyptus trees along Pacific Coast Highway 101. It felt like I had entered a magical kingdom. …

My time in Florida has been marked by storms. I am as if tattooed in spirals. Dark Polynesian royal blue bands etched around my heart. …

In 1998, I pitched my literary agent a book idea that I thought had bestseller written all over it. The title, The ProActive Patient, was meant as a call for Americans to take more responsibility for their health care. …

We are moving past the threshold of doubt about the coming environmental crisis. The luxury of previous procrastination allowed easy waiting for politicians while scientists debated our future and corporations controlled the world and profited from societal denial. We are witnessing no less than a change in worldview; a paradigm…

More people die from medical errors, including misdiagnosis, than are killed in car accidents. What can you do to avoid getting the wrong diagnosis? Getting the wrong cancer diagnosis sets into motion a clinical approach that may or may not be proven effective. …