GladdMD

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Dr. Gladd is an activist for bringing health to healthcare. His blog represents his mission to educate others on the topics of optimal health, nutrition, healthcare and technology.

  • What is Integrative Medicine?

    A lot of people ask, "What is Integrative Medicine?" I often respond by describing it as a philosophy of care that aims to improve a patient's health rather than simply manage their disease. I...

  • Choosing the Right Multivitamin

    There are very few multivitamins that I fully endorse. Most of them can be immediately discounted based on poor forms of the contained nutients or additives that do not promote health. Some common...

  • Do We Really Know What Causes Heart Attacks?

    Is everything we thought we "knew" about heart disease wrong? http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1104631 This study showed that: "Among patients with acute myocardial infarction...

  • The Integrative Answer - Alzheimer’s Risk

    In this blog feature, Dr. Gladd will highlight the approach of Integrative Medicine and the GladdMD philosophy by answering a medical question posed to conventional experts based on how he would...

  • My Weight (and then Fat) Loss Journey

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  • My most recent journey

    Day 60 logged. I have been tracking every bite of what I eat for the last 60 days. I have had some very interesting and exciting discoveries along the way. A lot of what I've done will provide...

  • Traditional Diet Advice

    I was listening to Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why We Get Fat on a podcast this morning and he made a very interesting point about conventional lifestyle advice....

  • The healthcare system still doesn’t “get it”

    I have been doing this for 5 years and have just about seen it all,  but this week I am COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED with stories of conventional medicine overtreating every symptom and abnormality...

  • The most successful patients

    Our clients come to see us for a large variety of health concerns. The most common reasons are: Fatigue, digestive issues, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, and anxiety/panic or depression. They have been...

  • Fermented vegetables

    I am not exactly sure what took us so long to try to ferment our vegetables ourselves. Doing this is one way to ensure daily probiotic intake for you and your family. When in Seattle last month,...