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Two naturopathic doctors, who also happens to be pals, chat about the medical topics of the day…in an off kilter way.

Dr. Brucker and Dr. Spears


    • Sep 8, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 48m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    Miasms: Reactionary modes as the hidden source of chronic disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 35:40


    Ever wonder what lies beneath day-to-day distress perpetuating chronic disease? So did Dr. Samuel Hahnemann when his patients continued to return to patterns of chronic disease even after carefully prescribed treatments. He introduced the concept of invisible forces of underlying chronic diseases called Miasm over…

    Acupuncture without the ‘puncture’: an exploration of non-insertive needling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 43:00


    The types of acupuncture are as vast as an oceanic horizon. But can you really have acupuncture without the needle puncturing the skin? The answer introduces a host other questions which penetrate to the core of acupuncture as a body based therapy. Along the way…

    Women’s health: Pelvic Floor Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 38:00


    Timely with yesterday’s US women’s world cup victory, this episode is dedicated to female bodied patients. The episode will focus on the manual therapy of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation. It can relieve any sort of dysfunction in the pelvic bowl including: pain, incontinence, menstrual irregularity, and…

    Why We get Sick?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 43:00


    Feeling cold from frigid February? Naturalpals are here to heat you up with a discussion on the health necessity of acute illness. Maybe it needs a rebranding as #detox? They discuss patient cases: instances in which acute illness lead to healing and where suppressive medication…

    Psychedelics in a Medical Setting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 45:00


    Clinic trials of psychedelics are popping up all over the country. You may have heard anecdotes of people overcoming devastating addictions or coping with terminal illness with the support of psychedelics. Find out more about the effects of these substances of your body. How may…

    The Science of Chinese Medicine Diagnostics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019


    Ever curious what goes into a Chinese Medicine Diagnosis? Is there any scientific validity (17:30) to the information are they gathering when they take your take your pulse look at your tongue, press on your abdomen (4:40)? Dr. Donald Spears walks us through his step-by-step…

    Prostate: Muscle of Sexual Health and Longevity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 57:52


    What are Hegel exercises and why are they a key for male sexual health and longevity? The Natural Pals discuss this oft forgotten walnut sized gland along with simple exercises for working out the muscle (25:00). Yes, the prostate is also a muscle! Additionally, the…

    Helminthic Therapy and Allergies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2018 69:00


    The natural pals discuss their experiences inoculating themselves with worms. Ughh!!! Can it really cure your allergies? They provide an overview of the immune system and some treatments for immune dysregulation such as allergies. Do you have a better pic of Donald? Provide one in…

    Medical Cannabis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 56:00


    The natural pals discuss the re-emergence of cannabis in the field of medicine. Is this plant more than just a recreational drug? What can the lack of a ‘liver pulse’ in a patient tell us about the plant? What are some conditions that may be…

    SIBO, IBS, and GI health

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018


    The Natural Pals discuss Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, the disease of the moment sweeping through the GI health community, as a launching point for discussing Germ vs Terrain theory of health. This philosophical divide expands into so many fields of life: wave vs particle, functional…

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