The arrival of spring always brings the urge to detoxify the body as an annual ritual and fresh start. Many people take it upon themselves to do juice or water fasts to cleanse their systems, with some adding in colonic irrigations or enemas. This does provide some benefit for enhanced liver detoxification and removing winter’s […]

It is estimated that over 200 million people globally (about 35 million people in North America) suffer from at least one of the many forms of thyroid disease. In fact, thyroid problems are increasing so much in frequency that scientists are calling it an epidemic. The incidence of thyroid illness occurs about seven times more […]

By now, most of you are aware of the drug epidemic that is causing thousands to die each year as a direct result of prescription opiates that include OxyContin, oxycodone, fentanyl, and others. In my view, a much lesser known but more cruel and unusual punishment is the slow but certain death suffered by chronic […]

With the arrival of winter many of you may be planning a trip to a tropical destination in the sunny south. Along with the health benefits of sun and sea come potential health hazards faced by the travelling public. These include ‘traveler’s diarrhea’, ‘Montezuma's revenge’, H. Pylori infections, Giardia, along with other parasites and viral […]

(Endorsed by the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition) If you are 65 years old, you have a one in eight chance of suffering from significant cognitive decline. By age 80 the chances are that one in two of you will suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia. Conventional medicine has very little to […]

(Originally published in Jan. 2023; Updated in Sept. 2025) Yesterday afternoon I turned on CNN and saw US President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. making a huge announcement. They stood in front of the cameras together and issued a warning to doctors and the public that acetaminophen (aka Tylenol) – when […]

(Commentary) I first read about the connection between parasites and cancer in the 1995 book entitled “The Cure for All Cancers” by naturopath Hulda Regehr Clark. Based on my medical knowledge at that time I believed that the title represented an outrageous and fraudulent claim. After all, mainstream medicine dismissed the idea that parasites were […]

(Originally published in 2021; Updated in 2025) We have just gone through an unparalleled year of severe stress with the pandemic. Many have lost their jobs or have had threats to their livelihoods as a result of bankruptcies, layoffs, sudden health challenges and various government mandates. The end result of all these stressful situations has […]

Before you read the rest of this article, know that the use of prescribed drugs can be life-saving or highly beneficial on a short-term basis. The problems described in this article refer to the long-term, chronic (months or years), consumption of drugs well beyond their emergency or acute use. Furthermore, abruptly stopping all drugs can […]

(Originally published in 2009: Updated in 2025) Dear Dr. Rona,  What do you have for tinnitus (ringing in the ears)?  - Mike Dr. Rona responds: Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) is an extremely common complaint (12 million Americans suffer from the annoying problem) and may occur as a symptom of nearly any ear disorder including […]

(Originally published in 2015; Updated 2025) Dear Dr. Rona: My father was diagnosed a few weeks ago with Stage 4 melanoma. He is 68 years old and a personal trainer – very fit and healthy. There were two malignant tumours found in his brain, one of which they successfully removed (it was through the biopsy […]

(Originally published in 2023; updated in 2025) Summer is almost here and so is the urge to throw caution to the wind now that we no longer have deal with snow and ice and biting temperatures. Yet despite the feelings of lax security that warm weather brings, there are still hazards that require our attention […]

“About a decade ago, cardiologist Stephen Sinatra, M.D., and I [Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS) came together to write a book to expose what we believed were two of the biggest—and most destructive—medical myths in the world: One, that heart disease is caused by eating too much fat and cholesterol, and two, that statin drugs are […]

(Originally published in 2008; Updated 2025) Despite a great deal of published medical and biochemical research, there is little, if any, attention paid to magnesium, and no medical pronouncements that anyone should be supplementing this mineral in any serious way. Its under-utilization in clinical medicine is nothing short of scandalous, especially regarding its use as […]

One of the commonest complaints that I’ve received from patients over the past decade is about urinary tract infections (UTIs). As the population ages, this diagnosis is becoming much more common, especially in menopausal women. Most women are prescribed antibiotics by their doctors for UTIs but there are many natural solutions that can be used […]

(Originally published in 2020; Updated in 2025) When I entered medical practice in 1978, there was no such thing as a Sleep Disorder Clinic. Yet the past 38 years have changed all that with waiting lists of people making appointments for help at dozens of such clinics throughout the city. Staffed with well meaning doctors, […]