Posts From Zoltan P. Rona, MD, MSc
My Top 20 Favorite Cures for Pain: Effective Supplements and Strategies
Death should never be considered as an acceptable side effect of a pain medication, even if the drug is considered...
Do-It-Yourself Emergency Medicine: 11 Conditions You Can Treat at Home
The Ontario College of Family Physicians estimates that about 3 million people in Ontario will not have a family...
Vitamin D Benefits: Prevention of Cancer, Colds, Influenza, and more
Vitamin D is not really a vitamin but a steroid hormone precursor...
Help for Insomnia: Natural Remedies to Help You Fall Asleep Faster
When I entered medical practice in 1978, there was no such thing...
Alternative Medicine for Cancer – Therapeutic Diet, Enzymes, and Antioxidants
The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly affected the rate of serious diseases such...
Overmedicated Seniors Face Higher Death Risk from COVID – How To Improve Their Odds of Survival
(Updated July 27, 2022) Are we overmedicating ourselves? During the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Ask the Doctor: Is the Shingles Vaccine Safe? Are there Viable Alternatives?
(Originally published November 2018; updated June 2022) Dear Dr. Rona, When I...
Building Better Bones – How to Prevent and Reverse Osteoporosis
Low bone density (osteoporosis), and its less serious form (osteopenia), affects more...
Reduce Your Risk of Stroke: Top 20 Nutrients and Strategies
“When you have a stroke, you must talk slowly to be understood, and I’ve discovered that when I talk slowly,...
Ask the Doctor: Natural Alternatives to Cholesterol Drugs and Bone Density Medications; Benefits of Vitamin D
Dear Dr. Rona: I read your article in Vitality about cholesterol lowering drugs. I then showed my family doctor the...
Sweet Dreams: My Top Ten Natural Remedies for Insomnia
Spring is here, and with it comes seasonal setbacks that can cause...
Boost Your Brain and Body with B Vitamins
While not as glamorous as ginkgo biloba, ginseng or St. John’s wort,...
Myocarditis: 12 Foods, Herbs, Strategies for Natural Prevention and Treatment
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be...
20 Ways To Prevent a Stroke with Diet, Enzymes, Herbs and more
Harvard Medical School published an article about seven ways to prevent a...
Improve Your Sex Life: 21 Nutrients to Boost Libido, Fertility, and Testosterone Naturally
Improving your sex life by enhancing libido and fertility requires optimizing your...
Ask the Doctor: Are Covid Vaccines Risky for Men Receiving Hormone Injections?
Question for Dr. Rona: If a man in his early to mid...
