Posts From Zoltan P. Rona, MD, MSc

Drugs You Don’t Need: The Best Natural Alternatives to Tylenol for Kids and Adults

January 25, 2023

With all the recent ‘flu cases that occurred this fall and winter, the use of acetaminophen has significantly increased to...

Boost Your Immunity: Essential Strategies for Surviving Cold and ‘Flu Season

January 15, 2023

  During cold and flu season, there are many things you can do to prevent and even treat infection. Personal...

My Top 20 Favorite Cures for Pain: Effective Supplements and Strategies

December 6, 2022

Death should never be considered as an acceptable side effect of a...

Do-It-Yourself Emergency Medicine: 11 Conditions You Can Treat at Home

November 27, 2022

  The Ontario College of Family Physicians estimates that about 3 million...

Vitamin D Benefits: Prevention of Cancer, Colds, Influenza, and more

November 15, 2022

Vitamin D is not really a vitamin but a steroid hormone precursor...

Help for Insomnia: Natural Remedies to Help You Fall Asleep Faster

October 6, 2022

When I entered medical practice in 1978, there was no such thing...

Alternative Medicine for Cancer – Therapeutic Diet, Enzymes, and Antioxidants

September 1, 2022

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

July 27, 2022

(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?

June 23, 2022

(Originally published November 2018; updated June 2022) Dear Dr. Rona, When I recently visited my doctor, he recommended that I...

Building Better Bones – How to Prevent and Reverse Osteoporosis

June 11, 2022

Low bone density (osteoporosis), and its less serious form (osteopenia), affects more than 55% of men and women over the...

Reduce Your Risk of Stroke: Top 20 Nutrients and Strategies

June 1, 2022

“When you have a stroke, you must talk slowly to be understood,...

Ask the Doctor: Natural Alternatives to Cholesterol Drugs and Bone Density Medications; Benefits of Vitamin D

May 20, 2022

Dear Dr. Rona: I read your article in Vitality about cholesterol lowering...

Sweet Dreams: My Top Ten Natural Remedies for Insomnia

April 12, 2022

Spring is here, and with it comes seasonal setbacks that can cause...

Boost Your Brain and Body with B Vitamins

April 1, 2022

While not as glamorous as ginkgo biloba, ginseng or St. John’s wort,...

Myocarditis: 12 Foods, Herbs, Strategies for Natural Prevention and Treatment

March 29, 2022

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be...

20 Ways To Prevent a Stroke with Diet, Enzymes, Herbs and more

March 27, 2022

Harvard Medical School published an article about seven ways to prevent a...