Help for Haiti

January 15, 2010

We have all been incredibly saddened by the news of the earthquake destruction in Haiti.  Bastyr University graduate Sabine Thomas, ND, who is Haitian-American and has family in Haiti, has teamed up with Natural Doctors International (NDI) to respond to the relief effort, and they need your help.
NDI is coordinating with Dr. Thomas, Bastyr University, and many other volunteers in the naturopathic community [...]

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Traversing the Web with a Little Homegrown Help from Ted Emeric

January 14, 2010

Getting your ideas off the ground in the age of electronica can seem a little bit overwhelming, especially if you consider yourself a technophobe. However, it’s a lot easier than you think. My web design skills grow with a little help from my friends, and lucky for you all, one of such friend is now [...]

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Local Health Advocate, Jacki Gethner, Honored

January 6, 2010

The City of Roses blossomed another honor with the recent recognition of Jacki Gethner, a pioneer massage therapist in the treatment of HIV/AIDS infected clients by Kaiser Permanente who presented her with the Kaiser Permanente HIV/AIDS Diversity Award at their 32nd Annual Diversity Conference in San Francisco in November 2009.
Ms. Gethner is a renowned international [...]

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Recap 2009: Whoo-wee Doggies!

December 26, 2009

We’ve completed another year of the Helfgott Blog and, to be perfectly honest with our readership, man, 2009 was a doozy.
Economically speaking? We all know the answer to that one. The ‘crash and burn effect’ rippled to far-reaching nooks on our fair globe, and I’m not talking just dollars and sense, rather I think the [...]

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Dr. Bill Benda: A Horse of a Different Color

December 13, 2009

Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. Bill Benda, an eclectic physician who hails from a conventional background yet comfortably and knowledgeably works with all forms of medicine. In fact, Benda is most known within natural medicine circles for his pioneering steps towards integrating medical disciplines. He’s the type of guy that looks [...]

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