What is diabetes? Diabetes is an epidemic, it is a disease we have probably all heard of, and perhaps know someone who is diabetic. Commonly known as diabetes, the full name is actually “diabetes mellitus”.  The word “diabetes” is derived from Greek to mean “that which passes through”, while “mellitus” has its origin from Latin [...]

40 yr old female client had issues of weight control ever since she was a teenager. Her lowest weight during adult life was 160 lbs. at the age of 18. The heaviest she’d been was 200 lbs. She reported being “constantly dieting all her life”. She started her treatments in November 2009, at which time [...]

51 year old female chief complaint was “post-menopausal weight gain” along with irritability as her main menopausal symptom. Her pulse was wiry and fast, her blood pressure was 130/85, and her Traditional Chinese Medical diagnosis was kidney yin deficiency and liver qi stagnation. Treatment: Her treatment plan included dietary counseling, nutritional supplementation, acupuncture for hormone [...]

How to Shed Pounds of Fat the Naturopathic Way The holiday is just around the corner.  Why not kick start it by joining Dr. Lei Gu for a weight loss talk and find out how you can fit into that holiday dress!  Learn about the dangers of being over weight and the impact it can [...]

58 year old female client came in with chief complaint of abdominal fat that has always been present since a very young age.  She described herself as looking “pregnant” when she was a little girl.  She also reported coughing up a lot of phlegm in the mornings upon waking, migraine like head aches and difficulty [...]

37 year old female visited Journey To Cure 7 months postpartum and had already lost about 30 lbs on her own but reported the weight was no longer coming off especially around the abdominal area.   She was exercising 4 times a week which included both cardio and strength training. Treatment: Healthy dietary recommendations were made [...]

47 year oldmale 123kg (271LB) came into the clinic for weight –loss. He was medicated for diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.  The patient also reported abdominal pain in the upper right area which occurs at least once a week. His initial blood work showed high fasting glucose, and elevated liver enzymes. Treatment: His treatment plan included [...]