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How does BEMC differ from a conventional medical practice? How long is the wait for an appointment? Do you accept insurance? How much do consultations cost? What type of testing does do you do? All these answers and more on this blog!

Happy New Year, BEMC readers! Our very own Maria Gahry, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, kicked off 2019 at the (sold out) Holistic Health Fair discussing Integrative Approaches to Hormone Replacement Therapy!

Our holiday gift guide has arrived just in time for the 2018 holiday season! We’ve put together a list of the best items - from supplement recommendations to meditation subscriptions, Bio Energy Medical Center's gift guide has something on it for everyone.

A live blood analysis (Darkfield test) offered at BEMC can be beneficial for many people! This test will provide insight into how well your digestive, circulatory, and immune systems are functioning.

Wheels up to China! BEMC Medical Director, James Neuenschwander, headed to Beijing last month to present the Bio-Medical Approach to treating autism.

BEMC Nurse Practitioner, Patricia Neuenschwander, speaking on October 24, 2018 at the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Patricia addressed the decline in children's health & the much needed safety studies on vaccines that haven't been done.

What is a health coach? Could you benefit from one? A health coach is a supportive mentor who partners with individuals to help guide and motivate lifestyle changes by creating personalized wellness plans to meet their unique needs.

An alternative flu shot? The media might not tell you about it, but it does exist. This blog posts covers how you can keep the family healthy without the shot.

Are your medications are causing a vitamin deficiency? This blog outlines of some things we investigate in an attempt to wean patients off medications.

Have you tried losing weight with your spouse? Grab the best tips and tricks from these two BEMC patients who used homeopathy to lose weight and change their lives!

Perhaps “psychosomatic” was a perfectly good word when it was coined a century ago. It does acknowledge the interaction between body and mind. But it is most commonly used to suggest a one-way street.

Homeopathic remedies have been well selected, FDA regulated and ultra-diluted with no side effects and easy to administer.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been a godsend to many patients. Its anti-aging and general health benefits have improved their quality of life and well-being, not to mention sleep, mood, muscle strength, sex drive, and numerous other issues.

With a simple cheek swab it is finally easy to understand how to best optimize diet and lifestyle to complement your genetic predispositions. This test looks at 48 key genetic characteristics and how these may be impacting your ability to lose weight.

The debate between food-based vs synthetic vitamin C supplementation is a hot topic, but research by Dr. Susanne Humphries has helped shed light on this important issue.

One of the most common questions I get from clients is, “What can I do to avoid getting sick this winter?” Although there are many answers to that question, my favorite is to recommend adequate doses of vitamin D.

The first step in dealing with toxicity is to stop the exposure. This is not always as easy as it seems. There are numerous toxins we are all exposed to each day. BEMC uses a variety of specialized testing to inventory a person's toxicity.

Sometimes it feels like we have so much to worry about in our lives - healthy food, clean water, natural disasters, nuclear threat! The list goes on and on. As an integrative healthcare provider, I worry about all of those things and more.

In today’s society, where busyness and lack of sleep are worn like badges of honor, prioritizing self-care can be portrayed as passe and lead to feelings of guilt, but in this fast-paced world it becomes even more vital to slow down.

There is no question that we are living in an extremely toxic world - heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, plasticizers, PVC, flame retardants, etc. make their way into our food, water, air supply without us even being aware of it.

Probiotics are an essential key to health. In this day and age, they are a required nutrient in almost anyone’s daily regimen. How do you find a good probiotic? Here's what to look for.

Three key areas that can make a difference in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): gut issues, immune system dysfunction and brain inflammation.

Lack of adequate sleep can have a multitude of immediate and long-term health consequences adversely impacting sleep-deprived individuals. What can you do to get a more restful night? Here are a few strategies to tackle sleep deprivation issues.

This is part 1 in our series on autoimmunity. As with many of the conditions treated at BEMC there is not one straightforward path to wellness. This blog post looks at Naltrexone as one form of treatment for autoimmune conditions.