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Dr. Christian Gonzalez was on track to be a dentist. Then, personal tragedy struck out of nowhere and completely changed the course of his life and career, leading him to become one of the most prominent faces in the field of naturopathic oncology. After spending several years working alongside conventional doctors to integrate natural cancer treatment with more traditional interventions, he now works as an educator, podcast host, and co-founder of the integrative health company The Swell Score. Read on to learn Dr. Gonzalez’s story, what he sees as the main challenges and opportunities for naturopathic oncology, the most effective methods of treating cancer naturally, and much more.

Welcome to the second health research and wellness news wrap-up of 2021! While the pandemic is winding down for the most part, there’s still plenty of Covid-related news to cover — but it’s not all we’re talking about anymore. So this quarter, we’re bringing you a variety of different topics, both Covid and non-Covid, to help you stay informed about your health and that of your loved ones. So without further ado, we present the 8 most important health and wellness news stories from April, May, and June of 2021 (click to skip to one):

Rosalee de la Foret was always interested in herbal therapy. Then, a terrifying and fatal diagnosis gave her no option but to explore herbalism more deeply. Herbs were what ultimately brought her back to health, and she devoted the rest of her life’s work to herbal medicine, becoming a registered herbalist and authoring two books, Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies That Heal and Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. Read on to learn de la Foret’s incredible health journey, how herbal therapy works, why herbs for digestion are so effective, the difference between antimicrobial herbs and antibiotics, and much more. 

The umbrella of complementary and alternative medicine is large. Underneath it you’ll find everything from acupuncture to herbal tinctures to infrared therapy and beyond, all of which are founded upon deep tradition, robust research, or both. But one field of alternative medicine that’s been less studied and explored is that of prayer for physical healing. Given how many people pray for specific health outcomes, it’s quite notable how little is actually known about the healing power of prayer — but we do know some things. Read on to learn what the research says about prayer, spirituality and health. 

Dr. Bill Rawls healed his chronic Lyme disease with herbal therapy, and has since dedicated his career to helping others treat Lyme disease and other chronic conditions naturally/

We recently announced some big news: WellBe’s founder Adrienne is pregnant! This is, of course, exciting and happy news, but it also reminded us of the fact that getting pregnant isn’t easy for many people. In fact, the National Fertility Association reports that more than 1 in 8 couples struggle with getting pregnant, and many of those people are at a loss as to how to improve fertility. So with Infertility Awareness week just behind us and Mother’s Day around the corner, we wanted to explore the huge topic of trying to get pregnant, and look at how to increase fertility naturally. Read on to the best natural fertility boosters, fertility-boosting foods, and more. 

We take a look at what causes UTIs, why some people get chronic UTIs, and how to naturally treat and prevent them.

Kelly Noonan Gores, director of the eye-opening documentary "Heal," sat down with Adrienne to talk about her film, the natural power of the body and mind, and how it all fits into Western medicine.

Welcome to the first health research and wellness news wrap-up of 2021! After a full year of Covid-dominated coverage, we seem to finally be nearing the end of the pandemic. That means that for this wrap-up, we’re happy to be able to cover a wide range of different topics (with a bit of Covid coverage, of course).