Gloria P. Oberbeck, M.D. | Board Certified in Family Medicine | (303) 828-9200

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Natural Medicines and Remedies

Most people take some type of over-the-counter medication. Many people are interested in natural treatments. We can recommend natural options to treat a variety of health conditions. Natural medicines can be prescription or over-the-counter. This can include bio-idential hormones, supplements, creams, vitamins, herbs, and minerals. Although these medications can be effective, everything “natural” is not necessarily safe or effective. Over-the-counter medications are not closely regulated by the FDA and so the dosages, ingredients, and effectiveness can vary depending on the brand/manufacturer. There are also medications that are often not broken down and absorbed, so they would not be effective. There are medications that can interact with or interfere with prescriptions medications. There are also over-the-counter medications that can have unwanted and potentially side effects. We encourage all patients to bring all supplements, herbs, and medications in to review with the doctor for effectiveness and safety. We can make recommendations based on safety and effectiveness. There are several web sites that independently review the evidence of effectiveness of over-the-counter medications as well as the safety, dosage, and ingredients of all the available brands offered. These web sites are subscription based but are excellent and reliable. At the office we also can review your medications and offer written material of safe and effective brands. This is important since there are herbs, supplements and topicals which can be contaminated. Natural remedies can be helpful but it is important to evaluate these since safety and effectiveness are of vital importance.

Healthy Life Choices

HEALTHY LIFE CHOICES; simple, effective, inexpensive

  • DRINK 2 LITERS OF WATER DAILY
  • DO SOMETHING YOU ENJOY DAILY (PASSION)
  • EXERCISE 30 MINUTES DAILY (START AT 10 MINUTES DAILY AND ADD 3 TO 5 MINUTES WEEKLY UNTIL YOU ARE AT 30 MINUTES DAILY)
  • QUIET THE MIND DAILY (PRAYER, MEDITATION OR YOGA) FOR 20 MINUTES
  • EAT REGULAR MEALS, LOTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, ALL THE COLORS (RED, GREEN, YELLOW, ORANGE), AVOID BEIGE AND WHITE FOODS
  • AVOID REFINED SUGARS, CAFFEINE, PROCESSED FOODS, AVOID WHITE FOODS
  • NO ARTICIFICIAL SWEETENERS
  • LAUGH
  • EAT GOOD FATS (NUTS, SEEDS, AVACADOS, VIRGIN COCONUT OIL, VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, SALMON, FLAX SEED)
  • READ THE LABELS, IF IT HAS HYDROGENATED FATS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CHEMICALS THAT YOU CANNOT PRONOUNCE OR DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE, ENRICHED FLOUR, SUGAR, THEN AVOID EATING IT
  • SLEEP CD, DAVID ISON, DELTA SLEEP SYSTEM, (SOUNDSTRUE.COM, AMAZON)
  • MEDITATION CD, JOHNATHON GOLDMAN OR STEVE HALPERN
  • VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS THAT PROTECT HEART, MIND, ENERGY
  • FISH OIL OR OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS 2 GRAMS DAILY (NORDIC NATURAL)
  • VITAMIN D3 2000 IU DAILY
  • VITAMIN C 1000 MG
  • B COMPLEX
  • MAGNESIUM 250-500 MG DAILY
  • ZINC DAILY 50 MG DAILY
  • PROBIOTIC DAILY (ULTIMATE FLORA, BOWTROL, ALIGN, SUPREMA DOPHILUS)
  • FOR SLEEP TRY FOUR BAGS OF CHAMOMILLE TEA AT NIGHT (TWO PER CUP, ONE CUP ONE HOUR BEFORE SLEEP AND ONE HALF AN HOUR BEFORE SLEEP)
  • PERFORM RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS (IMPROVES COGNITIVE FUNCTION)
  • THE UNTETHERED SOUL BY MICHALE SINGER (MEDITATION)
  • THE FOUR AGREEMENTS BY DON MIGUEL RUIZ
  • FOODS: GOOGLE THE DIRTY DOZEN (GET THESE ORGANIC) AND THE CLEAN 15