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Dr. James Prego

I have a passion for naturopathic medicine because it combines the best of the science and art of... Full Bio
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Radio interview on the flu by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine I wanted to share a short but excellent interview a colleague of mine in Canada has done on the flu: http://www.chfi.com/onair/morning/media.jsp?content=20091021_095738_8668 ... Read on »
Radio interview on the flu by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine I wanted to share a short but excellent interview a colleague of mine in Canada has done on the flu: http://www.chfi.com/onair/morning/media.jsp?content=20091021_095738_8668 ... Read on »
Cell Phones and Brain Cancer by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine There has long been debate over the possibility of cell phones causing increased cancer risk. Some studies support the connection and others show no connection. It is interest ... Read on »
Cell Phones and Brain Cancer by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine There has long been debate over the possibility of cell phones causing increased cancer risk. Some studies support the connection and others show no connection. It is interest ... Read on »
Enviromental toxins' effects on health, Part 1 by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Many people have chronic illnesses that are exacerbated by, or can be caused by, toxins in the environment. There are two major categories of toxins in the environment that ca ... Read on »
Swine flu vaccine revisited by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine I have posted before about how to avoid colds and flu, about the swine flu, and about the vaccine. Since there is a push in NYS to force all healthcare workers to get the swin ... Read on »
Comments to my blog by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine This has happened a few times so I would like to clarify something. I can not post comments to my blog that contain advertisements as part of the comment. My blog is for infor ... Read on »
How we get sick by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Recently there has been many articles in the local papers about things such as west nile virus and the flu. There is alot of focus on how to stop the organisms that cause thes ... Read on »
Fertility by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine There has been many articles in the news lately about fertility clinics and the large amounts of money and effort spent on helping couples become pregnant. Like in many other ... Read on »
Bottled water safety by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine As some may have read in the news recently, there is much less regulation on bottled water than there is on tap water. It turns out, bottled water is regulated by the FDA, wh ... Read on »
How clean are our cleansers? by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine When we think of health, we often think of exercise, what we eat and drink, and possibly herbs and supplements. One thing many of us miss is the impact our cleaning products c ... Read on »
Alzheimer's test information by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine According to First Watch, "A 10-task test ("Test Your Memory," or TYM ) that takes about 5 minutes to perform can detect over 90% of Alzheimer cases, BMJ report ... Read on »
Osteoporosis and Calcium by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Osteoporosis is a very common problem. It’s characterized by porous and fragile bones, which over time increases your risk of fractures. Many people are lead to believe ... Read on »
Swine Flu by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Swine flu is getting alot of news lately. Swine flu is not a very fun sounding name, is it? It is also not fun to be infected with it. You have undoubtedly seen alot of info ... Read on »
IBS, Anxiety, and supplements by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine This topic is from a question a commenter asked about IBS and anxiety. IBS is 'Irritable Bowel Syndrome'. It is not technically a disease, in that no one has found an organi ... Read on »
Triglycerides by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Some people reading my blog are interested in how to lower their triglycerides. First I would like to explain exactly what triglycerides are and what they do; then we can disc ... Read on »
Quick Update by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine Apologies for my lack of posts these 2 weeks. I have been busy looking into more locations to expand my practice into. I will discuss them if they do pan out. They could be ... Read on »
Hormone Replacement Therapy by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine There has been a renewed interest in HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy), especially with what are called 'bio-identical' hormones. Many people forget that hormones are very po ... Read on »
High Fructose Corn Syrup and Mercury by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine As if high fructose corn syrup ( HFCS ) wasn't already bad enough for us, such as ties to obesity and a cause of fatty liver, there are now studies that show HFCS contains lev ... Read on »
Why See a Naturopathic Doctor? by Dr. James Prego Posted in: Blog Posts in Complementary & Alternative Medicine I wanted to share with you an except from a patient letter explaining why she is happy to go to an ND, and to pay out of pocket for naturopathic medicine: "I went to a pe ... Read on »