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We are pleased to announce that as of June 1, 2023, we are adding a practice within Lotus Blossom Cl...
Read this interview with Dee to get to know her background, education and her passion for helping ou...
Lotus Blossom Clinic has served the Fort Myers Community since 2007 and offers a variety of alternat...
Meet the Practitioner - Larry Witzleben! ...
Injection Therapy Lotus Blossom Clinic offers Injection Therapy. Vitamin B12 Benefits: Energy Boost;...
PEDIATRIC SERVICES Allergies, getting over a cold, flu, Covid…? We are here to help. Wellness ...
When you say the term “older person,” people typically get a mental image of someone with grey h...
Lotus Blossom Clinic has served the Fort Myers Community since 2007 and offers a variety of alternat...
Dr. McCormick’s experience with osteoporosis is personal. During his time as an Olympic pentathlet...
Lotus Blossom Clinic is eager to promote the hope that people do not have to be victims of an aging ...
By Vickie Gelardi, Medicinal Food Consultant and Heather Green Central to a holistic health practice...
Exercise can feel impossible for people with chronic pain or serious health conditions. How can one ...
By Heather Caldwell and Deb Martin, Holistic Health Educators Imagine being able to have a sneak-pea...
Reversing Alzheimer's is a relatively "new" concept which has not yet made it into mainstream Wester...
Article #3 in the Alzheimer’s Series, December 2022 By Deb Martín, Holistic Health Educator Alzhe...
Does acupuncture hurt? How does it work? Is acupuncture safe for everyone? What problems does it tr...
We understand there is a great deal of stigma and misinformation regarding alternative and ancient h...
Learn to practice Mindfulness Meditation to reduce and eliminate suffering. Life can become more co...
Lotus Blossom Clinic is offering a free post hurricane stress relief clinic with treatments such as ...
Tai chi is an extremely versatile practice that anyone, at any health or experience level can partic...
It is our nature to want to lend a helping hand, provide words of comfort and offer support to those...
The End of Alzheimer's Program is a system of functional testing and lifestyle changes which has bee...
By Patti Wilson, M.A., M.Ed. Today we feature the valuable insights of one of our long-serving pract...
By Dr. David Martín, DOM, AP and Deb Martín, Holistic Health Educator August, 2022 Anesthesia is a...
What if adding two or three foods to your plate and cup each day could improve your overall health a...
By Deb Martín, Holistic Health Educator What if adding two or three new foods to your plate and cup...
By Deb Martín, Holistic Health Educator May, 2022 The year 2022 came in with a powerful energy as D...
Part 1: The Power of Gateway Foods By Deb Martín, Holistic Health Educator April, 2022 Photo by Ber...
Gain insights into the possibilities for using natural treatments for Long Haul issues which plague ...
This article reveals the mechanism of action explaining how whole foods give messages and instructio...
By Pattie Carney, RN, Certified Usui and Holy Fire Reiki Master Teacher February 1, 2022 Intro By De...
By Vickie Gelardi, Medicinal Food Consultant December 1, 2021 Do you know someone with Lyme’s Dise...
By Joanie Flavin, Yoga Therapist and Thai Yoga Practitioner, and Deb Martín, Business Manager and H...
We are believers in using Food as Medicine. There is science behind it all, of course. And this un...
By Vickie Gelardi, Medicinal Food Consultant August 30, 2021 Dear Natural Medicine and Food a...
By Vickie Gelardi, Medicinal Food Consultant We live in a changing world….I’m sure you have noti...
By Vickie Gelardi, Food Consultant A JOB WELL DONE This month I would like to say congratulations to...
By Vickie Gelardi, Medicinal Food Consultant Announcing something NEW from Lotus Blossom Clinic! For...
By Dr. David Martin, D.O.M. Got the Shot or Not: What Really Matters! Unless you’ve ...
Guest Contributor: Chelsey Fox, City Mattress Our society is “go, go, go” and to put it plainl...
By Kandy Love, Ph.D., Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher, LMT Breathing happens… Life on Earth begins ...
By Dr. David Martín, D.O.M, AP and Deb Martín, Holistic Health Consultant Yes, we can make some se...
We have a new recommendation about Prostate Cancer tests from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Forc...
We have heard just about every excuse as to why you can’t take a vacation. Time and money se...
(Note: this blog post is meant to be a very light introduction to this topic. If you want a more rob...
VACATIONS ARE NOT JUST GOOD FOR YOU. THEY ARE VITAL FOR YOUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS! Dr. David and frie...
If you don’t, you are part of a large group of Americans who do not get sufficient sleep. In C...
Did you know that lead and mercury were commonly used in Western Medicine at one time? A massive dos...
Past research has linked deep-fried foods to breast, lung, pancreatic, neck,and esophageal cancers. ...
Research shows that some compounds in Chocolate help fend off fat. A recent study was in the news th...
By Deb Martin, Holistic Health Consultant, Reiki Master These are Challenging Times! This phrase has...
By Deb Martin and Dr. Kandy Taylor Love, Ph.D., LMT, Iyengar Yoga Instructor “Our breath is a sacr...
By David Martín, Acupuncture Physician, Doctor of Oriental Medicine In Eastern Medicine Traditions ...
One of my patients is an older fellow who had a stroke 8 months ago. In TCM diagnosis, it was an att...
By Dr. David Martin To experience anxiety is to be human. When it becomes chronic, however, it gets ...
By Kandy Love, Ph.D., Iyengar Yoga Instructor, Yoga Therapist, Energy & Emotional Healer, LMT (M...
Are you ready to Come Out of Hiding? As we make this determination for ourselves, and leaders in our...
Chinese Medicine, and other natural and holistic medicines, have not been large in the news, but tha...
The new Coronavirus (dubbed “COVID-19” or “nCoV-2019”) is likely the hottest topic of discus...
There are some amazing things that can happen in natural medicine, read more here. Discover some of ...
#1 in the 2020 Series: Adventures in Holistic Health & Harmony “Plant seeds of happiness, hope...
Contributing Author: Anne Louise Kracmer, LCSW & Qualified MBSR Teacher CREATING PEACE AND HA...
CANCER is on target to be the number one killer of Americans in 2020. The CDC (Center for Disease Co...
Hurricanes have been a fact of life in Florida for as long as anyone can remember…and thousands of...
Yoga and You Our Featured Author this month is Kandy Love, PhD, CIYT, LMT #9704. She is first a...
NOW SERVING VETERANS FOR FREE! GREAT NEWS FOR VETERANS (Who do you know?) Dr. David Martin, Doctor o...
“In your freedom, in your joy that echoes through the universe with unbridled, childlike en...
Thai Massage is an ancient medicine known as an effective healing practice. Of great note is the v...
Research and experiences from our personal Travel Expert: Lynn Lee with Grab Your Bag Travel.&...
BIG NEWS: On December 21, 2018 CBD finally became Legal–at the Federal Level–in the Unit...
A SECOND HEALING LOCATION at Lee Health’s Regional Cancer Center in Ft. Myers “I am happy to ann...
In this third series on cancer prevention , we will focus on Eating from the Four Kingdoms. (See art...
A NEW LOOK AT CANCER PREVENTION A CRITICAL FACTOR: MANAGING STRESS Article #2 in a 3-part series...
A NEW LOOK AT CANCER PREVENTION: PROMOTING NATURE’S RHYTHMS IN YOUR BODY Article #1 in a 3-part ...
HAVE YOU BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ‘RED TIDE’ OR ‘TOXIC GREEN ALGAE’ ? If you are a resident o...
You likely already know that including holistic and natural medicine in most, if not all, medical tr...
By Dr. David Martin, Acupuncture Physician, D.O.M. The Opioid Crisis is making headlines these days....
Boost energy and mood It’s 3:00 p.m. Are you tired or having trouble focusing? In this article...
CBD oil is a Natural Medicine found in the Cannabis plant. No one can get “high” on it. But ...
Longevity & Vitality: A Brain Requirement, Ancient Wisdom & New “Reverse Aging” Scienc...
Chinese Medicine: Longevity Practices and Foods Article 2 of 3: Live Long & Prosper Series C...
Longevity and the Gut, and How Gut Health & the Gut-Brain Connection Affect Your Health Longevit...
THE NEW SCIENCE OF FASTING AS NATURAL MEDICINE FASTING…hmmmm. That sounds like deprivation, hu...
Back pain is common. Almost all of us has experienced back pain at one time or another. It is very c...
What Is Energy Healing (Medicine)? Energy healing is in the realm beyond what we can “see” these...
Shoulder Pain is one of the maladies treated most often in our acupuncture clinic. Shoulder pain and...
Stories of Healing: Acupuncture Did you know that Acupuncture is: Highly effective for much mor...
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: STORIES OF HEALING Part 1 of 3: Food as Medicine Your body knows how to ...
Hot Tips for Health: 1. Check this link for the toxicity of a particular lipstick: Click here for th...
“Discovering more joy does not save us from the inevitability of hardship and heartbreak. In fact,...
Larry Witzleben, LMT Polarity Therapist ∙ Energy Practitioner at Lotus Blossom Clinic Here&...
DEMONIZING COCONUT OIL…Again!? It all started on June 16th with an article in USA Today...
Chocolate as Medicine By Deb Martín, Holistic Health Educator May 2017 This article is written for ...
Mighty Mushroom Series From (Acupuncture in Fort Myers) Lotus Blossom Clinic By Deb Martin, Holistic...
IS YOUR THYROID IN DISTRESS? Over twenty-five percent (25%) of Americans have Hashimoto’...
CORDYCEPS THE CONQUERER Medicinal Mushrooms are fairly closely related to us, evolutionarily-speakin...
MEET THE MUSHROOM MAN We first encountered Paul Stamets on YouTube. I could not rip myself away ...
Part 1 (Part 2 next week!) Dr. Martin will be sharing this topic Live on an Internet Broadcas...
By David Martin – Acupuncture Physician practicing Holistic Medicine, serving Fort Myers, Cape...
It’s a typical January topic: Create The New YOU in the New Year! But you’ve never heard thi...
“Stunning research reveals gut bug balance causing everything from diabetes to colon canc...
NEW MEDICINE: GUIDING LIGHTS OF THE FUTURE This is a powerful time in Medicine! A few game chang...
Rx for Healing: The “Do Nothing” Day Eating a healthy diet, getting sleep, massag...
This may surprise more than a few of you: A commercially-grown, common food and something long consi...
MEDICINE IS CHANGING–DRASTICALLY The Power of Context PART 3 of 4 articles As Malcolm Gladw...
MEDICINE IS CHANGING–DRASTICALLY The Stickiness Factor PART 2 of 4 articles According to Wikip...
For MS: 2 Shakes/day to rebuild muscles. The whey protein isolate is positively charged to remove al...
MEDICINE IS CHANGING—DRASTICALLY Part 1: What’s going on & Who are the Players? &nbs...
That’s a big question…and it may be us! As of today, June 30th, nearing our 10th year i...
By David Martin – Acupuncture Physician practicing Holistic Medicine, serving Fort Myers, Cape...
If You Want Grandchildren, Don’t Feed Your Kids Commercial Corn Article #4 in our GMO Series ̶...
FOOD HEALING FOR DOGS Do Dogs Need Fruits and Vegetables? Have you ever wondered ab...
Foods & Drugs: What could possibly go wrong? Last week we took a call from one of our...
I’ve gargled with it for a few seconds and immediately stopped a sore throat in its tracts. It w...
It is now officially Cold and Flu Season. Several of our neighbors and patients have really suff...
Help your baby achieve good mental development DHA is essential to life, and it is one of the most...
Holiday Greetings! We are delighted to be a part of this newsletter and look forward to both shari...
Monsanto’s BT-Toxins Found to Kill Human Embryo Cells At Lotus Blossom Clinic, “Food is Medic...
Do you know what really killed Robin Williams back in 2014? Williams’ autopsy included an analys...
The oils we eat affect our brain health in massive ways! Eating the correct oils will serve your br...
It is relatively easy to create a healthy heart…why doesn’t everyone do it? Of course, ther...
We found information on “Monsanto’s BT-Toxins Found to Kill Human Embryo Cells” At...
The end of Antibiotics Grows Near as Drug-Resistant Gene with Epidemic Potential is Found in Animals...
Scary Results From Last Week’s Email We’ve had a ton of feedback on last weekR...
Whether you have a love affair with beans or not, here are some amazing properties about five beans ...
(Exercising your Body with Heat and Cold) Those of us reading this article likely live in a c...
Dr. David’s wife, Deb Martin reporting here. In August, 2015, with some trepidation, I walked in...
Wayne Dyer, a well-established self-help and personal growth guru, recently said to a crowd of 3,000...
Don’t ask someone to avoid THIS food! It’s considered almost sacred, and any attempts to s...
Part 3: Natural Solutions to Treat and Reverse Autoimmune Disease THE ROLE OF CHINESE ...
Part 2: Your TWO Immune Systems What has become clear to me (and Chinese Medicine as a whole) over...
Part 1: What’s Germinating in Your Gut? The New Frontier in Medicine is the trillions of tiny mi...
Part 3 in our 3-part series: CANCER, It Isn’t What You Think “In questions of science the ...
“ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE”… IS IT A REAL THERAPEUTIC OPTION? I recently saw a FASCINATING, full-len...
Happy Food for You! We are also relearning that our elders had some smarts 40-50 years ago. Another ...
Part 1: Many cases should NOT be Conventionally Treated! “Cancer does not end in Death. Life e...
Part 2 of 3 in our series on Cancer, 2015 What is the current science showing about the cause...
How Ebola’s Most Lethal Aspect Works And What’s the Rest of the Story? “As noted by (renowned ...
Oatmeal is reputed to lower cholesterol and is touted as a great way to start your day if you need t...
By Deb Martín, Holistic Health Educator October 2014 The perfect storm of Science and Mother Nature...
Article #5 in our GMO Series About 64 countries — including China, Australia, and the entire E...
Got Health Goals for 2013? We are Natural Medicine at Lotus Blossom Clinic, here in sunny south Fort...
Deep-fried foods are now linked …. to prostate cancer. Past research has linked deep-fried foo...
Autumn is here and the weather is turning cooler. This type of change in season can affect your he...
DANGER, DANGER – GMO’S ABOUND! …and there are many reasons why you don’t want to bet you...
IT’S HOT—LET’S GO GET SOME ICE CREAM ….But can ice cream be harmful? GMO Article #3 As promi...
“BUSY BEE Thirty-Minute” SELF-HYPNOSIS for HEALTH and SELF-CHANGE Every Monday and Wedne...
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for Autoimmune Disorders Over 50 million Americans suffer from aut...
Dr. David’s Holiday Prescription: More Laughter! Dear (Contact First Name), Laughter is A Pres...
Just last week a law suit was filed against General Mills in a California district court. The compla...
You are an endangered species. More than just one in a million, you are one part of a gigantic ecosy...
– Getting Enough Vitamin D Do you Shun the Sun? We’ve all been taught to fear the sun’s ...
Do you know that the pre-diabetic stage typically lasts 5-6 years before full-blown diabetes ...
Got Fleas?? Our vet said this 2014 year is possibly the worst or best year for fleas she has seen in...
If You Want Grandchildren, Don’t Feed Your Kids Commercial Corn Article #4 in our GMO Series ...
I just never truly paid attention to this before. Recently, though, I was interested and rather ...
Whoo Hoo– it is spring time again! In this issue, we bring you an understanding of the Nutri...
By David Martin – Acupuncture Physician, practicing Holistic medicine, in Fort Myers, Naples, ...
By – David Martin, Acupuncture Physician Holistic Healing ; serving Fort Myers, Naples and...
Over and over again the information keeps surfacing that exercise is good for your health. Here is a...
According to wiki answers.com we spend 4 billion in the advertising campaigns to raise money for can...
ALUMINUM TOXICITY: PREVENT OR DETOX THIS CAUSE OF ALZHEIMER’S By Deb Martin, Holistic Health...
What Killed Seymour? The death last month of actor Seymour Hoffman raised the awareness in our natio...
Yin and Yang Almost every Traditional Chinese Medicine text starts out with a discussion of Yin and ...
WHAT IS CHOCOLATE??? If you are like most Americans, you consume about 12 pounds of it each year! ...
Today’s article is taken primarily from Dr. Mercola’s research and writings. It’...
Happy New Year! Our aim is to make 2014 another action-packed year of educating and updating eve...
Smoking and Coronary Heart Disease. By now most people have been informed that smoking cigarettes is...
(updated July 1, 2011, special thanks to Dawn St. John and Southwest Florida Naturally for printing ...
Freedom Isn’t Free By: Fort Myers Acupuncturist Dr. David Martin THANK YOU! My father served ...
Are You Killing Yourself One Bite At A Time? By, Dr. David Martin, Fort Myers Acupuncturist Do you...
Want to Save Some Major Money and Breathe Better Air? Several years ago, while attending a Seminar...
Why spend the extra money on Organic? I often have patients say that they just don’t have the ...
Decrease your Risk of Stroke Over and over again the information keeps surfacing that exercise is go...
Prostate and hair growth drugs raise the Risk of Prostate Cancer. A recent article in Reuters discus...
The Following is an article that everyone on a Statin drug should read. Please check it out. Of cour...