The Holistic Physicians Database

By Ronald Steriti, ND, PhD

An Invaluable ReferenceThe Holistic Physicians Database contains information on

Diseases: causes, lab tests and treatments

Prescription medications (drugs) Dietary supplements: vitamins, herbs, etc.

Professional products Clinical research, references and articles.

Organization

The database is divided into main sections and subsections: Diseases Lab Tests Drugs Supplements Products Protocols Library

TherapiesThe therapies section lists the dietary supplements for each disease along with the number of published research studies on that disease.One click brings you to the supplementYou can also see the studies for a disease and supplement.

ResearchThis page shows research studies for Vitamin E and Cataracts listed by date. Notice the check mark next to the fifth study, which means you can download this study for free.Click on the triangle to see the study.

StudiesThe study page shows the abstract and notes.Click on “Get Study” to open the PubMed page in your web browser.Notice the upper right corner shows the last three pages visited.

SectionsThe section pages has lists of what’s in each section.They are listed by systems and alphabetically.

ProductsOn the main page, products are listed by manufacturer and category. You can also search by the product name.

Ingredients

The products page shows ingredients, along with the form.

ProtocolsProtocols link diseases to products.Protocols are not specific to a particular disease.The products are displayed this way in order to comply with FDA regulations.

TherapiesRelated protocols are shown on the bottom of the Therapies page.Clicking on the triangle next to “Vision Support” brings you to the description. Then click on the “Products” subsection tab.

ProtocolsThe Protocol Products page lists products that relate to that protocol.In this case, we see products for vision support from several manufacturers.Also on the list are separate supplements from the list of therapies.

Products and IngredientsThe database shows the products that have a particular ingredient.This is of particular importance with novel or cutting-edge ingredients.For instance, there are only a few supplements that contain Coleus.