Helene B. Leonetti MD Holistic Women's Health

Remember, it is the profession of medicine that is broken, not the torch bearers who have simply lost sight of the way.  We are, in fact, going back to our future: I remember in the 1940s and 1950s the family doctor of yesteryear visiting our home.  He assessed the family as a whole and was [...]

Seven prisoners say it’s happening to them—and their health is being damaged because of it. The Weston A. Price Foundation is seeking an injunction against serving Illinois prisoners soy-laden meals as a source of cheap protein. And now a judge has ruled that the lawsuit will go forward. [Read More

Omega Fatty Acids (Such as fish oil, flax and other vegetable oils such as sunflower, sesame, evening primrose).  They are anti-inflammatory, hormone balancing, heart, hair, and skin healthy. Turmeric Boswellia Coconut Oil: A medium chain fatty acid that is anti-fungal, anti-viral, and anti-bacteria

Though Valentine’s Day is past, I want to make a case for sharing it every day.  I am by confession a hopeless romantic, and recognize as I look into the eyes of my beloved Jakob, and those of my twin grandchildren, Stella and Xander, that love IS all there is. Having said that, it is [...]

Let us remember that preventing pregnancy is the responsibility of both partners: men and women.  This concept is alien, for the past 50 years that I have been in the healing arts, women have been held responsible for this challenging task.  Women go for birth control pills, get Depo Provera injecti

Listen to Your Body!! Aren’t you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Did you know that you can cure a headache, ulcer attack, and asthma attack with WATER??! NUTRASWEET (aspartame)- found in all diet drinks and most chewing gum can cause headaches, muscle aches, tingling of your extremities, wei

Go to the dictionary or, pardon me, ‘Google,’ and look up the words MUCKRAKER and SUFFRAGETTE. I was in a dreamy sub-awakened state when I was thinking about the courageous people in our past who spoke truth about a particular passion, and they were harmed, physically, emotionally, professionally. T

Meeting John R. Lee, MD in 1993, was nothing short of life-changing.   And you know what is said: “Be careful what you ask for, as you well might receive it.”  I had been seeking wisdom, true wisdom, from a medical colleague for probably the fifty years that I have been in the healing profession.  Y