Columbia University Television Dr Thomas Bolte featured as "New Yorker of the Week" on CTV News. Doctor Bolte makes a house call visit on rollerblades to Manhattan's west side and discusses life as a doctor in New York City: Running an urgent care practice, making house calls and solving medical mysteries. Reporters Jordan Smith and Eliza Browning.
"Instead of sailing down the Mississippi, he's rolling through the chaos of midtown." -CTV News Reporter Jordan Smith. 02.29.2008
The Montel Williams Show Comprehensivist Dr Thomas Bolte discusses pulmonary hypertension, porphyria and colon cancer with Montel Williams on the Montel Williams Show. Three patients reveal their long and difficult journies in getting the correct diagnosis and treatment of their illnesses. Show entitled "Mystery Diagnosis: A Fight for my Life" aired Tuesday March 25, 2008 on Fox-Channel 5 @ 10am-11am. The Montel Williams Show currently celebrates its 17th year of broadcasting.
Fox & Friends Interview with integrated medical detective Doctor Thomas Bolte, a Manhattan-based comprehensivist known for solving difficult and unusual medical mysteries. Topics include an inside-look at some of Dr Bolte's unusual medical cases and techniques in solving them. Dr Bolte was recently named "The Real Doctor House" by Discover Magazine, and "Doctor Wheel-Good" by the New York Post. Hosts Kelley Wright, Greg Kelly and Paige Hopkins. Saturday Aug 11, 2007, 7am -10am, on Fox Cable Network.
In-Line Skating Expert Jo Ann Schneider-Farris of About.com interviewed Dr. Thomas Bolte about incorporating in-line skates into his medical practice. 21 Aug 2007
Study Probes Heart Risks and Diet Soda Both diet- and non-diet soda have been linked to increased heart disease risk. Both Perrier and Pelligrino mineral water are not...
Recent study suggests carbonated beverages not linked to osteoporosis risk Phosphorus in carbonated beverages has been previously linked to increased urinary calcium loss, which may contribute to osteoporisis. This study suggests otherwise, though caffeinated beverages cause increase urinary calcium excretion but probably to no significant degree. I usually recommend drinking horse-tail tea, intermittently, just in case... Horse-tail tea is rich in minerals, and can take the place of a mineral pill (ask your doctor about it).
"The more you learn, the more you grow, and see there's so much more to know..." - tjb
Interesting Botanicals: Passionflower
Passion fruit dates back to the Aztecs and Incans, who grew them for thousands of years. The plant itself posesses unbelievable beauty. Click the pic to learn more about passion flowers.
Passion flowers contain compound called flavonoids which have antispasmotic and calming properties. They are prescribed by herbalists for irritability, anxiety and insomnia. Significant amounts are exported from the US to Europe where herbal remedies are a more widely accepted medical practice. The sedative effects are non-addicting, and there is no associated drowsiness. These gifts from nature are also nice to look at. Passionflower should not be taken during pregnancy or without the supervision and guidance of an herbalist or doctor trained in passion flower's medicinal uses.
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