James Geiger MD – Physician, Author and Wellness Specialist

The second opinion book. Give Wellness a chance.

The Sweet Smell of Success by James Tad Geiger MD

Books on wellness and aromatherapy have been written from many points of view. The Sweet Smell of Success takes a very unique approach to both of these topics. As an acute care anesthesiologist, I believe clinical aromatherapy should be integrated with conventional allopathic Western Medicine in the Wellness Revolution of the twenty-first century.

Aromatherapy with essential oils is one entity of the vast array of … Continue Reading

Peace and Safety

Another Consultation with the Muse of  Wellness.

Metalloproteinases:Enzymatic impact on cardiovascular and prostate health.

Metalloproteinase:Enzymatic impact on cardiovascular system.

An enzyme called matrix metalloproteinase-8 plays a crucial role in raising blood pressure and causing abnormal build-up of cells in the arteries – both of which increase the risk of heart disease.

The same metalloproteinase family of enzymes  is inhibited by alpha-mangostin found in the mangosteen fruit and impacts prostate cancer cells in … Continue Reading

James Geiger M.D.–

Get Healthier using your Mobile Smart Phone

Smart phones are evolving rapidly. One day there may well be an specialized application (APS) for everything. Some of the health care oriented APS, include Mobile Phone Click Diagnostics offering a wide variety of consultations services and Airstrip OB which can monitor fetal heart rate and maternal contractions. Major medical concerns can be facilitated, like medication compliance of infectious disease patients with programs like Stop TB. Patients can be given a cell … Continue Reading

Stressed Molecular Membranes
The uptake and distribu tion mechanism of anesthetics is
known (Eger, 1998). The previously accepted theory ascribed to the action of
anesthetics, namely “molecular membrane stress” applied to the bi-lipid layer
of cell membranes (Ueda, 2001), could conceivably be applied to explain some
of the actions of essential oils at the cellular membrane level. A predominantly
accepted theory for the contiguous mechanisms of consciousness and
anesthesia results from the weak quantum interactions of van der Waals and
London forces acting in hydrophobic pockets of proteins that link synaptically
integrated dendrites of brains cells. Many essential oils and many anesthetic
molecules are aliphatic hydrocarbon chains (Hameroff, 2006). Some … Continue Reading

Worldwide Wellness:  Doctor Geiger’s Perspective

Top Ten Trends in Health Care

1. H ealth freedom laws

2. Consumer-driven health care

3. Poorly controlled costs of Western medicine

4. Rise of biotechnology, nutriogenomics, and nutraceuticals

5. I nternet as health account and information resource

6. Large and small businesses opt out of health insurance

7. Dissatisfaction with federal government and socialized medical systems

8. Doctors integrate complementary medicine into their medical practices

9. H igh-deductible health insurance and health savings accounts

10. Complementary medicine becomes the prominent U.S. health care system

These are discussed in great detail in my book The Sweet Smell of Success.

That is why I … Continue Reading

Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy 7th scientific wholistic

Cancer, Degenerative and Autoimmune Diseases

San Francisco, February 20, 21 and 22, 2009

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