what's new

What’s New At the Center 

THE DOCTOR IS OUT SCHEDULE – Dr. Erickson, Renee and Nikki will be attending the ICIM (International College of Integrative Medicine) conference in Nashville, TN from March 17th  through March 21st.  Nikki and Renee will be getting intensive advanced training in IV therapies and Dr. Erickson will be attending a conference entitled “Healthy Brain, Healthy Body: Mental Wellness in the 21st Century.” 

The Center will also be closed from April 8th through April 12th for our annual staff retreat, except for supplement purchases.  If you are an established patient and have an urgent medical problem, please contact your primary care physician or go to an urgent care center.

THERMOGRAPHY SERVICES- In November 2009 The United States Preventive Services Taskforce, an independent panel of experts in prevention and primary care appointed by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, changed the recommendations for women receiving screening mammograms.  They advised women to start at age 50 (not 40) and to undergo mammography every 2 years (not annually).  Dr. Diana Petitti, vice chairwoman of the task force and a professor of Biomedical Informatics at Arizona State University, said the guidelines were based on new data and analyses and were aimed at reducing the potential harm from overscreening. She was quoted in a N.Y. Times article “While many women do not think a screening test can be harmful, medical experts say the risks are real. A test can trigger unnecessary further tests, like biopsies, that can create extreme anxiety. And mammograms can find cancers that grow so slowly that they never would be noticed in a woman’s lifetime, resulting in unnecessary treatment.” 

Thermal breast imaging (thermography) is an FDA approved adjunct to mammography, but does not use compression or radiation, and is painless.  It can be used safely at any age. Check out the Thermography section on our www.prevent-doc.com website.  Also it is used to visualize unexplained pain when x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, etc., have been negative.   Call Gainesville Thermography, LLC.  at  (352) 332-7212  for scheduling or information.  All scans are interpreted by a Board Certified Thermographer and are taken by trained clinical thermographers.

 
 

a word to prospective patients

We know that selecting a new doctor is a big decision, and we thank you for inquiring about The Preventive Medicine Center of Gainesville, Inc. The Center was established in March 2000 by Dr. Robert A. Erickson in response to more and more Americans seeking complimentary and alternative therapies to traditional drug therapy alone, while at the same time wanting a trained medical doctor participating in their health care needs.

At the Center we take a nutritional approach to health and healing, rather than prescribing drugs whenever possible. This approach is integrated with the medications a patient is currently taking from other physicians. It has been our experience in some cases medications can eventually be reduced or even eliminated entirely if a patient so desires. The intent of this approach is to elevate one's health through nutrition and life-style changes, rather than just treatment of symptoms with a drug.

We realize this type of approach is not for everyone and does not apply to every health condition. We encourage you to explore this website to get a better idea of our approach to health and wellness.

To find out more, see our Services, and read our Articles and Newsletters.
DISCLAIMER: The information on this website is intended as an educational tool to acquaint the viewer with alternative or integrative approaches to health care. Every effort has been made to make the information within accurate. Because the methods described on this site are, by definition, alternative methods, many of them have not been investigated and/or approved by any government or regulatory agency. The information contained within should not be substituted for the advice and treatment of a physician or other licensed health-care provider. Dr. Erickson and the Preventive Medicine Center of Gainesville, Inc. expressly disclaim responsibility and liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss, damage, or injury caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained on this website.