Dr. Bruce Semon’s Medical Practice
Contents of this Page
- Outline of Dr. Semon’s Medical Practice
- Locations and Hours
- Education and Experience
- Description of Anti-Yeast Treatment
- Case Study: Anti-Yeast Treatment
- Homeopathic Treatment
- Contact Information
- Directions to Dr. Semon’s Office.
- Insurance Coverage
Outline of Dr. Semon’s Medical Practice
Dr. Bruce Semon is a Board Certified Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist. Dr. Semon also studied nutrition and earned a Ph.D. in Nutrition. He has made an extensive study of Homeopathy. He has combined his knowledge of medicine and nutrition to treat difficult-to-treat disorders, some of which are considered incurable. In particular, Dr. Semon has used his knowledge of nutrition, food chemistry, and the yeast Candida albicans to develop a diet which works extremely well for yeast-related disorders. In addition, Dr. Semon has studied and uses homeopathy in his practice.
Dr. Bruce Semon offers patients a wide ranging choice of treatments for many health conditions. Treatments include:
- Adult Psychiatry
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Anti-Yeast Treatment of Medical and Psychiatric Problems
- Homeopathy
- Nutritional Problems: Allergies, Food Cravings and Food Addictions
- Psychotherapy
- Conventional Psychiatric Medication Treatment
Locations and Hours
Dr. Semon’s main office is in Glendale, Wisconsin, which is just north of Milwaukee. Milwaukee is 80 miles North of Chicago, Illinois. He has regular office hours and makes space available for new patients. Call his office at 1-877-332-7899 to make an appointment.
Dr. Semon no longer travels to California to see patients. We regret this change. However, he is happy to see you here in Wisconsin.
Dr. Semon’s Education and Experience
Dr. Semon holds a doctorate degree (Ph.D.) in Nutrition from the University of California-Davis. Dr. Semon is also a board certified medical doctor (M.D.) (psychiatry), having graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After receiving his M.D. and Ph.D., Dr. Semon researched for two years at the National Cancer Institute in Maryland. Dr. Semon specialized in child psychiatry. He trained at Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Semon is the Medical Director of Wisconsin Institute of Nutrition. He is the co-author of An Extraordinary Power to Heal, Extraordinary Foods for the Everyday Kitchen, and Feast Without Yeast:4 Stages to Better Health. Dr. Semon also is the author of numerous academic papers relating to nutrition. A complete curriculum vitae and list of publications is available on request. Please e-mail Dr. Semon at bsemon@nutritioninstitute.com
Autism
Dr. Semon has a special sub-specialty treating children and adults who suffer from Autism. Dr. Semon is a “DAN” (Defeat Autism Now) provider and will prescribe any medically indicated DAN test a parent or guardian requests. All of Dr. Semon’s autistic patients who have followed the anti-yeast treatment have improved significantly. Dr. Semon uses a combination of anti-yeast treatment, homeopathy, and where indicated, conventional medication treatment. Dr. Semon also uses topical secretin in patients who desire it. Dr. Semon believes in aggressive, early intervention to help autistic children and adults live the best life possible. For more information about autism, and Dr. Semon’s experience treating it, click here.
Anti-Yeast Treatment
Dr. Semon has a substantial number of patients who have improved tremendously using anti-yeast treatment.
What is anti-yeast treatment? Anti-yeast treatment is treatment of the yeast Candida albicans in the intestine by using dietary change and a non-toxic, non-absorbed anti-yeast medicine Nystatin.
What are yeast related disorders? These disorders are many and range from diarrhea and depression to fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis. Briefly, the yeast Candida comes into our intestines from the food we eat. There, in the intestine, the yeast can attach to the inner intestinal lining. Yeast can cause health problems by making toxic chemicals. The chemicals which yeast make literally poison the nerves. The body’s immune system continuously tries to rid the body of Candida by attacking Candida. However, the yeast evades and tricks the body’s immune system, which leads to health problems as the body continues to try to get rid of the yeast. The yeast can affect different people in different ways. In some people, yeast chemicals slow down the brain. In others, yeast causes the body to appear to attack itself, as in fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis.
Anti-biotics cause yeast problems to become worse. In our bodies, in the normal state, yeast and bacteria are in balance. When we take anti-biotics, we upset that balance. Anti-biotics kill the bacteria in our gut and elsewhere. Killing this bacteria opens up space for the yeast to grow. In many people, the yeast and bacteria never regain a normal balance. We see this in reactions to anti-biotics that may include diarrhea, constipation, rashes, itchiness, thrush (a yeast infection of the mouth), hives (a yeast infection of the skin) and women’s yeast infections.
We also eat foods that contain chemicals similar to the yeast chemicals.
By treating the yeast inside us, and by eliminating or limiting the yeast chemicals we eat, people can regain control of their health. So, the treatment consists of a taking a non-toxic, non-absorbed medicine called “nystatin” and changing what we eat.
This is only a brief description of the yeast problem. For a complete description click here.
Dr. Semon studied the yeast problem extensively and has treated scores of patients who came into his office with seemingly incurable problems. Dr. Semon has developed his own diet that he recommends for anti-yeast treatment, called the 4 Stages Diet, which is easy to use. This is even easier because he and his wife co-authored An Extraordinary Power to Heal, Extraordinary Foods for the Everyday Kitchen, and Feast Without Yeast:4 Stages to Better Health. To order any of these books, call Wisconsin Institute of Nutrition directly at 1-877-332-7899, or see our order form.
To order Feast Without Yeast online from Amazon.com, click on the image to the left
What kinds of problems respond to anti-yeast treatment?
Dr. Semon has treated patients with problems ranging from severe abdominal pain to multiple sclerosis. The treatment has been successful because Dr. Semon understands the different ways which the yeast Candida albicans causes so many health problems. Dr. Semon treats this yeast. Then, then the health problems which the yeast causes disappear.
This website contains comprehensive information on many conditions that can be treated with anti-yeast treatment. To find a particular condition, go to our home page and to “Select Medical Condition.” Find the medical condition, and click on it. Click here to find out how to get “home.”
To return to Food Allergies, click here.
One Case Study of Anti-Yeast Treatment
For more case studies, see An Extraordinary Power to Heal, which provides numerous case studies for medical conditions ranging from autism and ADHD to multiple sclerosis and fibromyalgia. This case is just one of many patients that Dr. Semon has treated.
Marilyn (not her real name) came in at the age of 43 and complained of chronic female yeast infections for 14 years. She had tried all possible treatments for these yeast infections including Gentian violet, boric acid suppositories, Nizoral pills (a systemic anti-yeast medicine) and she had been tested for diabetes. Now she was using Monistat creme. She said that she had problems with dairy products. Her worst yeast infections were prior to her periods. She also had occasional bronchitis. She had decreased energy. She was taking an anti-depressant She had stress headaches when working. She had taken oral contraceptive pills for three years over a ten year period. She was getting bronchitis about three to four times per year for which she was taking antibiotics.
Marilyn came back four weeks later after starting the anti-yeast diet and nystatin and reported that she felt much better. She had more energy and was sleeping better. The symptoms of her yeast infection were gone. She had had some mild symptoms after stopping part of the therapy, so she restarted them with excellent results.
In summary, Marilyn had suffered from a problem for 14 years, causing itching and pain, and she was better within 4 weeks on the anti-yeast treatment Dr. Semon had prescribed!
Marilyn’s quick response was not atypical. Dr. Semon has treated many patients with irritable bowel syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, fibromyalgia, and other seemingly intractible problems with similar results. All of these patients were at their wits’ end. They had been told they should learn to live with their problems. But they didn’t have to!
The anti-yeast diet is explained in An Extraordinary Power to Heal, as well as recommendations for nystatin. This book, published in 2003, includes both case studies and details what the research is which enables these treatments to work. Our first book, Feast Without Yeast, also explains the diet, but does not give the medical information that supports the diet. Feast Without Yeast gives you more than 225 original yeast free recipes to implement the diet. Our new cookbook, Extraordinary Foods for the Everyday Kitchen, gives you more than 125 additional new recipes, all of which are also wheat/gluten free and milk/casein free. Extraordinary Foods also contains more than 60 menus to help make meal planning easier. The menus use recipes from both Feast Without Yeast and Extraordinary Foods for the Everyday Kitchen.
The most common problems for which anti-yeast therapy is effective are:
- Autism
- Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Ear Infection
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Migraine Headaches
- Other Headaches
- Developmental Disabilities
- Tourette’s Syndrome
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Crohn’s Disease
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Depression
- Rheumatoid Arthritis and other auto-immune disorders
- Eczema
- Psoriasis
- Food Allergies
- Eating Disorders
- Chemical Sensitivity
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is effective for many patients in Dr. Semon’s practice. What is homeopathy? Briefly, it is a different system of medicine than modern medicine. Homeopathy is based on the principle that the body should be helped to heal itself. Modern medicine is based on the principle that we should kill invading disease with drugs. Homeopathy is very powerful, yet is relatively inexpensive (much less expensive than conventional prescription drugs!), has no side effects and can be used to treat problems ranging from acute ear infections to cancer. For a description of homeopathy and its use in cancer, please click here. For a more complete explanation of homeopathy, please click here.
The most common conditions for which Dr. Semon uses homeopathy for treatment are:
- Autism
- Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Ear Infection
- Colds, Flu, Sore Throats, Strep Throat
- Muscular Pain
- Back Pain
- Skin Problems
- Sports Injuries
- Adolescent Mood Swings
Nutritional Problems: Allergies, Food Cravings and Food Addictions
Many people suffer from food allergies and sensitivities, food cravings and food addictions.
A food allergy is when the body has an abnormal immune response to a food.
A food sensitivity is when the body does not show an abnormal immune response to a food, but the food causes similar problems.
Problems due to food allergies and sensitivities can include rashes, eczema, and other skin problems; asthma; bowel problems, including bloating and gas and diarrhea; and other problems.
Allergies and sensitivies are treated mainly by avoiding the offending foods. If you are allergic to milk, you must avoid milk or suffer the consequences. Anti-yeast treatment, described below, is very effective in treating and in some cases eliminating food sensitivities.
Many children could be saved from years of asthma treatments, inhalers, and hospital visits if they avoided the foods to which they are allergic!
What are food cravings and addictions? Our new book, An Extraordinary Power to Heal, has a complete chapter on food addiction! This is a brief explanation.
Food cravings are extremely strong desires for certain foods, so strong that one focuses on the craving above everything else. Addiction results when one has lost control and given oneself over to these strong desires regardless of the consequences. One takes the substance beyond need and beyond one’s control.
Dr. Semon see food addiction constantly in my medical practice. And he helps people regain control.
The most common food addictions are for sugary foods and for chocolate and for snack foods that are high in fat and salt, like potato chips. Patients never describe addiction to foods like lettuce, grapefruit or blueberries, or even meat. What does this tell us? Food addiction is not about the need for sustenance. There are many calorie sources which the average food addict would never touch to satisfy the addiction. So there is something unique to the addictive foods, that goes well beyond the body’s need for survival.
People who crave food and become addicted to it range from people who simply cannot finish the day without an extra high sugar dessert, to people who think about chocolate all the time, to the true bingers who can consume large quantities of foods, such as ice cream, to satisfy some urge that medical science does not understand.
Why do I call people who crave food “food addicts”? The definition of addiction includes physiological dependency on a substance even when there are significant negative consequences to using or taking in that substance. Despite knowing the consequences, the addict must ingest the substance. The main consequence of food addiction is weight gain and feelings of loss of self control. Food addiction is legal but its cost is not trivial. Millions of Americans are on weight loss diets at any given time. The weight loss industry is a multimillion dollar industry. But diets and pills do not solve the underlying problem of irresistable cravings. That is because food addiction has a physiological basis. It cannot be stopped by sheer will power.
Dr. Semon treats the physiological basis for food addiction. He has many people whose addictions to chocolate and sugar, for example, no longer control their lives.
