Meet Bottom Line Expert Andrew Rubman, ND

Andrew Rubman, ND, contributing medical
editor for Bottom Line's Daily Health News,
is a licensed naturopathic physician and founder
of the Southbury Clinic for Traditional Medicine
in Southbury, CT.

A founder of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, he has served as an
adviser and lecturer for the White House Commission for Complementary and Alternative Medical Policy, an adviser for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, The Natural Standard, and Global Health Institute.

Dr. Rubman received his naturopathic medical degree from National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon.

When not practicing medicine, Dr. Rubman is either saving skiers as a member of the National Ski Patrol in Connecticut, or leading dive excursions off the coast of Mexico as a certified PADI Divemaster.


Rubman's Digestion Connection: Vegetarian Diet Can Leave Nutritional Holes
Benjamin Franklin and Leonardo da Vinci did it, and so did Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison. All were vegetarians at some point in their lives, meaning they gave up meat, poultry and fish... Read More
Is Your Sugarless Gum Giving You a Stomachache?
Sugarless gum seems practically virtuous—a sweet treat with few, if any, calories and no sugar. Yet a report in the January 12, 2008, issue of British Medical Journal told of two patients... Read More
Rubman's Digestion Connection: Why Stress Makes You Fat
Have you noticed that when you're under stress, pounds seem to pack on more easily... whereas when you're relaxed and life is going well, it's just less of an issue? I sure have, and in fact I find that I often lose a few pounds while on vacation even though I eat as much, if not more than normal. Read More