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Cholesterol · October 29, 2013
Thirty-Eight Studies Find Soy Products Lower Cholesterol – (07-31-00)
Thirty-Eight Studies Find Soy Products Lower Cholesterol It seems that soy’s effect on cholesterol may actually be better researched than many of the pharmaceutical drugs on the market. As a side note, it is important…
Low Back Pain · October 29, 2013
Paucity of Evidence Supporting Lumbar Belts and Braces – (08-03-00)
Paucity of Evidence Supporting Lumbar Belts and Braces Too many people rely on these lumbar belts to protect them. They should be used as a reminder to always use good lifting techniques and posture. Joint Letter…
Depression · October 29, 2013
Does Your Diet Depress You?
When it comes to depression, our society relies heavy on drugs for an answer. Even counseling is a late effort. Maybe primary care physicians should not be the first choice in this realm. Drugs first, counseling second…
Measles · October 29, 2013
Measles Presence in Some Patients With IBD, Autistic Enterocolitis – (08-03-00)
Measles Presence in Some Patients With IBD, Autistic Enterocolitis There has been much controversy about whether the MMR vaccine can lead to autism in suseptable persons. This is another study that begins to add weight…
Insulin · October 29, 2013
Insulin and gall stones – (07-31-00)
Insulin and gall stones Well, I think with the link to gall stones, that pretty much implicates insulin as a conspiratory in just about all diseases known to man. I remember a “discussion” with a woman representing the…
Asthma · October 29, 2013
Inhaled Steroids on the Linear Growth of Children With Asthma – (07-31-00)
Inhaled Steroids on the Linear Growth of Children With Asthma With the incidence of asthma on the rise, there will unquestionably be effects from the long term use of certain medications to be seen in the future. There…
Heart Disease · October 29, 2013
Homocysteine as Indicator of Survival in Acute Coronary Syndromes – (07-31-00)
Homocysteine as Indicator of Survival in Acute Coronary Syndromes Has everyone worried about heart disease had their doctor check their homocysteine levels?? Better yet…is everyone taking a high quality multivitamin…
Gut Health 101 · October 29, 2013
GI response to non-harmful bacteria very primitive – (08-03-00)
GI response to non-harmful bacteria very primitive The body does not respond to harmful and non-harmful bacteria in the same way. This researcher suggests that the method the GI tract uses to deal with these bacteria is…
Inflammatory Bowel Disease · October 29, 2013
Early Measles Infection Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease – (08-03-00)
Early Measles Infection Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease More information on the link between measles and other diseases than don’t show up until much later in life. Although the researchers were hesitant to suggest…
Miscellaneous · October 29, 2013
Doctors’ strike in Israel may be good for health -(08-03-00)
Doctors’ strike in Israel may be good for health This article really has some incredible implications. This is not the first time that a strike by physicians has led to a decrease in the death rate. Hopefully, one day…
Heart Disease · October 29, 2013
Cocoa inhibits platelet activation and function – (08-03-00)
Cocoa inhibits platelet activation and function Cocoa contains polyphenols–those beneficial chemicals also found in green tea that are believed to account for its benefits. This may be a safer way to prevent heart…
Acupuncture · October 29, 2013
Acupuncture wins BMA approval – (08-07-00)
Acupuncture wins BMA approval This therapy is becoming more widely accepted by the medical profession in England. bmj.com Silvert 321 (7252): 11b Read entire article here
Cholesterol · October 28, 2013
Cholesterol Lowering Drugs and HDL—Do They Work?
It’s pretty well established that, despite drug companies mounting a massive push and “educational” effort for years, total cholesterol by itself has little to do with heart disease rates. However, I still have to…
Chiropractic Care · October 26, 2013
Have a Muscle Injury? Don’t Neglect This Therapy
You decide that, after a decade of watching all 600 UFC fights from the couch, to start Krav Maga. While it sounded like a good idea, the following day you call into work because you can’t move. The first home remedies…
Seizures / Epilepsy · October 22, 2013
Slamming the Brakes on the Development of Epilepsy
Two things can happen after someone’s very first seizure. Nothing (preferable). Or the beginning of dangerous changes in the brain. The term that describes the descent from a first seizure into epilepsy is…
Chiropractic Care · October 21, 2013
Is Chiropractic Care Required for Neck Pain?
Maybe “required” is a strong word, but is it possible that negative changes occur with neck pain that can only be fixed by chiropractic adjusting? As always, this is the time for my disclaimer: As a chiropractor, my…
Drug Research · October 19, 2013
Do I Need Antibiotics When Hacking Up Discolored Sputum?
You’re hacking up a lung and coworkers won’t come within 5 feet of you without a mask and a pump sprayer of Lysol. Worse, you’re now coughing up sputum that has become the color of something out of the Exorcist. It’s no…
Seizures / Epilepsy · October 18, 2013
Natural Remedies for Seizures: Is Epilepsy an Inflammatory Condition?
The superficial understanding of epilepsy is that you have a region of brain cells that fire excessively, causing problems. If we can lock down the action of these cells, everything’s all good. This is an incredibly…
Prediabetes · October 17, 2013
Natural Cures for Psoriasis Starts Here
I don’t write much about psoriasis, although it is not uncommon for me to see these patients in my office. Severe cases can be embarrassing and keep these patients from living a full life. One thing that I do find…
Heart Disease · October 16, 2013
Are You Following a Low Sodium Diet?
For quite a few years, the general consensus to lower risk of heart disease and hypertension was to stick with a low salt diet. Hopefully you didn’t follow buy into the dogma. I’m not entirely sure where the low sodium…
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