Dr. Einsteinburger, scientific director of Biosantech (no relation to any real biotech companies located in the St. Louis area), elaborates on the latest innovations by the leader in biotech.
Contrave has terrible side effects, is expensive, includes a hidden antidepressant, and barely even works. So why did the FDA approve it? Action Alert! The FDA approved two weight loss drugs in 2012, Qsymia and Belviq, but sales have been sluggish. This week FDA approved Contrave, even though the FDA initially denied approval to Contrave in […]
A powerful subcommittee says a new FDA proposal on medical testing will stifle innovation and may not be legal. Action Alert! Three months ago we told you about laboratory-developed tests (LDTs)—inexpensive diagnostic tests for patients that are developed and performed by local labs. They include standard tests but also new ones, genetic tests, tests for […]
First we asked our trusted natural health doctors and integrative physicians about supplement brands they recommend. We then added to the list based on our staff and board experience. Please note that our list is not exhaustive; there are many excellent companies who pay a great deal of attention to quality and efficacy, and not […]
How could we have left out naturopathic physicians, readers wondered? We wonder ourselves. Here’s an update. In August we brought you a list of leading integrative physicians who have excellent, easily digestible newsletters, blogs, or websites on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) available to patients and the general public. In this update, we add NDs […]
Scientists are no longer even sure how antibiotics work. We have the latest research. Action Alert! According to Dr. David Williams, antibiotics may prevent the body from excreting mercury, which is found in fish and in many vaccines. This was documented in a study by Boyd Haley, PhD, from the University of Connecticut Medical Center. […]
How could we have left out naturopathic physicians, readers wondered? We wonder ourselves. Here’s an update.
By Blake Gossard, Kira Schmid, ND, Luke Huber, ND, MBA, Steven V. Joyal, MD The age-related decline of men’s testosterone levels is inevitable. Unless aging men replace their diminishing testosterone, they could succumb to any of the numerous health problems linked to low testosterone levels: frailty, muscle loss, weight gain, impaired cognition, fatigue, loss of […]
By Blake Gossard, Kira Schmid, ND, Luke Huber, ND, MBA, Steven V. Joyal, MD Readers of Life Extension Magazine® are well aware of the recent track record of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). In May 2012, this taxpayer-funded group recommended that men avoid life-saving PSA blood tests. In the December 2012 issue of Life Extension, the fundamental flaws that drove this ill-advised proposition […]
