A Small Frankenfish Win
The FDA seems to be on the wrong track—but last week’s hearings proved to be a small win for the anti-GMO side.
28 Sep
2010
21 Sep
2010
Over-diagnosed and Over-treated: The medicalization of childhood
John Abramson, MD, award-winning Harvard family practitioner, author of Overdosed America (log onto www.overdosedamerica.com to read further) has sagely weighed in as new normals have been adopted for blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar and new diseases like osteoporosis have been developed. According to Dr. Abramson, “American medicine has medicalized symptoms to market medications.”
21 Sep
2010
Stress and Your Hair
I recently had the opportunity to listen and learn to Moshe Frenkel, MD, former medical director of the Integrative Medical Program at MD Anderson Cancer in Houston, TX. As the founder and director of Integrative Oncology Consultants, he speaks that stress management is as important as supplements for a successful integrative approach to cancer treatment.
21 Sep
2010
Summer’s Produce Stand
The power of the produce-stand now resplendent with the rich colors and inviting smells of ripe fruit and summer’s vegetable bounty is lost to all-too-many Americans. Walk the aisles of a public or farmer’s market at summer’s end and marvel over the blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, the grapes and currants, fragrant peaches, and the […]
21 Sep
2010
Medicare Cuts Back on Nutritional Screening
One lab test per year to screen for all nutrient deficiencies or imbalances. Test your vitamin D levels, and you’re done. If you’re on Medicare and live in the Southwest, one test per year is all you’re allowed.
14 Sep
2010
Statin Drugs Open Us Up to Foodborne Illnesses
Did you know that cholesterol drugs make us more vulnerable to bacterial infections, including e. coli and salmonella? We have some other surprising news about cholesterol—and natural ways to battle those bugs.
14 Sep
2010
Privacy and Federal Scofflaws
This week we have a duo of news briefs that update previous Pulse of Natural Health stories: your private medical records may be at greater risk than ever—and a new GMO lawsuit against the USDA.
07 Sep
2010
Hearing Loss among Teens is Up 30% – are we focusing solely on noise?
Earbuds are causing more damage than previously thought—and the government is doing nothing to warn people! But the proper nutritional support can lessen the hearing loss, and in some cases even reverse it.
31 Aug
2010
Action Alert: Genetically Modified Frankenfish!
Coming to you soon—and you probably won’t know that you’re eating it.
31 Aug
2010
Flawed Study, Bad Science—Outrageous Conclusion
You may have read that eating more omega-3 fatty acids doesn’t help heart patients. You absolutely will not believe what the researchers did to arrive at this result.