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Seizures / Epilepsy · June 13, 2013
Did Your Neurologist Recommend Natural Remedies for Seizures?
Seizures will impact your life. Period. Uncontrollable, or refractory, seizures can destroy it. I have certainly covered non-pharmacological therapies for seizures in past blog articles. The list of things known to help…
Obesity and Weight Loss · June 12, 2013
Weight Loss Program Focuses on WHAT Organ System??
Ok. We’ve got a big obesity problem in the US. And while there are any number of diet plans to try to lose weight, none I’ve come across address this organ system. The human body does not function in systems. It’s not…
Diabetes (Type 2) · June 11, 2013
Does Sugar Cause Diabetes? Where DOES Diabetes Come From?
Regular readers of the Rantings will know that I consider your body’s biggest fight to be against the diabetic spectrum. I refer to it as the “diabetic spectrum” rather than just diabetes to make sure that patients…
Diabetes (Type 2) · June 10, 2013
Add 36 Minutes of This Therapy To Your Neuropathy Support Formula
Diabetic neuropathy is not fun. I recall a patient in tears; he didn’t want to get out of bed because he knew standing on his feet would hurt, but staying in bed hurt. Once things get to this point, there are few…
Fish Oils · June 8, 2013
Fish or Fish Oil Supplements? 4 Things to Know
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I’ll say it again: NOTHING is as powerful as lifestyle changes for lowering your risk of chronic disease. That being said (again…), I do believe that supplementation plays a…
Digestive Complaints · June 6, 2013
Does Your Infant have Reflux? Two Things to Try Before Meds
I still remember the first time, several years ago, I had a patient tell me that their infant had been put on Prilosec for heartburn. Heartburn in an infant. Seriously? Maybe it was the chili dog and beer. If we can…
Healthy Kids · June 5, 2013
Living Here as a Teen Ups Lifetime Risk of Stroke
Lifestyle is all important. Period. But sometimes we have to admit that we can’t change everything, especially if it happened back when you were a teen. I personally believe that chronic diseases like cancer…
Heart Disease · June 4, 2013
Energy Drinks, Red Meat, the Gut and the Heart: My Take
By now, you’ve probably heard the news about two recent research studies strongly linking a compound called TMAO to heart disease and stroke. After all, Dr. Oz covered it, so it’s got to be big news. Here’s the basics…
Health · June 3, 2013
Is Your Medication a Fake? The Deadily Underground of Fake Drugs
Regular readers of the Rantings should understand by now that there is a time and place for medications, just not EVERY time and EVERY place. Many of the articles referred to in the Rantings point out the poor research…
Diabetes (Type 2) · May 30, 2013
The Painfully Slow Death of a Common, Deadly Diabetic Drug
Glucotrol (glipizide). Glyburide. Glucovance. It goes by many names, but they all contain the diabetic drug sulfonylurea. It is a compound that basically forces the beta cells of the pancreas, the cells that release…
Stress · May 29, 2013
Whey protein rich in lactalbumin increases the ratio of plasma tryptophan – (06-06-02)
Whey protein rich in lactalbumin increases the ratio of plasma tryptophan to the sum of the other large neutral amino acids and improves cognitive performance in stress-vulnerable subjects Okay…I know the title is a…
Heart Disease, Stroke, Blood Pressure Tips · May 29, 2013
Pre-eclampsia and magnesium sulphate – (06-06-02)
Pre-eclampsia and magnesium sulphate Magnesium sulphate is incredibly cheap as far as medical interventions go. This study found that this intervention cut risk of pre-eclampsia (a dangerous condition of protein in…
Probiotic · May 29, 2013
Nutrition More Effective Than Steroids in Children With Crohn’s Disease – (06-06-02)
Nutrition More Effective Than Steroids in Children With Crohn’s Disease Okay, so if this is more effective for children, why do most adults not get the same therapeutic thrust? Personally, I feel that yeast overgrowth…
Hormone · May 29, 2013
Medroxyprogesterone in Food Chain Raises Consternation in Europe – (07-25-02)
Medroxyprogesterone in Food Chain Raises Consternation in Europe Medroxyprogesterone is used as HRT here in the US. However, in Europe it is showing up in the feed supply in certain areas of the Netherlands and Europe…
Obesity and Weight Loss · May 29, 2013
Legislation to Fight Obesity May Hit Congress Soon – (06-06-02)
Legislation to Fight Obesity May Hit Congress Soon I just love when government gets decides to through money at a problem. Here we see they are suggesting throwing some $80 million to increase physical education and…
Hormone · May 29, 2013
EU Scientists Confirm Hormone-Treated Beef Risks – (05-09-02)
EU Scientists Confirm Hormone-Treated Beef Risks Okay…so Europe won’t take most of our beef because the growth hormones in them pose a potential risk to human health. But here in the United States this same hormone…
Diet Choices for Your Best Health · May 29, 2013
Effects of fruit and vegetables on antioxidant concentrations, BP – (06-24-02)
Effects of fruit and vegetables on antioxidant concentrations, BP This is another of those “how much did we spend on this study???” study. Is there anyone out there that thinks that increased consumption of fruits and…
Healthy Kids · May 29, 2013
Early nutrition and leptin concentrations in later life – (06-06-02)
Early nutrition and leptin concentrations in later life This article is incredibly important wake up call for parents of today. This study stresses the importance of nutrition in the infant. Formula feeding may lead to…
Miscellaneous · May 29, 2013
Doctor sues company over unethical marketing – (06-06-02)
Doctor sues company over unethical marketing I’m just putting this in here so everyone out there can begin to realize that pharmaceutical interference with prescribing practices is a reality and patients’ best interests…
Vitamin C · May 29, 2013
Collagen Synthesis in Cultured Fibroblasts with Varicose Veins – (07-25-02)
Collagen Synthesis in Cultured Fibroblasts with Varicose Veins This experiment demonstrates that the synthesis of collagen, an essential building frame for the structure of almost all tissue in the human body, is…
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