more on the addictive nature of sugar with dr. robert lustig

sugar

SUGAR ADDICTIVE? YOU DON’T SAY “Can you name another substance of abuse for which the effect of the substance is more dangerous than the calories it harbors? Alcohol. Its calories are dangerous not because they’re calories; they’re dangerous because they’re part of alcohol. Sugar is the same. Sugar is the alcohol of a child. You […]

do you really want to be vaccinated against the flu again this year?

flu vaccine

FLU VACCINESMORE PROOF THEY ARE A WORTHLESS WASTE OF TIME AND RESOURCES “An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last week that the nasal form is hardly effective at all at preventing flu and should not be used for the 2016-17 flu season.  A 2012 review of scientific literature published in Lancet had […]

clinical handout checklist for schierling chiropractic, llc

Clinical Checklist

Handout Checklist for Schierling Chiropractic, LLC Note from Dr Schierling: This post was originally published a decade ago. Given the changing landscape of medical information and previous efforts to restrict this content via shadow-banning and outright censorship, I have updated and republished it for accuracy and relevance as of 1/15/2026. Greetings. I’m Dr. Russell Schierling, […]

brand new study reveals which diabetes drug is best

Diabetes Drug

DIABETES MEDICATIONS WHICH ONE WORKS BEST? A couple of weeks ago the American Medical Association via their world famous journal, JAMA, published a study (Comparison of Clinical Outcomes and Adverse Events Associated With Glucose-Lowering Drugs in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis) that definitively revealed which of the most popular DIABETES medications works best.   […]

how do drugs work in your body?  in many cases, no one really knows

drugs

“POORLY UNDERSTOOD”SCIENCE DOESN’T KNOW HOW NUMEROUS POPULAR DRUGS WORK, AND IT’S PROBABLY AFFECTING YOUR HEALTH “Adverse drug reactions are common. Identifying true drug allergy, however, can be challenging. Complicating factors of drug reactions include the myriad clinical symptoms and multiple mechanisms of drug-host interaction, many of which are poorly understood.” From the November, 2003 issue of […]

why you can’t trust the press to tell the truth about drugs

truth about drugs

THE TRUTH ABOUT DRUGSWHY YOU CAN’T TRUST THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA OUTLETS TO GIVE IT TO YOU I make my living off the Evening NewsJust give me somethin’, somethin’ I can usePeople love it when you lose, they love dirty laundry You don’t really need to find out what’s goin’ onYou don’t really want to know […]

new cdc report reveals flu vaccination doesn’t perform as touted

MORE EVIDENCE ON THE FUTILITY OF VACCINATING AGAINST THE FLU Although the year is only half over, it won’t be long before you are being told yet again to get vaccinated against the Flu because IT’S FORECAST TO BE THE WORST FLU SEASON EVER.  We already know what doctors (HERE) and nurses (HERE) think about […]

brand new news on the autism / vaccine front

Autism

NEW STUDY MAY PROVIDE “SMOKING GUN” IN THE VACCINE / AUTISM DEBATE “In a preliminary analysis of nearly 2,000 Swedish children born in the late 1990s, infants with higher inflammation as measured by nine acute phase proteins, including C-reactive protein, were more likely to develop autism than infants without high inflammation.”From the study being discussed […]

fluoroquinolone antibiotics are in the news again: this time it’s bad

Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics

FLUOROQUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICSTHEIR FILTHY TRAIL OF DISABILITY, DESTRUCTION, AND CHRONIC PAIN       “Today (5-12-16), the FDA is requiring labeling changes for antibacterial drugs called fluoroquinolones, including an updated boxed warning, stating that the serious side effects associated with fluoroquinolones generally outweigh the benefits for patients with sinusitis, bronchitis and uncomplicated urinary tract infections who […]

how dangerous is the practice of medicine to your health?

medicine

DANGEROUS TESTS, DANGEROUS DRUGS, DANGEROUS SURGERIESDANGEROUS MEDICINE “Their analysis, published in the BMJ on Tuesday, shows that “medical errors” in hospitals and other health care facilities are incredibly common and may now be the third leading cause of death in the United States — claiming 251,000 lives every year, more than respiratory disease, accidents, stroke and […]

gut function and autism: what’s the common denominator?

autism

WHAT CAUSES AUTISM?SCIENCE HAS ALREADY PROVIDED PART OF THE ANSWER(AUTISM AND THE RELATIONSHIP TO GUT HEALTH) “Autism is primarily a disorder of the brain, but research suggests that as many as nine out of 10 individuals with the condition also suffer from gastrointestinal problems such as inflammatory bowel disease and ‘leaky gut’. The latter condition […]

three new studies: statins, obesity, and sleeping pills

Studies

NEW RESEARCH ON CHOLESTEROL DRUGS (STATINS), THE WORLD-WIDE OBESITY EPIDEMIC, AND SLEEP AIDS Over the past few days, there have been some intriguing studies released to the public — all showing that current health trends are much worse than we’ve been led to believe.  The first study is not so much a study but an […]

‘the doctors’ reveal that antibiotics are more deadly than previously realized

antibiotics

IN THREE DECADES, ANTIBIOTICS PREDICTED TO CAUSE MORE DEATHS THAN CANCER “We have a big problem in this country and it drives me bonkers.  Over half of all the antibiotic prescriptions in this country are unnecessary.  Until I became a doctor, every single time I got a cold, I took antibiotics.  I took 2-3 courses […]

dangers of acetaminophen (tylenol)

Acetaminophen is Dangerous

ARE TYLENOL / ACETAMINOPHEN AS SAFE AS WE’VE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE? “Acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause for calls to Poison Control Centers (over 100,000/year) and accounts for more than 56,000 emergency room visits, 2,600 hospitalizations, and an estimated 458 deaths due to acute liver failure each year.  Data from the U.S. registry of […]

nsaids for chronic low back pain?

nsaids

CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN AND NSAID EFFICACY “One trial compared NSAIDs with ‘home-based exercise’. Regarding disability, people who did exercise improved more than people receiving NSAIDs…” From the study being discussed today I’ve talked about Cochrane before.  The Website of the Cochrane Collaboration says, “Cochrane gathers and summarizes the best evidence from research to help you […]

antidepressants are in the news yet again

depressed about antidepressants

DEPRESSED ABOUT YOUR ANTIDEPRESSANT? YOU PROBABLY SHOULD BE! “According to researchers at the Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center, about 20% of Americans use at least five prescription medications. That same research shows that prescription drug use has been increasing steadily in the U.S. for the past decade.” Cherry-picked from Lacie Glover’s June 1, 2015 […]