solving your own health problems, whatever those problems may be
WHAT IT TAKES TO SOLVE YOUR OWN HEALTH ISSUES When it comes down to it, your health is largely up to you. Whether you like it or not, it’s not something that someone else can do for you, doctor included. Couple this with the fact that in many ways the medical community has barely changed […]
millennial health continues precipitous decline
MILLENNIAL HEALTH CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE “You know there’s a retirement crisis going on when a sizable chunk of Americans think winning the lottery is a reasonable way to stop working, rather than developing a saving and investment plan. Yet nearly two thirds of millennials say winning the lottery could be a good retirement bet, according […]
oldest medical journal calls for a new ‘save the planet’ diet
CAN WE REALLY SAVE THE PLANET BY ELIMINATING MEAT FROM OUR DIETS?
a review of scientific american’s 1955 article; ‘second thoughts on the germ theory’
PULITZER PRIZE WINNING SCIENTIST, RENE DUBOS, SHARES HIS THOUGHTS ON THE “GERM THEORY” OF DISEASE “It’s not that germs don’t play a part in disease, it’s just that the part they play is not the part we’ve been led to believe they play.” Me from a previous post (link below) “Everyone harbors disease germs, yet […]
dr. jack kruse on using light to control one’s weight and health
“The fabrication of energy and free radicals sets the internal clocks that command our everyday rhythms-waking, eating, sleeping. Mitochondria run the show.” From the January 2019 issue of Advances in Anatomy, Embryology, and Cell Biology (Mitochondria Inspire a Lifestyle) “Maple syrup comes from a tree that makes it from CO2, water, and sunlight using photosynthesis. […]
the state of the american disease: management -vs- cures explains why you are big pharma’s largest commodity
IF YOUR FAITH IS IN YOUR MEDICINE, DON’T COUNT ON EVER TRULY GETTING BETTER Soaring Insulin Prices have Patients Terrified and Pharmacists Scrambling. The title of an article from the July 31, 2018 issue of the American Pharmacist Association Is The Pharmaceutical Industry Focused On Curing Diseases, Or Just Treating Symptoms? The title of a […]
new study shows which dietary approach is best for chronic pain
CHRONIC PAIN?WHICH DIET MIGHT BE BEST FOR YOU? Why do I urge people struggling with CHRONIC PAIN to change their diets? When it comes to solving potential roots of said pain (INFLAMMATION), the lowest of the low-hanging DIY fruit is what you eat. In other words, you don’t need a positive medical test to tell […]
the government wants you drowning in a sea of carbohydrates
THE GOVERNMENT WANTS YOU DROWNING IN A SEA OF SUGAR AND JUNK CARBS Writing for the political newspaper, The Hill, Sarah Hallberg recently penned a piece titled Government Dietary Guidelines are Plain Wrong: Avoid Carbs, Not Fat, in which she stated (cherry-picked)…….. “Every five years, the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services publish […]
a recent article on liver disease provides a glimpse at why america cannot get healthcare right, no matter which party is in charge
THE NAFLD / NASH EXPLOSION AND WHAT YOU CANDO TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY “In the past few decades, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become more prevalent in U.S. adolescents and is currently the most common cause of chronic liver disease in this age group. ‘NAFLD is almost always associated with obesity; we […]
one of the freakiest studies ever…. and it’s about energy drinks!
NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT ENERGY DRINKS ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL PROBLEMS, AGGRESSION, AND FATIGUE Certain industries have a history of using wartime “generosity” to get soldiers hooked on their products, namely alcohol and tobacco. Those of you who have watched an “OLD SOLDIER” trying to drink their nightmares away, or smoking through their ‘trache’ outside […]
diet soda, microbiome, and the relationship between infections and mental disorders / brain disease and allergies
FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALLDIET SODA DESTROYS MICROBIOME, WHICH CAN LEADTO INFECTIONS, ALLERGIES, AND BRAIN DISORDERS “Can infections in childhood trigger the development of neuropsychiatric disease? A study by Köhler-Forsberg et al in this issue of JAMA Psychiatry provides strong epidemiologic evidence that severe infections, as well as exposure to antiinfective agents, place children and teenagers […]
the health benefits of alcohol
“There is strong support here for the guideline published by the Chief Medical Officer of the UK who found that there is ‘no safe level of alcohol consumption’. The conclusions of the study are clear and unambiguous: alcohol is a colossal global health issue and small reductions in health-related harms at low levels of alcohol […]
diabetes, mental illness and sexual dysfunction: new studies show what you can look forward to when you live the high carb lifestyle
I’ve said for a very long time that if you give me just a little time, tying THE HIGH CARB LIFESTYLE to almost every disease process you can name is a piece of cake (pun intended). Let’s take a slightly different look at a topic we’ve covered on several previous occasions — INFERTILITY AS RELATED […]
a new study on pasta and an article on our broken health care system: what’s the link?
By Now, Most People Recognize that America has a Broken Health Care System Writing for MedPage Today, medical doctor David Nash recently published an article titled Our Broken Healthcare System: How Scared Should We Be? Toxic Political Atmosphere, Entrenched Status Quo Discourage Serious Discussion. After mentioning a book about that oxymoronical mess we call EVIDENCE-BASED […]
hgh (human growth hormone) the fountain of youth: what you can do to increase your body’s natural levels?
Although nothing ever quite lives up to the hype, Human Growth Hormone (hGH) comes close. When we think of hGH, however, we sometimes recall the bison-headed athletes of two decades ago who abused it as a PED (I won’t mention BB’s name here). Truth is, even though numerous celebrities along with the rich and famous […]
there’s something fishy about last week’s much-discussed fish oil study
IS SUPPLEMENTING WITH FISH OIL A WASTE FOR PEOPLE WITH TYPE II DIABETES? Increased intake of Omega−3 fatty acids has been associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease in observational studies, but this finding has not been confirmed in randomized trials. It remains unclear whether omega-3 fatty acid supplementation has cardiovascular benefit in patients […]
the importance of sunshine beyond vitamin d
VITAMIN D IS NOT THE ONLY REASON YOU NEED TO SPEND TIME IN THE SUN “No life can exist on the Earth without the Sun. Everything on the Earth, from favorable temperature conditions to creation of bioorganic mass and free oxygen in the atmosphere is created only due to the rays of the Sun. In […]
the adverse health outcomes associated with nano-plastics
NANO-PLASTICS: THE NEW FRONTIER IN MAMMALIAN TOXICITY AND ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMES Which individuals and populations are exposed to high levels of microplastics? How is the exposure happening? How can we measure or estimate exposure? What aspect of the plastic is most relevant – is it size, shape or chemical makeup of these plastics? Or is […]
new salt study shows just how controversial salt restriction really is
NEW STUDY SHOWS HOW BAD MASSIVE SALT RESTRICTION CAN REALLY BE In case you weren’t aware, the government food police have gotten us into troubled waters so many times, I can’t understand how they have any credibility left? First there was the war on fat (HERE, HERE, and HERE), BUTTER, and EGGS (DIETARY CHOLESTEROL). Shortly […]
obesity and the flu
OBESITY AND THE FLU: IS THERE A CONNECTION? “The global prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically over the last few decades. In 2014, the prevalence of adult obesity in the United States was 35.5%… In every region, adult obesity is increasing, and the pace of increase is accelerating.”CHERRY PICKED from the study being discussed today […]