Cancer And Inflammation: You Have Some Control

I was at a medical meeting in Chicago recently and learned some great new points. Hippocrates really was correct when he said: Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food. I’ll use the example of breast cancer, though …

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The Brain-Gut Connection: ANXIETY

I’ll bet you didn’t know that anxiety can originate from your gut. But it can. I’ll cut to the chase and give my advice: TAKE A QUALITY PROBIOTIC NEARLY EVERY DAY, THEN SWITCH BRANDS IN 3 MONTHS. Now to explain …

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Melatonin. Much More Than Just Sleep!

Most of you know melatonin as nature’s sleep hormone. But did you really think that this wonderful hormone (as well as all your hormones) has only one or two functions? Think again! The fact is that most of your hormones …

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Chlorella Combats Mercury. Consider With Amalgam Dental Fillings

Chlorella Combats Mercury. Consider With Amalgam Dental Fillings. Some of you may have heard of a supplement called Chlorella. It is green food derived from a single cell plant often found in ocean waters. The Japanese use it as one …

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Bad News For Bacon

Bad news for Bacon I love BACON. Most people I know love bacon too. Unfortunately, bacon had a bad week. News broke this past week citing a Swedish study showing that eating 2 slices of bacon or one link of …

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With Supplements, You Get What You Pay For

Back in November I wrote a blog about the ‘big three’ supplements I recommend being a quality multivitamin/mineral, fish out and Vitamin D3. Let me expand upon that to push for ONLY PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE supplements. What does that mean? Pharmaceutical …

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How Do I Prevent The Flu

How Do I Prevent the Flu By this time of year most people who planned for a flu shot has received one. The vaccine makers have done a remarkable job at marketing this product such that by early Autumn, advertisement …

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Move Over Motrin, MERIVA Is Here

I just learned of a new product 2 weeks ago that is a testament to progress in natural medicine. For years medical science has known about the wonderful anti-inflammatory properties of the spice turmeric and it’s active ingredient curcumin. The …

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I’m Not A Statin Fan

I’M NOT A STATIN FAN Having practiced medicine since graduating medical school in 1987, I’ve watched several trends come and go in American medicine. Now that my specialization involves prevention, wellness, hormone therapy and medicine looking at causes (rather than …

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Careful With The Antibiotics. They May Cause……Weight Gain!

As this cold, flu, bronchitis and common infection season approaches, you may find yourself in the doctor’s office looking for an antibiotic. Some doctors hold their ground refusing to prescribe antibiotics for clearly apparent viral infections (antibiotics only work on …

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