| 06/30/2005 - Maryland Doctor's License Revoked for Practicing Alternative Medicine |
| What would you do if you found such an amazing doctor?
If you were the State of Maryland Board of Physicians (MBP), the answer is simple: you would revoke his license to practice medicine. |
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| 06/30/2005 - Maryland Doctor's License Revoked for Practicing Alternative Medicine |
| What would you do if you found such an amazing doctor?
If you were the State of Maryland Board of Physicians (MBP), the answer is simple: you would revoke his license to practice medicine. |
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| 06/29/2005 - The Dangers of Lyme Disease |
| Most disturbing: Her doctors predict she won't feel completely recovered for six months to a year. Take heed, you pioneers of the garden and the great outdoors: Do not underestimate the unforgiving dangers of lyme disease. |
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| 06/29/2005 - The Dangers of Lyme Disease |
| Most disturbing: Her doctors predict she won't feel completely recovered for six months to a year. Take heed, you pioneers of the garden and the great outdoors: Do not underestimate the unforgiving dangers of lyme disease. |
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| 06/28/2005 - Business Week Magazine Offers Health Advice |
| So if you wanted advice on dietary supplements, would you go looking for it in Business Week magazine? Absolutely…if you were interested in tracking investment opportunities in the supplement biz. But health advice? |
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| 06/28/2005 - Business Week Magazine Offers Health Advice |
| So if you wanted advice on dietary supplements, would you go looking for it in Business Week magazine? Absolutely…if you were interested in tracking investment opportunities in the supplement biz. But health advice? |
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| 06/27/2005 - Lupus Misguides the Immune System, Prompting Attacks on Healthy Tissues & Organs |
| The Latin word for "wolf" is "lupus," which is the shortened name commonly used for systemic lupus erythematosus, a chronic disease that misguides the immune system, prompting attacks on healthy tissues and organs. |
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| 06/27/2005 - Lupus Misguides the Immune System, Prompting Attacks on Healthy Tissues & Organs |
| The Latin word for "wolf" is "lupus," which is the shortened name commonly used for systemic lupus erythematosus, a chronic disease that misguides the immune system, prompting attacks on healthy tissues and organs. |
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| 06/24/2005 - Healing Benefits of Tequilla |
| Recently I had a drink with tequila in it and noticed some healing benefits. The Mexicans say that it is therapeutic and drink it for that reason. It comes from the agave plant so it makes sense to me that it is. |
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| 06/23/2005 - Getting Enough Sun Exposure |
| If you live just a few miles north of Quito, Ecuador, the equator may run right through your back yard. In that case, you probably get enough daily sun exposure to qualify as one of the least vitamin D deficient people on Earth. |
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| 06/23/2005 - Getting Enough Sun Exposure |
| If you live just a few miles north of Quito, Ecuador, the equator may run right through your back yard. In that case, you probably get enough daily sun exposure to qualify as one of the least vitamin D deficient people on Earth. |
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| 06/22/2005 - Have you been feeling depressed? |
| Stop your weight-loss diet now. That surprising advice comes from new research that examines dieting and weight-loss among obese women. But this recommendation doesn't translate into "just let yourself go." |
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| 06/22/2005 - Have you been feeling depressed? |
| Stop your weight-loss diet now. That surprising advice comes from new research that examines dieting and weight-loss among obese women. But this recommendation doesn't translate into "just let yourself go." |
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| 06/21/2005 - Have you been feeling depressed? |
| Then came the follow up question: Have you been feeling depressed? We all have those times when life piles on an excess of demands. A sense of being constantly overwhelmed can make anyone feel blue. |
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| 06/20/2005 - Is there a relationship between Osteoporosis and Celiac Disease? |
| Scientists already know there's a much larger incidence of celiac disease (CD) among osteoporosis patients than that of the general population. |
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| 06/17/2005 - Reducing Joint Friction |
| Bursae are small pods throughout your body that reduce friction at joints where bones, tendons and muscles come into contact. Inflammation of a bursa causes painful movements and is known as bursitis. |
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| 06/16/2005 - Health Benefits of Oysters |
| There are also zinc-containing enzymes that are believed to regulate energy expenditure, although the effect of dietary zinc on metabolic response during exercise has not yet been thoroughly studied. |
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| 06/16/2005 - Childhood Obesity and Nutrition |
| "If a child has a weight problem, their first beverage choice should be water." That quote comes from Helaine Rockett, a nutritionist and researcher with Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University. |
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| 06/15/2005 - Narrow Mainstream View of Cancer Treatment |
| I think you may be furious too when you find out how easy it is for a state agency to remove a child from her parents' custody based on nothing more than an absurdly narrow mainstream view of cancer treatment. |
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| 06/14/2005 - Misinformation Regarding Sun Exposure |
| Run for your lives! The sun is shining! That's right - summer's almost here and the time is right for the yearly barrage of misinformation regarding sun exposure. |
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| 06/14/2005 - The Codex Commision |
| Sometimes when you get a close-up look at a monster it turns out to be not so monstrous after all. |
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| 06/13/2005 - Tai-Chi May Improve Sleep Quality |
| A little Tai Chi might lead to sweet dreams. In the e-alert "Supremely Ultimate" (3/18/04), I told you about Tai Chi; the ancient Chinese exercise system that consists of a specific series of gentle physical movements. |
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| 06/13/2005 - Natural Ways to Help Keep Your HGH Level from Dropping Off |
| But as the name implies, HGH is a hormone, which means any use of synthetic HGH supplements should be embarked on with great care. Fortunately, there are safe, natural ways to help keep your HGH level from dropping off steeply after the age of 50. |
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| 06/10/2005 - Sugar is Good for You |
| It seems that Richard Kahn, the chief scientific and medical officer with the American Diabetes Association (ADA), made this statement in a recent interview: "What is the evidence that sugar itself has anything to do with diabetes? There is no evidence." |
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| 06/09/2005 - Statin Drugs Underprescribed?! |
| Arthur Johnson, one of my favorite writers, sent me that comment in an e-mail that included a news item claiming that doctors are not writing enough prescriptions for cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. |
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| 06/08/2005 - Diabetic Neuropathy |
| If you happen to be diabetic (either type 1 or type 2), or if you have reason to believe that you may have a pre-diabetic condition, diabetic neuropathy is something you need to be knowledgeable about. |
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| 06/08/2005 - Teens and Health |
| Not concerned about your health? How about your beauty? |
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| 06/07/2005 - Health Benefits of Apples |
| An apple a day may not keep the doctor away, but it will deliver plenty of antioxidant-rich polyphenols that help prevent and fight chronic diseases. |
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| 06/07/2005 - Do Away with Mammograms Forever |
| I hope to have some very good news for you as well in about a year and a half when we'll get the results of a trial that will hopefully do away with mammograms forever. |
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| 06/06/2005 - Fish Consumption and Its Effect on the Brain |
| If you eat broiled or baked fish daily, what effect does it have on your brain? |
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| 06/06/2005 - Antioxidants and Cigarettes |
| Most cigarette smokers eventually realize that if they ever want to attain optimal health, the cigarettes have to go. |
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| 06/03/2005 - Doctors in the UK have called for the ban of long, pointed kitchen knives |
| Some doctors - or "crazy medics" if you will - in the UK have called for the ban of long, pointed kitchen knives due to the increased number of violent crimes that are committed with this type of knife. |
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