Yesterday I had a patient who was considering chelation therapy ask, “How do you know if it works?” This particular patient had a 5 vessel bypass several years ago and was looking to avoid any further surgeries. I explained to him that often times when patients come in for chelation they are experiencing angina chest …
Researchers at Harvard University conducted long-term studies on nearly 6,000 men and found that those who supplemented daily with 50mg of beta-carotene (which the body converts to vitamin A) had significantly better memory, cognitive function, and verbal recognition than those who took a placebo. Vitamin A may accomplish this by slowing the buildup of plaque …
Omega-3 fatty acids are anti-inflammatory substances found in marine fish. These substances have been used successfully to treat inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. Over the years I have prescribed it to many patients with inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohns and ulcerative colitis based on recommendations from other holistic health care providers. However, based …
Most of us at some point in our lives have felt extreme anger because we felt like we were treated unfairly. Usually with time the anger will subside. But sometimes people can get “stuck” in their anger and it will disrupt their whole health. An example is Wade who worked for a local construction company. …
I don’t know if you have noticed, but over the last 6 months there has been a flurry of ads on television, radio, and medical advertisements stressing the need for patients with symptoms of acute stroke to seek medical attention for immediate therapy. The treatment they are referring to is the administration of t-PA within …
Atopy is a medical term that refers to an allergy for which there is a genetic predisposition. Typically atopic disease will manifest as asthma, rhinitis, and chronic skin disease like eczema and hives. Over the past several decades there has been an increasing rate of atopic disease. Among children aged 4 years and younger, the …
Scientists have known for years that both the male and female brains have estrogen receptors that have wide-ranging effects on our physical, emotional and cognitive health. Estrogen influences language skills, mood, attention, and a number of other functions, in addition to memory. Estrogen receptors are present in several regions of the brain, including the …
A compound that naturally occurs in grapefruit and certain other citrus fruits may be helpful in fighting chronic hepatitis C infection by blocking an important pathway in the virus’ life cycle. New studies show that the common flavonoid naringenin inhibits the secretion of hepatitis C virus from infected cells, a process required to maintain chronic …
Quite a few people are proponents of raw milk. However, I am not quite convinced as to its safety. A recent study found that more than 1/3 of raw milk samples tested positive for H. pylori. Four hundred raw milk samples were screened and 139 of those samples tested positive for the presence of the …
About 5 years ago while preparing a talk on the excessive use of statins in the United States I came across evidence suggesting that this class of cholesterol lowering drugs can have dramatic effects on memory. However, the pharmaceutical industry has somehow managed to keep this information from the public. Last week I was surprised …