It is natural for women to question whether they really need bio-identical hormone therapy (BHRT), especially if they are not having any of the typical menopausal symptoms of hot flashes, low libido, vaginal dryness and wrinkles. I tell patients that prior studies have shown that they protect against Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease, and slow …
The food and beverage industry wants to forestall government intervention in the hope that self- regulation is sufficient. However, as we have seen with the tobacco industry, this approach ultimately undermines public health. One approach that they are using to side step the issue excess calories is to emphasize “balance” and “calories out”. However, when …
During my studies of Chinese medicine with the Italian physician Anita Cignolini, MD, she repeatedly emphasized that when we exercise excessively we are expending our Juan Chi. This Juan Chi can be compared to an inheritance which we might receive from our parents. But unlike our inheritance which we can invest and make it grow, …
The idea of using chemical isotopes to combat aging may be new, but nature may already be onto that strategy as a way of protecting us against free-radical attack. It turns out that babies are born with much more of the isotope carbon-13 in their bodies than their mothers, and women appear to become unusually …
Several weeks ago there was news that Pfizer, the maker of Lipitor, was buying King Pharmaceutical. The financial analyst commented that they were making this 3.6 billion dollar deal to help off set the predicted decline in income when their blockbuster drug Lipitor goes generic. Well, in addition to this multi-billion dollar cash purchase, …
Couples who experience infertility can spend upwards to $20,000 for each attempt of in-vitro fertilization. But the cost is often nothing in comparison to the emotional ups and downs that are experienced. You have the waiting and wondering, the depression and exhaustion, and roller-coaster hormones. Well, a study out of Sao Paulo, Brazil has …
Vitamin D has gotten a lot of press the past several years. The more we know what helps or hinder our body’s natural production of vitamin D, the better. Below are some fascinating facts about this vitamin’s relation to the sun: -Sunscreen with SPF 8, decreased vitamin D synthesis by 97.5%. -Above latitudes of …
Two new studies published this year have shown that vitamin D is beneficial in preventing two diseases commonly seen in the elderly. One study, which was published by P. Knekt in the Archives of Neurology, followed 3,173 Finlandians for 29 years. The results showed that high vitamin D levels do provide protection against Parkinson’s. The …
Pre-Menstrual Syndrome, Psychotic Mood Shift, Puffy Mid-Section, Perpetual Munching Spree, Pass My Snacks, Potential Murder Suspect or very simply PMS. Women do not like it just as much as men don’t. They like to be able to think, fit in their jeans, eat a balanced meal and be logical and unemotional. There is one product …
In my years of practice I have seen many cases where antibiotics have resulted in long-lasting changes in the health of individuals by altering the bacteria living in the gut. Les Dethlefsen and David Relman of Stanford University looked at over 50 stool samples from just three people over a 10 month period that …