Six weeks ago I had a local physician come in to see me for treatment of a very annoying illness. As I shook his hand I saw he was wearing plastic gloves. As we sat down to discuss his problem he immediately began relating what happened a year ago to him. He pretty much spent …
The FDA clearly demonstrated recently that it is a pawn of big pharmacies by threatening cherry farmers and tart cherry juice producers with legalaction if they continue to educate the public about the health benefitsinherent in eating and/or drinking tart cherries. This is despite the fact thatthere is plentiful scientific evidence for the efficacy of …
A recent study conducted by Pennsylvania researchers revealed that 59 of the 200 children’s hospitals surveyed hosted on-site fast-food restaurants (e.g., McDonald’s). Fifty-six percent of the adult survey participants and their children who were outpatients at a hospital with an on-site fast-food restaurant ate fast food the day of the survey. It is common knowledge …
I was surprised to find an article in the Archives of Internal Medicine which looked at a randomized controlled trial involving selenium supplementation in the treatment of HIV. In the study HIV viral load and CD4 count were evaluated after 9 months of treatment with high selenium yeast supplementation (200micrograms/day). The study found that the …
Plantar fasciitis is a relatively common problem that I see in the office. It usually will manifest as pain on the sole of the foot especially first thing in the morning on putting weight on the foot. Besides homeopathic treatment patients can do the following: Icing is recommended after exercising, stretching, and strengthening, and at …
Did you know that starting in the fall of 2007, truly raw almonds will not be available in the USA or Canada? The FDA, USDA and the California Almond Board has developed a marketing order which mandates that all almonds must be pasteurized. This came about because ” two outbreaks of salmonella, associated with conventional …
the Chinese philosophy of health, which dates back 2000 years, is based on the view that each individual human is part of a larger creation.Each of us is subject to the same laws that govern all of nature, including the galaxies, stars, planets, animals, trees, oceans, and soil.Today we try to separate ourselves from the influences …
Childhood-cancer treatment is one of the success stories of the late 20th century. A child diagnosed with cancer in the 1970s had a 56 percent chance of surviving for 5 years.Today, that likelihood is nearly 80 percent.However, we are beginning to notice that cancer survivors seem more prone to other life-threatening medical problems later. Studies …
Such was the reaction of the press lately when news came that cancer death rates were down at last- the first time in 70 years. Unfortunately, when you look at the figures a little closer they are not that impressive. The number of cancer deaths dropped to 557,272 in 2002 to 556,902 in 2003. Just …
One way to relieve common hay fever symptoms is to use nasal irrigation with a neti pot. Jala neti (“water cleansing”) is a yoga technique, commonly practiced in parts of India. It involves pouring warm slightly salted water into one nostril while keeping the head tilted so that the water runs out of the other …