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 …
Patients will often ask, ‘how long does it take the remedy to work?’ The answer is pretty straight forward in that the more acute and severe the symptoms the quicker the remedy will work – sometimes within seconds. As an example, several weeks ago I had a woman 3 months pregnant with hyperemesis gravadarum (severe …
Scientists, doctors, and nutritionists who have warned that soy is not a health food and that soy poses special risks in infants and children received support this week from the Israeli Health Ministry, which issued a health advisory recommending that soy foods be eaten only in moderation. The Health Ministry strongly recommended that consumption of …
In June 2000, the CDC assembled a collection of government scientists, high-level officials from the CDC and FDA, the top vaccine specialist from the World health Organization, and representatives from every major vaccine manufacturers. The impetus for this secret meeting was a study performed by CDC epidemiologist Tom Verstraeten. Verstraeten had analyzed the medical records …
This week while standing up at the front desk a patient came in wanting 3 tubes of Arnica. Out of curiosity I asked her what she was using it for. She replied that she was getting one for herself, her mother and a friend. She found that arnica was invaluable for any type of physical …
In the type of practice that I have most patients are very health conscious and take care of their body. However, on occasion I do have a patient that smokes. I, like every other physician they have seen, explain the medical ramifications of smoking. Sometimes it is enough to convince them to stop smoking. While …
Last week while reading a medical journal I came across a statement that stopped me in my tracks. It read, “The US, which has less than five percent of the world’s population, accounts for 50% of pharmaceutical sales.” And it was only last night while watching Nightline that the head of the US general accounting …
This dietary-herbal supplement is centered around shiitake mushrooms and contains other mushrooms, soy, and Asian herbs. Alexander S. Sun, PhD, for whom this soup is named was a biochemist from UC Berkley who did research at Mt. Sinai Medical Center and Yale University. In 1984, Sun’s mother developed lung cancer, which had metastasized to the …
A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that DHEA has no “physiologically relevant beneficial effects on body composition, physical performance, insulin sensitivity, or quality of life.” Yet past studies and new studies would indicate the opposite. One such study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology demonstrated that 50mg/day of DHEA …
Although soy provides an inexpensive source of protein some researchers have voiced concern over its high levels of estrogenic isoflavones and its dampening effect on the thyroid. Raw mature soybeans, used to make tofu and soy milk, contain phytates that prevent mineral absorption and enzyme inhibitors that block the enzymes needed to digest protein. The …