During WWII the US government wanted to find out what was the best way to treat their servicemen that were prisoners of war who experienced starvation. To accomplish this they recruited conscientious objectors and underfed them until they lost 20% of their weight. They then re-fed these men until they regained their original weight. What …
Weston Price, DDS, who wrote Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, was a dentist who took tours in the 20’s and 30’s to primitive areas. What he found was on every continent where the native people were still following the native diet they were free of diseases of civilization. The diseases that did no exist were diabetes, …
During the final decade of the 20th Century there was a decline in rates of death from cardiovascular disease. However, despite these recent reductions in overall cardiovascular death rates, the overall incidence of acute myocardial infarction has not declined and has actually increased among women. This disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. The …
To produce Premarin, pregnant mares are hooked up to rubber urine-collection bags and tethered in stalls so small they cannot turn around or lay down comfortably. They are forced to stay in this position for six months, while their bodies are producing the most estrogen. They are also deprived of sufficient water, in order to …
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 …
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 …
It seems like a week does not go by without an article appearing in the lay press about the benefits of taking the statin medications like Lipitor. This drug alone accounts for 2 billion dollars in sales yearly. For many physicians, it is quicker to write out a script for a cholesterol-lowering medication than it …
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 …