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Lack of Hand Washing in Hospitals Can Be Fatal

submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013

It is easy to forget about washing hands when we're busy, but the consequences of failing to do this lead to many deaths, cost, and morbidity. Good isolation practices need to be enforced. About 5% of hospitalized people come out of the hospital with an acquired infection.

Laws to Regulate Trans Fat and Calories in Food

submitted by: admin on 04/23/2024

NY is leading the way in regulating food, especially trans fats and in disclosing calories in food. The real danger in our diet is sugar, and this is discussed with respect to insulin. We need laws to restrict simple sugars.

Link Between Mother's Diet and Childhood Obesity

submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013

Medical researchers have discovered that a mother's nutrition during pregnancy can affect a child's risk for obesity many years later. They show that diet can change how DNA expresses itself with regard to appetite regulation. These epigenetic changes suggest that measures to prevent childhood obesity should also target on improving the mother's nutrition...

Mind With Matter with Phillip Scott, PhD

submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013

Mind over matter is the cliché? However, Chief Black Horse makes the distinction between "over" and "with" in a very interesting way. There is no adversarial relationship between the mind and body, so where does the "over" come from. There is an energy of body, mind, emotion, and spirit, yet they are still one. Deification...

Physician Burnout

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013

Many MDs are leaving practice as HMO medicine is becoming more prevalent. There is a high level of discontent that has led them to retire early or find other work that does not involve seeing patients.

Psychological Challenges of Covid 19

submitted by: admin on 07/10/2020

There is so much conflicting and disinformation about Covid 19 that it is near impossible for the average person to know the truth about its impact on America. It is difficult enough even for doctors who have spent hundreds of hours studying Covid 19 to know this. This coupled with the conflicts of interest of the FDA, CDC, NIH, and WHO adds tremendously to the...

Regulation of Supplements

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013

The regulation of supplements is problematic. We clearly need regulation because supplement companies tend to make statements about what they do that is not proven, but at the same time we also need to have access to using them, especially if they are safe. A balanced regulation is what is needed. MD control of supplements is being suggested; yet they...

Safe Skin Care Products with Lani Simpson, DC

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013

Commercial skin care problems are not regulated and they tend to go through the skin more often than most of us realize. Over time bioaccumulation is a big issue.

Smarter Lunchrooms Improve Nutrition

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013

The USDA in January of 2013 passed regulations designed to make school lunches more nutritious by requiring they increase whole grains and make students select either a fruit or vegetable with their purchased lunch. A study published in the February 2013 Journal of Pediatrics reported that this could be done within 3 hours and for a cost of $50...

Super Natural Home with Beth Greer Part III

submitted by: admin on 04/23/2024

The FDA does not regulate skin care products. Cosmetic companies have an association that is supposed to monitor the ingredients that are put on our skin, but there is a conflict of interest that corrupts its regulation. Women use between 15 and 25 products every day! Most department store brands are toxic and unsafe to put on our bodies. Natural organic skin...