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A Return To Healing Chapter 7: The Birth of the Health Medicine Movement
submitted by: admin on 05/08/2015
Awakening to the limitations of conventional medical practice led to a search for a new and better way to provide health care. The Health Medicine Forum was born and a new paradigm based on integrative, holistic, person-centered, preventive health care was developed. Vicki and I tell the story.
A Return to Healing:...
Americans are Sicker and Die Sooner than all Other Industrialized Countries
submitted by: admin on 05/12/2015
Overall, Americans die sooner and have higher rates of disease and injury from birth to age 75 than all other industrialized countries! Included are infant mortality, birth weight, injuries and homicides, teen pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, drug deaths, obesity and diabetes, chronic lung disease and generalized disability.
Over...
Basic Fundamentals of Good Health with Russell Jaffe, MD
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
In today's health care system we wait until we get sick before we seek help. There are 3 core fundamentals: acid-base balance, hormonal balance, and gut transition time. Routine lab tests measure abnormalities that are far advanced. The wellness buffer is discussed. Lifestyle and purpose determine our level of wellness.
Birth Control Pills Reduce Bone Density
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Birth control pills (BCPs) reduce bone density in a dose related relationship, but the effects are small and only develop after two years of use. Long term studies have not been done. A woman's risk of fractures later in life is influenced by the bone mass she gains in her teens through her 20s and this age group has the highest use of oral contraceptives....
Connection of Low Birth Weight and Obesity
submitted by: admin on 11/24/2024
Research continues to show just how important it is for pregnant women to eat a healthy diet and live a healthy lifestyle. An article in the journal "Brain Research" states: Nutritionally deprived newborns and fetuses have less neurons in the region of the brain that controls food intake. Because of the lack of neurons these babies are programmed...
Foreplay Can Start with Taking Out the Garbage
submitted by: admin on 09/03/2014
Love and sexual intercourse go together in healthy relationships. Our sexual drive, nonetheless, is so powerful that we often have sex in relationships that are quite unsatisfactory and can lead to sexual dysfunction that includes hypoactive sexual desire, sexual arousal disorder, lack of orgasm, and painful sex (dysparunea).
Forty three percent of women...
Prenatal Smoking Linked to Teenage Obesity
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
An article published in the August issue of the 2012 Archives of General Psychiatry showed a link between prenatal smoking and an increased risk for teen obesity. As little as one cigarette a day during the second trimester led to this finding. Previous studies have shown that prenatal smoking is linked to low birth weight, miscarriage, increased fetal...
Prescriptions for Health Radio Show: March 11, 2011
submitted by: admin on 11/24/2024
Prescriptions for Health on DemandMarch 11, 2011 ...
Probiotics in Pregnancy
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
The relationship of probiotics to birth weight and prematurity are discussed. The overall value of the microflora of the body is reviewed. Inflammation and immunity are influenced by the microflora of the body.
Risks for Breast Cancer
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Genetics only accounts for 5-10% of cancers. Environmental and lifestyle factors have a lot to do with getting cancer. Estrogen is another big player in causing cancer. The role of methylation is discussed.
SSRI Antidepressants are Risky in Pregnancy
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
The October 31, 2012 issue of Human Reproduction published an article from Harvard and Tufts Medical Centers stating that SSRI antidepressants should not be used in pregnancy because they lead to worsened pregnancy outcomes, have not been shown to be of benefit, and are massively overused in clinical practice. This family of drugs is associated with...
The Causes for Breast Cancer
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Only about 10% of cancers are caused by genetic factors such as the BRACA gene defect. Factors increasing the risk for breast cancer such as estrogen, environmental factors, unhealthy fats, alcohol, low fiber diet, smoking, birth control pills, and HRT, are reviewed.
Methylation and related factors such as B12, folic acid, and B6 influence DNA repair and...
The Story of Cosmetics: The Safe Cosmetics Act with Stacy Malkan
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry is an excellent book that talks about the film, "The Story of Cosmetics" including the toxicity and lack of regulation of the cosmetics industry. Makeup, hair dyes, lipstick, and even baby shampoos are linked to cancer, birth defects, fertility problems, skin problems and much more....
Water Disinfectant By Products are Dangerous
submitted by: admin on 08/04/2014
Clearly, we need disinfected water so we aren't at risk for many diseases such as cholera and hepatitis. However there are more than 600 water disinfectant byproducts have been discovered and many are toxic. The EPA regulates only 11 of these products. Haloacetic acid (HAAs), triclosan, dioxins, chlorine, fluoride, pharmaceutical drugs, and many...
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