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Proliferative (Prolo) Therapy with Richard Gracer, MD
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
The injection of a mildly irritating substance into ligaments or tendons that are lax to stimulate the production of normal tissue. Many people with back pain have lax ligaments that can be fixed.
Prostate Cancer (video miniseries)
submitted by: admin on 04/08/2015
Most men will get prostate cancer during their life time. That's right, if you live to be 90 years old your risk is 90%! If you live to age 50, 50% will have prostate. However, 98% of prostate cancers do not need treatment because we die with them, not from them! The trick is to tell who is in the 2% that will die from it. With new technologies coming into...
Prostate Cancer Overview
submitted by: admin on 02/17/2015
The PSA era is over. Modern research has shown that it leads to overdiagnosis and overtreatment and far too many surgeries, radiation therapy, and hormonal therapy. Prostate cancer is very common, but only about 2% need to be treated. Preventive measures and environmental toxins are reviewed. The relationship of various hormones is discussed.New tools...
Prostate Cancer Overview
submitted by: admin on 06/30/2016
The PSA era is over. Modern research has shown that it leads to overdiagnosis and overtreatment and far too many surgeries, radiation therapy, and hormonal therapy. Prostate cancer is very common, but only about 2% need to be treated. Preventive measures and environmental toxins are reviewed. The relationship of various hormones is discussed.New tools...
Prostate Cancer with Dr. Richard Kunin
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Dr. Len and Dr. Kunin talk about prostate cancer and some manifestations of it. There have been big changes in how we look at prostate cancer in the last several years. The whole era of the PSA test is now over according to Thomas Stamey, the inventor of the test. We have now gotten to a situation where we are over treating most men who have...
Prostate Cancer: Who Needs Treatment?
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Proton Pump Inhibitors and Their Side Effects
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Proton pump inhibitors are massively overused. They are not approved for more than 6-8 weeks. Side effects include osteoporosis, senile dementia, poor digestion, addiction, poor absorption of calcium and iron.
Proton Pump Inhibitors Increase Risk for Kidney Failure and Heart Attacks
submitted by: admin on 05/24/2016
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as Prilosec, Nexium, Protonix, and Aciphex have been available for about 20 years and each year about 15 million people use them and bring in $10 billion every year. PPIs are vastly overprescribed by MDs and because they are available over the counter, are overused by patients.
The major known side effects of PPIs include...
PSA Screening
submitted by: admin on 06/18/2016
The inventor of the PSA test as come out and stated that the PSA era is over. We are over-diagnosing too many prostate cancers that don't need treatment with the test. There is no good prostate screening test today. The PSA test is good for following known prostate cancers as they are a good measurement of the extent of growth of the cancer.
PSA- Is the Era Over?
submitted by: admin on 11/02/2024
The PSA era is over. Modern research has shown that it leads to overdiagnosis and overtreatment and far too many surgeries, radiation therapy, and hormonal therapy. Prostate cancer is very common, but only about 2% need to be treated. Preventive measures and environmental toxins are reviewed. The relationship of various hormones is discussed.New tools for diagnosis...
Psoriasis
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
This is a good basic overview of the cause, clinical findings, and treatment of this chronic illness.
Psychiatrists Embrace Pill Power
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Big Pharma's control over psychiatry is a major step backwards. Even reimbursement for services is skewed to higher payment for drug vs cognitive treatment. It is time to treat patients, not primarily their symptoms.
PTSD: How Common is it in the Military?
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
It is hard to imagine that anyone in military combat does not come home with PTSD. Yet the VA does not recognize this in except a small minority of returning veterans.
Public Disclosure of Clinical Trials
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
A lack of openness about designs and results of clinical trials, coupled with inadequate oversight of off-label use of drugs and adaverse events, puts consumers of health products at risk. There is also the aspect that government sponsored clinical trials are paid for by the public, yet they must purchase the information when results are published in medical...
Purple Pill Blues
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Proton pump inhibitors are massively overrated and over used. This results in maldigestion, malabsorption of B12, iron, calcium, and a significant increase in osteoporosis and dementia if taken over several years. It is not approved by the FDA for more than 8 weeks, but MDs use it longer as an off-label usage. The benefits of licorice root extract are equivalent...
Qigong for Hypertension with Michael Mayer, PhD
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Working with the breath it is possible to "sink the chi" and change from sympathetic to parasympathetic breathing. This in combination with imagery using the "river of life" meditation is very powerful to lower BP.
Qigong For Pain Management with Michael Mayer, PhD
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
There are alternatives to drugs using breath, movement, touch, sound, and imagery. Dr. Mayer incorporates both qigong and psychotherapy to deal with pain. He gives an amazing example of how he does this.
Raw Fooding
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Why eat foods cooked at under 118 degrees F? Nutrient dense, raw foods are best for nutrition. Heating food destroys enzymes and nutrients and limit the nutrition we absorb and the ability of our bodies to function.
Re-evaluating Approaches of Integrative Oncology
submitted by: admin on 10/26/2016
Alternative treatment protocols for cancer have the potential to be competitive often are superior to conventional approaches. They should be considered as possible primary strategies, not merely supplemental options for treatment. If you click here you can access Dr. Michael Schachter's approach to treating cancer.
Reducing Complications may Cost Hospitals Money
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Hospitals have a financial incentive to not reduce complications because they are paid per each treatment and each lab or other test according to an article published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. While this may not be what hospitals are overtly thinking, the problem is how motivated are they to reduce complications?
Between...
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