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About Inflammation

submitted by: admin on 05/08/2015
Inflammation as a cause of chronic diseases is described and defined.  The roles of cytokines and brown fat are explained.  A lifestyle that includes exercise, stress reduction, sleep, weight management, and a healthy diet is a powerful antidote. Cholesterol is a marker of inflammation, not the cause of it. Addendum: This is an excellent review...

ADD/ADHD: What are They?

submitted by: admin on 05/08/2015
The clinical characteristics of these conditions and their treatment are presented. Kids and adults suffer from three common factors: distractibility, impulsivity, and disruptive behavior are classic. Management of ADD/ADHD through drug and nutritional therapies and the importance of emotional support is discussed.                

Do You Need the Swine Flu Vaccine?

submitted by: admin on 12/22/2024
Do you need to take the swine flu vaccine? Some medical centers require taking the vaccine. Scare tactics are a powerful tool to intimidate people into taking the vaccine. The CDC has been concealing their data regarding the need for the vaccine. CBS did its own study on the incidence of swine flu and their numbers were much lower than those of the CDC. One person...

HeartMath with David McArthur, JD

submitted by: admin on 09/24/2013
  Reverend McArthur wrote the book, The Intelligent Heart, with his father. He reviews what it is, how it works, and its applications. It can influence the subconscious mind and our thoughts in amazing ways in just a few minutes.        

Homeopathy

submitted by: admin on 09/24/2013
  There has been a recent challenge in England about whether or not homeopathy was scientifically based and there is a movement to ban it from medical practice. It still remains a very popular treatment in England and many other places in the world. Whatever "science" does not understand it tends to throw out; this is not a scientific approach....

Hypertension Overview

submitted by: admin on 02/19/2015
Are you one of the millions of people who have hypertension?  Would you be surprised to find out that you may be a candidate for simple lifestyle changes that can get you off medication? This overview of hypertension defines what it is, how to diagnose it, its complications, causes, and treatment. Hypertension is often over-diagnosed when taken in the...

Hypertension: What is it with Russ Jaffe, MD

submitted by: admin on 10/09/2013
Hypertension is a physical adaptation to resistance to flow. When our blood vessels are too narrow for a variety of reasons the pressure we need to sustain perfusion is high. Some of these mechanisms such as stress, kidney hormonal factors that are out of balance, blood that is too thick, mineral imbalances, oxidative stress, and idiopathic. There's a balance...

Introduction for Managing Heart Disease

submitted by: admin on 12/22/2024
  Arteriosclerotic heart disease is defined by reduced blood flow caused by cholesterol plaques, with or without blood clots, in one or more blood vessels of the heart. This situation can lead to insufficient nutrient delivery to the downstream tissues that can cause these very important complications.     Congestive heart failure...

Mind Body Healing: What is it? With Martin Rossman, MD

submitted by: admin on 10/11/2013
Dr. Rossman explains what mind body means, how it works, and why we need to know about it. The difference between curing and healing is discussed and the importance of holism reviewed.          

PMS

submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Premenstrual tension is defined and discussed. It is characterized by a constellation of signs and symptoms that can be managed with lifestyle, nutritional supplements and drugs.

Preview, Asthma

submitted by: admin on 12/22/2024
Dr. Len defines what asthma is and how it affects us and provides an overview of the subject. Methods of treatment in both the mainstream and CAM are reviewed.

The Alkaline Way: What is it with Russ Jaffe, MD

submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Our cells produce more acid than alkaline buffer. It is partly because of what we eat, but it is inherent in our metabolism. The body is acidic by nature and alkaline by design. Our mineral reserves are deep, but over years we become depleted and suffer from many diseases. Only one brand of pH paper that is reliable. The first morning urine or after 6 hours of...

Trans Fats

submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
What are they and what do they do. They induce inflammation. Measurements of inflammatory markers has been documented. We discuss what they are, what they do, and how we get rid of them is discussed.          

Triglycerides: What You Need to Know

submitted by: admin on 12/22/2024
Triglycerides are defined. We need them for energy, energy storage, insulation, mambrane function. When levels are too high problems follow. Diets too high in sugar lead to high levels of insulin and of triglycerides as well as blood pressure and a tendency to lay down fat. Exercise is the antidote to this, as is a low carbohydrate diet. We burn fat as our primary...

What is Health Medicine with Richard Kunin, MD

submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
We explore a complete medical model that addresses nutrition, pollution, and stress on the one hand, and on the other our deeper spiritual needs. The job of the physician is to provide adaptation.            

What is Love? With Leonard Laskow, MD

submitted by: admin on 12/22/2024
Holoenergetic healing is healing with the energy of the whole, which is greater than the sum of its parts. We have a perceived sense of separation from our self and from the universe. Love makes it possible to return to wholeness.

What is Socialized Medicine

submitted by: admin on 12/22/2024
Socialized medicine means that the government pays for health care. Universal health care means the everyone gets health care, but does not require it be paid for by the government. Obama’s health care plan is discussed.

What is Sufficient Treatment for Cancer?

submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
  When do you know you're getting the right cancer treatment? How do patients get reliable information for treatment? How far should mainstream physicians go when recommending treatments? We need doctors that are knowledgeable in both mainstream and alternative therapies so patients can get the best of both worlds. FDA off-label usage is discussed.        

What is Well-Being with Jimmy Parker

submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
  Well being includes physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual perspectives. The example of how a tennis player addresses a tennis match is discussed in this regard. What we think can be a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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