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Detoxification Through Exercise and Sweating with Beverly Rubik, PhD
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Because so many environmental toxins are fat soluble, the only natural way to get rid of them is through exercise and sweating. The extent of the body burden is far more than we realize.
Diabetic Neuropathy
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
After 10 years 50% of diabetics will have diabetic neuropathy. It is manifested by numbness, loss of balance, and in 25% severe pain. About 15% will develop ulcers that lead to amputations. Mainstream medicine relies on drugs to manage pain, but has nothing for the numbness or loss of awareness of where the feet are. There has been a major breakthrough...
Did Alternative Medicine Kill Steve Jobs - Or Did It Extend His Life?
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
LET'S BEGIN!...
Did Alternative Medicine Kill
Steve Jobs - Or Did It Extend His Life?
Discover what some experts say about the computer giant's
decision to put off surgery and seek natural methods...
You probably know his name. But, even if you don't, it's pretty much...
Diet and Inflammation with Ellen Cutler, MD, DC
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Foods are intimately connected to inflammation and grain free diets are discussed. It is more than gluten. Digestive enzymes specific for sugars and grains help with the craving.
Dietary Trans Fats Linked to Aggression
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Consumption of dietary trans fats is associated with irritability and aggression according to an article posted in the Public Library of Science Online in April of 2012. Trans fats are never saturated. If they are fully hydrogenated, they are no longer trans fats; they become saturated fat. Natural trans fats made in nature, such as vaccenic acid (found...
Diets: Which One is Right for You?
submitted by: admin on 10/29/2017
There are so many diets that we become thoroughly confused about what is best for us. Most diets work, but are only half-truths. Your best diet depends on who you are and your unique health issues.
Digestion and Immunity
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
One of the best kept secrets in medicine is that the gut is critical in developing and maintaining immunity. More than 60% of all immune cells are in the GI tract. How this works and is related to leaky gut is discussed.
Digital Mammography
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Do digital mammograms add much over conventional mammograms, especially for premenopausal women? How much radiation is saved? Are they safe in genetic forms of cancer? Are we finding too many cancers?
Diuretics: Are They Overused?
submitted by: admin on 09/19/2013
Diuretics are used for a number of reasons. They can be lifesaving for some conditions. Thiazide drugs are the best treatment for hypertension, but they have side effects too.
Do Biopsies Spread Cancer?
submitted by: admin on 01/23/2015
A Mayo Clinic article published in the journal, GUT, in January of 2015 looked at whether or not biopsies of cancers caused spreading of pancreatic cancers. What they found was very surprising. Not only did the cancers not spread the but the survival rate if there was a biopsy was much longer! Wow!
This is a bit hard to believe, but it is what they found...
Do Familial Precancerous Polyps Predict Colon Cancer?
submitted by: admin on 06/18/2016
When do you need a colonoscopy? An article in Annals of Internal Medicine in May of 2012 stated that there's insufficient evidence to recommend earlier or more frequent colonoscopies for people who have a first degree relative with a precancerous polyp unless the polyp is advanced. About 30-50% of people have polyps that are precancerous, but only 5-10% warrant...
Do Fungi Cause Digestive Disorders?
submitted by: admin on 09/20/2013
Research published in the journal, Science, in May of 2012 revealed a link between fungi and inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis. More than 100 different species of fungi have been found in the GI tract. White blood cells make a protein called Dectin-1 that locates and kills fungi and has been found to be defective in people with ulcerative colitis.
The...
Do Universities Abuse Their Athletes
submitted by: admin on 03/31/2014
A study done at Indiana University and published in the March 2014 issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine tracked 232 university elite athletes when they were between 40 and 65 years of age and found that many of them had sustained injuries during their athletic careers that led to having difficulty staying physically active. They also found that...
Do We Need a Covid Vaccine?
submitted by: admin on 04/27/2021
Has the number of cases of Covid 19 deaths been dramatically overestimated? Is there a safe and effective treatment that works in nearly 100% of people who have Covid 19? Do you believe that the Covid 19 vaccine safe and effective? If you answered yes to these three questions do you believe we need to distribute a vaccine an untested mRNA...
Do We Need Virtual Colonoscopies?
submitted by: admin on 06/18/2016
Is there a need for virtual colonoscopies? In fact, is there a need for any colonoscopies in asymptomatic people? There is a lot of controversy on this topic. The advantage of virtual colonoscopy is that it is easier for the patient, but it also delivers a hefty dose of radiation and often required a regular colonoscopy if there are abnormal findings.
Do We Take Too Many Supplements?
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Do Americans take too many supplements? Our diets are widely deficient in nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and supplements because most of us don't eat a good and balanced diet and the food we are eating is processed, refined, and polluted.
Supplements are clearly needed for most Americans, especially those living in poverty and those who are elderly and...
Do Workplace Wellness Programs Work?
submitted by: admin on 11/08/2017
An article published in the January 2014 issue of Health Affairs reported on cost effectiveness of PepsiCo's workplace wellness program and reported that it had no significant value when it came to financial benefit or for cutting absenteeism, quitting smoking, or reducing weight. They went on to state that regular screening for early detection of diseases...
Do You Have the Right to Know if a Trainee is Doing Your Surgery?
submitted by: admin on 09/20/2013
According to a study published in July 2012 Archives of Surgery, only about 25% of eye institutions had a policy of informing patients that residents would be involved in their surgery! The reasoning of these teaching facilities is that it is critical that residents learn how to do surgeries and that if patients were offered the choice of not having...
Do You Need a Brain Scan if You Have Headaches
submitted by: admin on 04/03/2014
According to an article out of the Univerity of Michigan Medical Center that was published in March of 2014 in the journal, Internal Medicine, we spend about a billion dollars a year for unnecessary brain scans (MRIs and CT scans) on people who have headaches. Their research showed that the incidence of brain tumors, brain aneurysms, and AV malformations...
Do You Prefer a Male or Female Doctor?
submitted by: admin on 12/10/2013
Researchers at the University of Montreal evaluated 870 male and female doctors with regard to their compliance in managing diabetic patients with practice guidelines set by the Canadian Diabetes Association. They found that female MDs followed guidelines that included regular eye and physical exams, and the use of three medications that included a statin drug...
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