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Michelle Obama’s water advocacy based on “murky” science, say experts
First Lady Michelle Obama has rolled out a new campaign to make Americans drink more water. “Water is the first and best energy drink,” she told a crowd at a high school at the aptly named Watertown,…read more
Categories:Optimization
GMOs: A Primer
In the early 1800s, faced with automation and industrialization in the English textile industry, a group of traditional weavers and lacemakers banded together to protest. They were called “Luddites.” The Luddites demonstrated at new mass-production factories, and even…read more
Categories:Optimization
Reflections on health
My colleague was a lot like me, only seemingly better. A young holistic physician with a thriving practice, active in the politics of alternative medicine, ambitious, energetic in his 40s, owner of a health food store and host…read more
Categories:Optimization
What Are EPA/DHA?
EPA and DHA stand for eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid respectively. These fatty acids are omega-3 fats, which are found in cold water fish. EPA DHA are highly unsaturated fats because they contain six and five double bonds…read more
Categories:Allergy COPD Heart Disease Mitral Valve Prolapse
Anti-aging medicine
I recently returned from a meeting of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (AAM) where I delivered a paper entitled “Endocrine Aspects of Aging.” Here, I will share with you some of the high points of this most…read more
Categories:Optimization
Hormone replacement therapy: A closer look
More than 50 million women in the Unites States are older than age 45. The average American woman will live one-third of her life past menopause. The decision whether to undertake Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is a complicated…read more
Categories:Menopause
Natural hormones: Longevity drugs of the future
Our hormones play a major role in how fast we age. The action of the glands is complex. In part, they act in synch to advance the life cycle according to biological plan. Alternatively, they may go haywire,…read more
Categories:Andropause Menopause
Cernilton
What is cernilton? Cernilton (pronounced SUR-na-teen) is a flower pollen extract that is the Swedish name for the pure and natural substance derived from the heart of flower pollen. Pollen is the male seed of flowers that enables…read more
Categories:Prostate Disorders
Estrogen dominance syndrome
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it’s actually common for women to experience surges of abnormally high estrogen levels during the menopausal and premenopausal periods, as well as earlier in life. Dr. John…read more
Categories:Menopause
Dealing with the prostate
Sooner or later, most American men will have a rendezvous with the prostate gland. This doesn’t have to mean prostate cancer, but two very common prostate problems can cause quite a bit of discomfort. The first, prostatitis, is…read more
Categories:Prostate Disorders
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
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Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
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There’s more to GI health than whether or not to take an acid-blocker. All too…
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In the latest attempt to remove “stigma” from medical terminology, liver specialists have come up…
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Q: My husband’s high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is 1.62 and his homocysteine is 13.1. If…
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