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As you can see by this article that I wrote in 2013, I’ve long been concerned over side effects of commonly prescribed osteoporosis drugs. Among other worries, I raised a red flag over then newly-published reports of unusual fractures among women taking…read more
Categories:Osteoporosis
As I write this, President Biden has just declared that it will be “a winter of severe illness and death for the unvaccinated . . . but there’s good news: if you’re vaccinated and you have your booster shot, you’re…read more
Categories:COVID-19
December 18 Meds not needed: For anxiety sufferers, exercise proves to be a powerfully effective treatment Journal of Affective Disorders, Volume 297, 15 January 2022, Pages 26-34 Link between long-term exposure to air pollution and fatty liver disease shown Journal of Hepatology,…read more
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A presidential physical is always a big deal. Particularly when the current occupant of the White House is, at 79, the oldest president in US history. The purpose of this analysis is neither to cast doubt on the POTUS’s competency,…read more
Categories:General Medicine
As the holiday season approaches and colder temperatures drive people indoors, concerns are arising over a potential COVID “5th wave” (I’m losing count already!). The news from Europe is not good, where numbers are surging in countries with vaccine coverage…read more
Categories:COVID-19
Vitamin D for autoimmunity: Recently, I did a podcast on natural therapies for autoimmunity. There we discussed supplements that help turn down the volume on runaway immune reactions. Vitamin D was among the key nutrients we enumerated. Now comes confirmation from a 5-year…read more
Categories:COVID-19 Sleep Supplements
Last month, Facebook, already under fire for its harmful content, announced a rebranding: The parent company will henceforth be known as “Meta”. Facebook will continue in its present incarnation for diehard adherents, but may soon seem as superannuated as the horse and buggy….read more
Categories:General Medicine
November 20 What science knows now about the risk of COVID-19 transmission on planes WSJ Sept 29, 2021 Over a million Americans may have permanently lost their sense of smell to Covid-19 JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online November 18,…read more
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How to detect iron deficiency? The simplest test is the CBC (complete blood count), which can determine whether you have adequate red blood cells, which are dependent on iron. The test also includes information on the size of the red…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Supplements
Iron is one of the most crucial nutrients for human health. Deficiencies of iron are extremely common, especially in women and children, and those with medical conditions associated with blood loss or malabsorption. Iron deficiency is the most prevalent micronutrient…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Supplements
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
Lately there’s been a lot of buzz about protein. Protein bars are all the rage.…
Q: One of the weight loss systems advertised on radio claims that you have to balance…
In the latest attempt to remove “stigma” from medical terminology, liver specialists have come up…
Q&A with Leyla, Part 2: Organic Produce
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