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Update on cancer
Recent articles have hailed progress on the war on cancer. Experts point to statistics they say reflect rising survival rates and falling death rates from “preventable” cancers, such as breast and colon. Nevertheless, cancer remains a big killer, recently surpassing…read more
Categories:Cancer Diabetes Exercise General Nutrition Supplements
The origin of “panic”
Few individuals know the origin of the word “panic.” Its roots lie in Greek mythology, namely the legend of the Greek demigod Pan. Pan was a mischievous forest sprite, inhabiting the lonely stretches of wilderness that separated the Greek city-states….read more
Categories:Mental and Emotional Health
Something fishy this way comes . . .
Yet another viral news story has recently spooked many of my listeners and patients. This time it’s about an alleged association between fish oil and prostate cancer. It spread like wildfire this week after being headlined on the Drudge Report….read more
Categories:Cancer
Cancer update 2007
AHCC—or Active Hexose Correlated Compound—is used extensively in hospitals throughout Japan for support of patients with immune disorders. Published research has shown that in most patients it can be effective in stimulating and enhancing the natural defense mechanisms of the…read more
Categories:Cancer
Panic attacks and anxiety
Marjorie, 42, suddenly felt “spacey,” with tingling in her fingers, a crushing chest pain and a sense of imminent death. She cried out to her husband, “Will, I can’t breathe — I’m dying.” Seeing that in fact she was unable…read more
EGCG: Potent extract of green tea
Archeological evidence suggests that tea leaves steeped in boiling water were consumed as many as 5,000 years ago. Botanical evidence indicates that India and China were among the first countries to cultivate tea. Although the English are known for their…read more
Categories:Atherosclerosis Cancer Crohn's Disease Diabetes IBD Liver disease Skin and Hair Ulcerative Colitis
World Trade Center protocol
A five-pronged intervention strategy is envisioned for patients being followed for WTC cough: 1) Administration of a specific antioxidant/multivitamin/mineral formula to consist of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) 500 mg twice daily Vitamin C (Ester C) 500 mg twice daily Vitamin E (Maxi-Gamma)…read more
Categories:Asthma COPD World Trade Center Protocol
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Emphysema is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that involves permanent abnormal enlargement of gas exchange airways accompanied by destruction of lung alveoli (the little sacs where oxygen and carbon dioxide pass across a thin membrane into and…read more
Categories:COPD
Plant sterols and sterolins: Potential immune system modulators
Sterols are plant fats found in all plant-based foods. Sterols, including cholesterol, are in the same large classification family of steroids but they do not have the negative effects that often are associated with steroids. Sterolins are glucosides, which are…read more
Categories:Immunity Supplements
Atherosclerosis
We are only born with pristine arteries. Childhood is when atherosclerosis actually begins. The sooner the public understands and accepts this scientific fact, the more likely adults will be motivated to get their children into good eating habits in their…read more
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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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It seems not a week goes by that we’re not regaled with news of a…
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Last week, I discussed possible reasons for low ferritin levels. As with most blood tests,…
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I just returned from a dive trip to Turks and Caicos and wanted to share…
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