Archive for October, 2006
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Using Drugs Causes 700,000 in U.S. to go to ER Every Year
A study tracked adverse drug events reported at 63 U.S. hospitals between 2004 and 2005. During the study period, the hospitals reported nearly 21,300 emergency department visits.Extrapolating to the United States as a whole, that means more than 700,000 people, especially those 65 and older, visit U.S. emergency rooms each year as a result of […]
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Cheat Disease by Changing Your Environment
It has become clear to many that efforts to halt the growing epidemics of obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and cancer are failing.
Many experts believe a primary reason is easy access to unhealthful foods and busy lives that squeeze out exercise.
As a result, many new preventative health initiatives in states, cities and communities […]
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Best Video of Steve Irwin
It is possible you were one of the many people, like me, who grieved about Steve Irwin’s tragic and early demise by a stingray.
Steve was one amazing man whose passion and enthusiasm for wildlife was plainly obvious. This video clip is one of the best I have ever seen of Steve, as he shows the […]
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More Dirty Drug Company Secrets
Newer drugs are not always better or safer. They are promoted more vigorously, and patients and doctors often request them thinking a more recent drug must be an improvement.
But a 2002 study of more than 42,000 patients found that generic diuretics were not only cheaper than newer drugs, but also more effective at lowering blood […]
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Why Are Kids Entering Puberty Before They Enter School?
A report was presented at the annual Pediatric Academic Society meeting describing how a preschool-age girl and her kindergarten-age brother began growing pubic hair.
This was not an isolated case; in 2004, there was similar cluster of five children, and previous clusters in outbreaks occurring along the lines of disease epidemics or environmental poisonings.
In 1979, there […]
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How Detoxamin Works
EDTA and chelation therapy has been the most recommended treatment by the Center for Disease Control for lead poisoning and other related toxic metal syndromes for decades now. Lead poisoning and lead poisoning symptoms along with mercury poisoning and mercury poisoning symptoms are helped greatly with proper detoxification. Chelation with Detoxamin and EDTA is your […]
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No Trick Just an Incredible Healthy Treat
Halloween is coming and the kids will have their hands out for acidic sugary treats. This year for Halloween may I suggest giving the children a real treat with no trick — organic Red Ruby Grapefruits picked fresh from Ranch Avorado and delivered right to your home before Halloween.
These succulent members of the citrus family […]
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There Is No Disease
Disease or should we say Dis-Ease names like diabetes and osteoporosis are misleading and misinform patients about dis-ease prevention.
There is a curious tendency in conventional medicine to name a set of symptoms a disease.
I was recently at a compounding pharmacy having my bone mineral density measured to update my health stats. I spotted a poster […]
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Research on the Health Benefits of Ionized Electron Rich Alkaline Water
Processed food, polluted air, polluted water, carcinogenic pharmaceuticals, mental stress… just some of the components of an overly acidic body.
One of the main functions of the body is to rid itself of harmful acidic waste products (toxins). But, with the accumulation of acidic waste from polluted air, water, and food, combined with the normal toxins […]
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Chemotherapy’s Long-Term Effects on the Brain
A UCLA study has shown that chemotherapy can change the blood flow and metabolism of the brain in ways that can linger for 10 years or more after treatment. This could help explain the confusion, sometimes called “chemo brain,” reported by many chemotherapy patients.
Positron emission tomography (PET) was used to scan the brains of 21 […]