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DHEA and diabetics

November 22, 2004 Now a new study demonstrates a very practical way that DHEA may help diabetics and those with pre-diabetic conditions... Read More >

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Food for good thoughts

November 18, 2004 Parents of depressed adolescents and teens may feel at a loss in choosing a treatment for their kids. If antidepressant drugs increase suicide risk, where do they turn? We'll tell you about the key dietary factors that every depressed person - young... Read More >

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Relieving symptoms of menopause

November 17, 2004 Matchmaker Over the past couple of years I’ve sent you several e-Alerts with updates about hormone replacement therapy studies that showed how this synthetic drug treatment may sharply increase the risk of heart disease, breast cancer, type 2 diabetes and other serious health problems. For a change, I have no... Read More >

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Vitamin E supplements will not kill you

November 16, 2004 Vitamin E supplements will not kill you. Write that down. If it's ever proven to be untrue, bring it back to me and I'll eat the paper it's written on. In fact, I'll also eat my house and my car. Because contrary to widespread reports, vitamin E supplements will NOT kill you... Read More >

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Health effects of white bread

November 15, 2004 Staff of Life A doctor once recommended bread to aid the digestive tract. That doctor was the Greek father of medicine, Hippocrates, who recognized the nutritional value of fiber, bran, vitamins and minerals found in stone-ground flour. Needless to say, none of the bread of Hippocrates’ time resembled today’s commercial... Read More >

Categories: choice of bread GI glycemic index good fiber intake read nutrition panels carefully type 2 diabetes value of whole grain food white bread whole grains

DHEA

November 3, 2004 DHEA didn't make the cut. And for many, this is very good news. A new law will add several anabolic steroids to the list of outlawed steroids, but a hormone supplement known as DHEA was left off the list. We'll take a look at the remarkable... Read More >

Categories: aging process declining DHEA levels DHEA DHEA supplements must be monitored

Salt and blood pressure

November 2, 2004 Everyone knows that you should avoid salt, right? Because salt can cause high blood pressure, correct? The answers to those questions: No and No. We'll take a look at recent research that shows how older people who choose a sodium-free diet may be... Read More >

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Memory loss

October 29, 2004 A migraine is not just a very bad headache; it's one symptom of a larger neurological and vascular disorder. Now a new study shows how one of the B vitamins may help cut the frequency of migraines by as much as half. We'll also tell you about... Read More >

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Abdominal pain

October 27, 2004 At HSI we strongly believe that aging should not be equated with... Read More >

Categories: abdominal pain antibiotics bacterial overgrowth bloating constipation diarrhea FOS fructo-oligo-saccharides gas gut flora IBS irritable bowel syndrome post meal bloating probiotic organisms probiotic supplements SIBO small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Benefits of essential fatty acids

October 25, 2004 Essential Fatty Acids and Your Health When it comes to the health benefits of omega-3essentialfatty acids, HSI members don’t really need an official government seal of approval.   Nevertheless, it should be noted that the FDA now allows this qualified claim to appear on food packaging: Omega-3 fatty acids –... Read More >

Categories: arrhythmias DHA EPA fish oil supplements omega-3 essential fatty acids reduce heart disease risk

COX-2 inhibitors

October 20, 2004 Riddle Me This It’s a puzzle. For some years now, scientists have known that the inflammation that triggers arthritis pain is prompted by an enzyme-protein complex called cycloaxygenase-2 (COX-2). They also know that when COX-2 is inhibited, inflammation and pain are reduced. So here’s the puzzle: Drugs such as Vioxx... Read More >

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Vioxx

October 18, 2004 Tremors & Aftershocks When the pharmaceutical giant Merck removed Vioxx from the market earlier this month, I had a hunch there would be aftershocks as more details emerged. And that hunch was correct: aftershocks have been arriving right on schedule. For anyone who’s been using either Vioxx or Celebrex (the... Read More >

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Allan Spreen, M.D.
Dr. Allan Spreen, Chief Medical Advisor

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