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Take the 3-question quiz that could save your life January 4, 2012
I consider myself a good label-reader, and I’ll bet you’ve become pretty good at reading them too. As we’ve discovered over the past few years, you really have to be diligent about scrutinizing food and drug labels — sometimes going so far as to decode certain phrases that seem purposely designed to fool the unwary.
If you have a loved one in a nursing home you need to know these 3 shocking secrets December 27, 2011
I have an urgent warning today for anyone who has a loved one living in a nursing home or any type of assisted living facility.
A disturbing secret is hidden in the U.S. infant mortality rate December 15, 2011
IMR is the number of deaths of children less than one year old, per 1,000 live births. And any individual country’s IMR is generally regarded as a sort of snapshot of that country’s overall health conditions. So how can a country like the U.S., with such an advanced level of health care, place 34th on the worldwide IMR list?
How do you get kids hooked on drugs for life? Test their cholesterol at age 9 December 5, 2011
“Be happy you’re young. When you get to be my age you can’t get through the day without your pills.” That mindset about drug dependency still holds true for a lot of seniors. That alone is bad enough. But what’s really deeply disturbing is when we see our government happily pitching in to brainwash our kids — and their parents — into believing they can’t get through the day without their pills.
When cooking sacred cow, do NOT forget the salt November 24, 2011
That’s right — SALT, or rather sodium — which our bodies require for simple survival. But don’t expect to hear anything like that from your doctor. In fact, if you follow advice most doctors pass out and cut your sodium intake dramatically, you could actually HARM your health. And the older you get, the greater the risk.
For colorectal cancer prevention, should you take a risky drug or a safe vitamin? November 9, 2011
Turns out, Brian was awestruck by aspirin, based on a new study that links aspirin with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer. Of course, there’s a catch or two — a couple of details that sort of deflated Brian’s opening aria.
Is a revolutionary cancer drug any better than the natural therapy we already have? September 29, 2011
Recently, when the University of Bradford unveiled promising cancer research at the annual British Science Festival, the local media outlets fell all over each another with wild headlines announcing the breakthrough. But even if this drug really DOES prove to be effective, it won’t hit the market for several years. Until then, you can make use of the revolutionary anti-cancer smart bomb we’ve already got. But it’s not a drug, it’s not expensive, and the side effects are mild.
Women, beware the coming hype about a "miracle" breast cancer prevention drug September 12, 2011
Breast cancer researchers were celebrating and high-fiving like crazy over a drug that appears to help prevent breast cancer in post-menopausal women. AND it appears to have minimal side effects. Now that’s truly amazing! In fact, it sounds too good to be true. And you know what that means: It’s probably not true.
If chickens, like humans, are what they eat, then many humans are in trouble September 6, 2011
Earlier this year I told you about the ludicrous USDA claim that changes in chicken feed have made eggs more nutritious, while also somehow reducing cholesterol content. On the flip side, the Baltimore Sun reports that the Maryland Attorney General is pushing state lawmakers to ban arsenic from chicken feed.
Breaking the FDA code about food coloring safety August 30, 2011
For decades, health officials have insisted that these artificial food colorings pose no danger. Their basic message has been: “Don’t worry about a thing! Eat up!” But it turns out there’s a code in that message. And it’s an admission that food coloring has a clear downside — especially for kids.
When calorie counts are posted in fast food restaurants, not much counting gets done July 14, 2011
For more than a year, researchers at Duke-National University of Singapore followed the ordering habits of customers at 14 locations of a fast food chain called Taco Time. Half the locations posted calorie information for each menu item, and half did not.
Shocking report of inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes June 15, 2011
According to a new Health and Human Services report, the misuse of powerful antipsychotic drugs in assisted living facilities may be putting many lives at grave risk.
