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Obesity and fast food

August 5, 2002 In his best selling book "Fast Food Nation" Eric Schlosser tells us that Americans spend more of their hard-earned money on fast food than they spend on higher education... Read More >

Categories: fast food lawsuit legal action mcdonalds obesity

Playing knee games

July 18, 2002 When a subject in a study has a response to a treatment he believes he has received (but in fact has not), we see just how easy it is for the mind to control our perceptions. This is the placebo effect. And now we know that when it comes to... Read More >

Categories: arthroscopic surgery chondroitin sulfate effectiveness glucosamine joints osteoarthritis placebo effect surgery

Taking a brody

July 10, 2002 The title of the cover story of the Sunday New York Times Magazine (7/7/02) asks this question: "What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?" The article's author, Gary Taubes, states that "a small but growing minority of establishment researchers have come to take seriously what the low-carb-diet doctors... Read More >

Categories: Atkins diet controversy jane brody

Replenish your body's supply of this natural moisturizer and say goodbye to wrinkles and joint pain

June 1, 2002 Replenish your body’s supply of this natural moisturizer and say goodbye to wrinkles and joint pain The promotional material reads like an Oil of Olay commercial: “Reduce wrinkles and visible signs of aging” with a dietary supplement used by the porcelain-skinned beauties of Japan. Yes, natural medicine-that wholesome realm of... Read More >

Categories: bruising hyaluronic acid nl-2002-06 SkinGlow Toki wounds wrinkles younger skin
Newsletter Issue: June 2002

Stimulate your immune system, hinder cancer growth, and slow the aging process using Juzen-taiho-to

April 1, 2002 Stimulate your immune system, hinder cancer growth, and slow the aging process using Juzen-taiho-to When we stumbled upon Energy Kampo, we assumed it must be a mild botanical designed to put a little extra pep in a person’s day, maybe even ease the symptoms of chronic fatigue. But this product,... Read More >

Categories: Aging chemotherapy Energy Kampo enhance immune system healing Juzen-taiho-to nl-2002-04 T-cells
Newsletter Issue: April 2002

Learn the hidden side effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs

March 5, 2002 If you have high cholesterol, chances are your doctor has already talked to you about the cholesterol-lowering drugs called "statins." Statins are one of the most frequently prescribed drug classes in the world - over five million people in the U.S. alone are currently taking them... Read More >

Categories: cholesterol-lowering drugs Diabetes serum insulin levels side effects statins Zocor

Common sense approach to treating Type II diabetes

February 13, 2002 Incidence rates of Type II diabetes are climbing higher each year. Pharmaceutical companies have spent astronomical amounts of time and money developing drugs to treat it, but as the numbers show, they've had little effect. Hundreds of doctors have spent countless hours in meetings, analyzing the data and trying to... Read More >

Categories: diet exercise lifestyle changes prevention treatment Type II Diabetes

Two vitamins that all diabetics should know about

January 24, 2002 Type II diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world today. Fortunately, it is also one of the most treatable. With weight loss, a healthy diet, and exercise, many people with Type II diabetes are able to maintain healthy blood sugar levels without medication... Read More >

Categories: AER Type II Diabetes urinary albumin excretion rate vitamin C vitamin E vitamins

Ancient Chinese formula treats asthma better than prescription drugs

January 7, 2002 According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, about 17 million Americans have asthma. But if you suffer with asthma, you really don't care if you're one in ten or one in a million - you just want to be able to breathe... Read More >

Categories: asthma bronchodilator effect herbal medicine minor blue dragon xiao qing long tang XQLT

Ease rheumatoid arthritis pain, preserve joint tissue and mobility–without the side effects of drugs

December 1, 2001 Ease rheumatoid arthritis pain, preserve joint tissue and mobility–without the side effects of drugs A medical system practiced in Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal for nearly 4,000 years has yielded an herbal formula that appears more effective than Western medicines at easing pain and preventing tissue damage in people suffering... Read More >

Categories: Ayurvedic joint pain JointCare nl-2001-12 relieve inflammation rheumatoid arthritis tissue damage
Newsletter Issue: December 2001

Sugar cane extract rivals popular cholesterol-lowering drugs, without dangerous side effects

November 1, 2001 Sugar cane extract rivals popular cholesterol-lowering drugs, without dangerous side effects Amid reports of health problems and deaths caused by statin drugs, we’ve learned that an extract of a commercial crop–sugar cane–can lower cholesterol just as effectively. As we’ve told you over the past five years, cholesterol isn’t the primary... Read More >

Categories: intermittent claudication leg cramps lower cholesterol nl-2001-11 policosanol sugar cane extract
Newsletter Issue: November 2001

Could your asthma inhaler cause osteoporosis?

October 3, 2001 I just recently learned that puffing or inhaling steroids, like those found in asthma inhalers, may pose substantial risk to women's bone health... Read More >

Categories: asthma asthma inhalers bone health bone loss inhaled glucocorticoids steroids triamcinolone acetonide Yamoa Powder
Allan Spreen, M.D.
Dr. Allan Spreen, Chief Medical Advisor

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