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Dealing with unexplained dizziness

January 23, 2004 Unexplained dizziness, high blood pressure and natural treatments for ear infections all come together in one thread on the HSI Forum this week... Read More >

Categories: blood pressure unexplained dizziness

Benefits of vitamin D

January 7, 2004 When you head out to the store, if you don't have fish or another good source of vitamin D on your shopping list, you'll be picking up some D anyway because exposure to sunlight prompts your body to create vitamin D naturally... Read More >

Categories: heart health lowering cancer risk sources of vitamin D vitamin d

Sunlight exposure is essential to good health

December 22, 2003 On the contrary, sunlight exposure is essential to good health. The key is balance. Too much sun is just as unhealthy as too little... Read More >

Categories: avoiding sunlight embracing the sun essential winter supplements essential winter vitamins health benefits of the sun importance of sunshine the sun and your health

Aspirin therapy may raise the risk of pancreatic cancer in women

October 30, 2003 If you're a woman who takes a daily aspirin to help prevent heart attacks, you might have gotten a jolt earlier this week when major newspapers and TV networks reported that aspirin therapy raises the risk of pancreatic cancer in women... Read More >

Categories: aspirin and women aspirin therapy aspirin therapy and heart attack prevention aspirin therapy and pancreatic cancer risk preventing heart attacks with aspirin

Pain takes a holiday

September 8, 2003 But in recent years, those who use "aspirin therapy" to help prevent heart attacks may also be taking regular doses of acetaminophen or ibuprofen to treat headaches, arthritis pain, fever, sore muscles, etc... Read More >

Categories: aspirin therapy aspirin therapy and heart attack risk aspirin therapy and pankillers benefits of aspirin therapy dangers of aspirin therapies long-term aspirin therapy

Is dark chocolate healthy?

September 3, 2003 I wonder if that's a line children are hearing since we learned last week that dark chocolate is "healthy." According to the headlines, sound bites and 20-second reports from chirpy newscasters... Read More >

Categories: dark chocolate healthy health benefits of dark chocolate

2003-09 – Members Alert

September 1, 2003 September 2003 PDF And another thing Is there a downside to choosing an herbal tea? A recent study in the Journal of Dentistry shows that the pH acidity levels in herbal tea generally ranges from 3.1 to 7.1 – high enough to cause erosion of tooth enamel. Orange juice (which... Read More >

Categories: anxiety flu heumatoid arthritis symptoms night shifts nl-2003-09 teeth enamel
Newsletter Issue: September 2003

Ancient herb meets modern science to slash rheumatoid arthritis symptoms in half

September 1, 2003 Ancient herb meets modern science to slash rheumatoid arthritis symptoms in half There’s an interesting debate heating up among supporters of Cat’s Claw. On the one hand, its track record providing centuries of relief speaks for itself. On the other, a group of scientists has, for lack of a better... Read More >

Categories: alkaloids Cat's Claw nl-2003-09 rheumatoid arthritis TOA-free Uncaria tomentosa
Newsletter Issue: September 2003

Salt and potassium

August 18, 2003 Traditional medicine tells us that patients with hypertension should avoid salt in their diets. More recently this idea has been questioned, and often dismissed by many doctors... Read More >

Categories: balancing sodium and potassium high blood pressure potassium salt sodium

Check your oil

July 31, 2003 Research offers us a word of caution for those who have type 2 diabetes (or a pre-diabetic condition) and who take fish oil capsules to supplement omega-3 fatty acids... Read More >

Categories: blood sugar fish oil omega 3 fatty acids type 2 diabetes

Ginseng may help to manage diabetes

July 28, 2003 When asked to comment, Dr. Kaufman told WebMD Medical News that ginseng could eventually be an "important strategy" in managing diabetes... Read More >

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The polypill

July 9, 2003 Last week I told you about the Polypill - the one-size-fits-all concept of heart disease prevention ("With A Capital T, That Rhymes With P" 6/30/03) that would combine a statin drug, three hypertension drugs, a low dose of aspirin, and some folic acid... Read More >

Categories: drawbacks drug advertisting heart disease heart health one a day polypill
Allan Spreen, M.D.
Dr. Allan Spreen, Chief Medical Advisor

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