Category: Health Conditions

How Safe Are Anti-Osteoporosis Bone Drugs?

Anti-osteoporosis bone drugs such as Fosamax, Boniva, and Prolia have become a billion-dollar market for drugmakers thanks to aggressive marketing. To sell its “bisphosphonate” bone drug Fosamax, Merck began marketing the dangers of osteoporosis in hopes of reaching a market”far beyond ailing old ladies” according to Fortune magazine. It hired an operative to create the…


Unleashing the Power of Enzymes in Fighting Cancer

If you’ve read my book, I Used to Have Cancer, you know I believe that enzymes are one of your best defense mechanisms against cancer. In fact, if you have cancer, you can almost bet that your enzyme reserves are deficient. And should you know that it’s surprisingly simple to balance the scales and improve your…


The Ketogenic Diet Conundrum: Friend or Foe of Heart Health?

100 years ago, ketogenic diets, which typically provide less than 10% of the daily energy intake as carbohydrates, first entered the realm of modern medicine with their demonstrated effectiveness in reducing or reversing pediatric seizures at the Mayo Clinic. While this remains valid today, there is a lingering concern that the necessary high fat intake when…


How a Lack of Sleep Can Widen Your Waistline

People who choose to skip sleep to study, work or play late into the night may find they’ve extended not just their waking hours but also their tummies. A small new study found that the basic problem sources back to the fact that people who don’t get enough sleep tend to eat more. Even worse, all those…


Does Cutting Back on Salt Help Folks Battling Heart Failure?

If you have heart failure, there’s good news and bad news on how much it would help you to cut back on salt. New research finds that while it doesn’t prevent death or hospitalization among patients, it does appear to improve their quality of life. Patients with heart failure have been told for years to reduce the…


Best Foods for Healthy Lungs

Consuming high amounts of them could extend the life of your lungs while also slashing your risk of heart disease, boosting your memory and improving bone health beyond calcium and vitamin D. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Lung function tends to peak around the age of 30, after which it starts to decline. The rate of decline varies…


Holistic Guide to Healing the Endocrine System and Balancing Our Hormones

Is your endocrine system healthy? If you suffer from regular insomnia and other sleep issues, dull skin, depression, low energy, alopecia, a low sex drive, weight gain, puffy skin, excessive fear, anger, or ADHD, the answer is no. These are just some of the many symptoms that pretty much guarantee a sluggish endocrine system. Basically,…


Experts Outline Health Guidelines for Cancer Survivors

A healthy diet and regular exercise are crucial for the long-term health of cancer survivors, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) guideline emphasizes. “The link to a healthy diet and regular exercise in long-term cancer survival has become even more clear during the last several years,” said Dr. Arif Kamal, chief patient officer at the cancer society….


7 Steps to Cleanse Your Liver for Spring

“Spring Cleaning” that Benefits Every Aspect of Your Health. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Spring is a time of renewal and liver cleansing. In TCM, every season has a color, a flavor, a natural element, and an organ that is dominant during that time. Spring is the green season, when bitter flavors like dandelion…


Brand-New Research Suggests High-Fiber Foods Reduce Dementia Risk

With its disabling loss of cognition, judgment, and memory, dementia is a truly devastating condition.  And it is becoming more widespread.  Alzheimer’s disease – the most common cause of dementia among older adults – is currently affecting over 6.2 million Americans.  Experts predict that the incidence will double by the year 2050. Many scientists believe…