SHOULD I GET A FLU SHOT??

The Health Sciences Institute October 30, 2002 There is no doubt that many thousands of the people who receive flu shots this season will make it from Labor Day to Memorial Day without coming down with a case of influenza. So taken at face value: if it works, it works...

ARMOUR YOURSELF AGAINST HYPOTHYROIDISM

Daily DoseOctober 29, 2002from :William C. Douglass, M.D.Hypothyroidism is a major illness in the U.S., affecting an estimated 13 million people. This condition is brought on when the thyroid gland does not produce adequate amounts of thyroid hormones, which control...

LIVE WIRES: PARKINSON’S & CO-ENZYME Q 10

LIVE WIRES Health Sciences Institute e-Alert October 21, 2002 In recent years, a number of high profile celebrities have put a very human face on the debilitating effects of Parkinson’s disease. Most notably, we’ve seen how actors Michael J. Fox and...

NEGLECTING THE IMPORTANCE OF COENZYME Q10

FROM: Redflagsweekly.comOctober 17, 2002By Nicholas RegushI learned many moons back in graduate school that new medical information takes a long time to get moving and grooving. Back then, medical sociologists politely referred to this lag time as the “process...

MAMMOGRAMS: PRESSING THE ISSUE

This from W. C. Douglass, M.D.:With the barrage of media hype surrounding breast cancer (and you’re hearing more lately because this is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month), it’s no wonder women often cite it as their primary health concern. All this...

VEGETARIANS & HOMOCYSTEINE

A new paper published in the Journal of Nutrition has once again shown that vegetarians have higher homocysteine levels than evenly matched omnivores. Homocysteine is a near proven cause of heart disease. Homocysteine is a toxic amino acid derived from the essential...

TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR GERD

from: Mercola.com and W. Greene, D.C. Non-Drug Options for GERD Propulsid, perscribed for GERD (gastroesophageal reflux), was taken off the market over two years ago in the US. This and other drugs used to treat GI are major moneymakers for drug companies. Last year...

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS SHAM

This just in from: REDFLAGSWEEKLYOctober 14, 2002THE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS-MONTH SHAMA Big Fat “D” Grade For Research – Where Is All The Money GoingBy Marilyn Holasek LloydEach year, those of us who are survivors of breast cancer have to endure...

MORE LOW FAT NONSENSE

By Lionel Tiger50 years of mainstream nutritional research and hundreds of millions of research dollars have not proved that if you eat a low-fat diet you will live longer.Certainly your cholesterol levels will be lower. But the link between diet and longevity remains...