Anyone who’s about to undergo chemotherapy deserves to know that there are a number of strategies they can use to alleviate some of the worst effects of the drug. In a perfect world, their oncologists would give them such tips, but I’m afraid that forward-thinking doctors like that are few and far between. One place […]
If you suffer from the aching, burning pain of arthritis, but you avoid the use of vitamin E because you’ve heard it’s “dangerous”… let’s talk. A few years ago, a new doctor asked me what medications and supplements I was taking. When I got to vitamin E (440 mg per day of mixed tocopherols), he […]
The world is running out of antibiotics strong enough to fight off killer “super bugs.” That’s bad news of the highest order. But for anyone who thinks outside the Big Pharma box, this news comes with potential solutions that can be put to use right now — and not just by doctors, but by everyone. […]
If you’ve reached a certain age, you might be all too familiar with a situation comparable to that annoying guest who arrived uninvited and won’t take the hint that it’s time to pack up and go. I’m talking about the middle-age spread. It goes by lots of other names: belly fat, adipose tissue, love handles, […]
A one-size-fits-all approach is rarely a good solution to medical problems — especially with the elderly. And yet, when it comes to type 2 diabetes, it appears that too many doctors are taking this route with their older patients. In the vast majority of cases, these patients need special attention so they can reduce polypharmacy […]
Dementia is a cruel disease at any age. But when it affects younger people, it can be especially heartbreaking. Two case studies from Today Online reveal the devastation that young onset dementia (YOD) creates in families who never imagined how quickly their lives could be turned upside down. A 62-year-old Singapore man, for instance, recalls […]
If you’ve had a long week, this story about a victory over cancer might help smooth out the kinks a little bit. I know it brightened my day. It recently arrived in an email from Believe Big, an unusual Baltimore organization I told you about last summer. More on Believe Big in a moment. First, […]
At this point, it may be time to ask: Is there any health issue that doesn’t get a positive boost from omega-3 fatty acids? I doubt it. In our age of so many “miracle foods,” I’m not sure any of them could measure up to the everyday, basic healthy support we get from omega-3s. Let’s […]
Recently, my son, who’s in his early 20s, did something you can get away with when you’re young. He ate most of a pepperoni pizza just before he went to bed. The next day, he enjoyed going into great detail about the bizarre and vivid dreams that followed his midnight snack. We had a laugh […]
How important could a “small” study be? Well, if it reveals a danger that can increase type 2 diabetes risk, that’s not a small issue. And if the danger also concerns something consumed every day by millions, that’s not small at all. In fact, that’s huge! But most importantly, if the study also confirms the […]