It’s a story we hear nearly every day: a man in his mid-fifties develops chest pain and shortness of breath. A visit to his doctor leads to an electrocardiogram (EKG), then an exercise stress test, perhaps later a visit to a cardiologist, more tests, and finally a diagnosis: blocked coronary arteries that require arterial stents … Read more
By Dr. Hyla Cass and Kathleen Barnes, authors of 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health: A Take Charge Plan for Women Are hormone swings making your life, and your family’s, a living hell? PMS is a real medical condition, as are perimenopause and menopause, low thyroid function and adrenal fatigue. These conditions can sap your energy and … Read more
If you listen to Big Pharma’s brainwashing campaign, statin drugs are the best thing since sliced bread. Everybody ought to pop them daily, just because…. Because WHAT? Well, Big Pharma tells us, we need to keep our cholesterol levels low so we don’t have clogged arteries, heart attacks and strokes. OK. Nobody wants these, but, … Read more
If you’re anything like me, music plays an important part in your life. I walk around humming singing out loud, serenading my horses in the barn and my dogs over their morning cookies. Pandora plays in the background much of my workday and occasionally I stop to look up the lyrics so I can belt … Read more
Doctors make mistakes all the time. They’re human, after all. But when an entire medical profession and pharmaceutical establishment labels a simple condition as cancer, causing untold emotional, physical and financial harm, we have to look at the motivation. All the way back in 2012, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the once impeccable Journal … Read more
Two recent studies confirm that those who eat the most chocolate have lower blood pressure and lower risk of heart disease and stroke.
The New York Times recently ran a fascinating article on the struggles of the contestants on the television reality show, The Biggest Loser. It seems that the vast majority gained back most, if not all, of the weight they had shed during the show. A couple of years later, some even ended up weighing more than … Read more
In my wanderings through Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim several years ago, I came across Measure Up Bowls, the most brilliant weight control tools I’ve seen. Recognizing portion size The idea is ridiculously simple: You achieve portion control by eating your food out of one of two attractive white ceramic bowls that have subtle … Read more
My readers are well aware how much I love curcumin for, oh so many reasons, and I’ve just found another one. Let’s back up a bit. I know that curcumin is a powerful anti–inflammatory. And I know that inflammation is the underlying cause of a wide variety of terrible diseases, including heart disease, cancer, arthritis … Read more
