How the FDA Manipulates the Media

J. Scientific American October 2016 I HAVE COMMENTED ON THIS PROBLEM NUMEORUS TIMES. READ MORE EVIDENCE BELOW. OVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE MONEY THE FDA NEEDS TO OPERATE COMES FROM BIG PHARMA. THE LATTER ULTIMATELY DICTATES HOW OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SHOULD OPERATE. HOW DID THIS SAD STA
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Heartburn Treatment Should Give You Heartburn

Recently, a Gastroenterologist ordered one of my patients to get back on an Acid Blocker, Prevacid. She had stopped it because her heartburn was gone. He testily asserted that heartburn cannot be cured. “Where did it go, then?” retorted my patient. She did not expect a response, or an
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What do you think about Transhumanism?

Transhumanism is The Borg of Star Trek getting closer to Earth. Soon, artificial implants will enhance and prolong life. The possibilities for good are endless. So are the possibilities for bad outcomes. You will be soon called upon to take a stance on Transhumanism. If you believe th
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Health Care Politics

The American Health Care Act was pulled last week. What will happen next? Nothing good will, unless politicians stop catering to the corporations that stand to gain the most from our dysfunctional Health Care system. As a nation we must look for a more integrative solution. The middle
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Calories in Calories Out Has to Go

Three decades ago I began to question the dogma of “calories in, calories out.” I got nothing but grief from “learned” colleagues and dieticians. But, the evidence was strong—even back then—that our gut flora, our adrenal glands, and the brain-gut connection have much to do with how w
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Sugar, the New Tobacco

Last week’s blog was about Advocacy Groups as fronts for special interests. One of the worst examples is the Sugar Industry. They are responsible for planting misinformation like the article below. New review discredits advice on cutting sugar intake “The New York Times (12/19, O̵
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Fake Health News

No, this is not about out divisive political landscape, but about powerful groups, corporations and special interests buying influence through fake Advocacy Groups. The biggest offenders are Big Pharma and Big Food. They are responsible for placing articles, and studies singing the vi
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Social Media Can Make You Fat

Stress hormone may be linked to obesity, study suggests USA Today (2/23, Rossman) reports that research suggests “long-term exposure to the stress hormone cortisol” may be linked “to increased levels of obesity and wider waists.” Investigators “collected years of hair samples of about
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