Volume 23 • Number 12 • December 2022

By the time we reach 80 years of age, half of us will have significant Cognitive Decline. Some will be told we have Alzheimer’s Disease. While I think we are medicalizing “normal” dotage, it is still prudent to do our best to avoid mental decline. How do we do that? We have heard ad n
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Volume 23 • Number 11 • November 2022

I recently had a patient ask me to prescribe DRYSOL© for her excessive axillary sweating. I felt it my duty to explain to her that the main ingredient in that drug is aluminum, which has been associated with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) or Dementia. Other heavy metals, pesticides and asso
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Volume 23 • Number 10 • October 2022

Most of us have to deal with pain, especially as we put on a lot of mileage. An important part of the physiology of pain is how the painful signals from the body are interpreted in the brain. There is plenty of evidence to show that our attitudes determine the severity of the pain. A
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Volume 23 • Number 9 • September 2022

This issue seeks to clear some common misconceptions about nutrition. Despite good research debunking them, they won’t be going away anytime soon. Hugo Rodier, MD Lower dietary calcium, potassium intake are risk factors for kidney stone recurrence “HealthDay (8/12) reported “lower die
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Volume 23 • Number 8 • August 2022

Are you afraid of cancer? If you are, are you taking steps to reduce your risk by changing your lifestyle, especially your diet? Read the August 1st 2022 blog and the article directly below. Hugo Rodier, MD   Charcuterie’s link to colon cancer Blow for industry as government backs WHO
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Volume 23 • Number 7 • July 2022

Nutrition/Medical studies are proving the old dictum that “food is the best medicine.” However, researchers are seldom able to transcend their reductionist/pharmaceutical training. Consequently, they view micronutrients in isolation. For example, nuts have been amply demonstrated to l
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Volume 23 • Number 6 • June 2022

As I grow older, my love of animals grows exponentially. They give us so much, from companionship to a humble example of how to live simply, peacefully and selflessly. Below you will find several articles illustrating their impact on our heath. We owe them much. Let us be kind to them
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Volume 23 • Number 5 • May 2022

Studies linking “disparate” health problems appear in medical journals rather frequently. They also appear to confound patients and some doctors. Rather than pursue an integrative view of such results, the latter dismiss them as “controversial.” This is understandable, if we consider
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