These three articles may give you an integrative perspective on prescription drugs. All statements are direct quotes by rather conservative, mainstream doctors who have published their ideas and research in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Reducing adverse drug events
Weekly, I am asked by fear-driven patients about genetic testing, and if there is something they can do to avert their dim genetic future. These poor patients have been led to believe that their genes are cast in stone and that the same diseases their parents suffered with are most ce
An article was published last week saying that Cranberry had been proven not to be effective in the treatment of Urinary Tract Infections. Cranberries may not help prevent UTIs, research suggests The AP (10/27, Tanner) reports that research published online in the Journal of the Ameri
If you are not eating a proper diet, milk is a good thing. It has a lot of nutrients and a lot of sugar. BUT, be prepared to pay the consequences, from higher risk of allergies to cancer. The most common is ACNE. Stronger bones you say? MOST DEFINITELY NOT. Look at the evidence below.
A while back the Swiss raised a lot of eyebrows by declaring—with good evidence published in the New England J. of Medicine—that mammograms are not what they are cracked up to be. They don’t recommend them anymore. Abolishing Mammography Screening Programs? A View from the Swiss Medic
Because the statistics do not show a significant longer lifespan on men who undergo treatment for prostate cancer (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, etc.) many doctors are no longer recommending screening for prostate cancer. This is good news for patients who have stayed away from cl
Despite so many articles rehabilitating soy far too many people still believe it is harmful. The obvious truth appears to escape them: why would a crop enjoyed for millennia without any problems become a problem in the last few decades? The answer is simple: genetic manipulation and i
If you have understood the profound implications of the fact that 2/3 of our Immune/Detoxification system is made up of gut flora then these articles will not surprise you: The Intestinal Microbiome and Estrogen Receptor–Positive Female Breast Cancer JNCI J Natl Cancer Inst (2016) djw