Tired Of Being Tired?
MED MD reports that one million Americans have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and that tens of millions have chronic fatigue but do not officially fulfill the criteria to be called CFS. For that elegant diagnosis, one has to have a wide variety of symptoms including poor memory and concentration, increased fatigue with minimal physical or […]
Magnesium Absorption: Why 80% of People Are Magnesium Deficient
80% of people are deficient in magnesium because: Lack of fiber in the diet. In this situation calcium clearly inhibits magnesium absorption. High dairy intake. Calcium is 10 times more concentrated in milk than is magnesium. Soil is deficient in magnesium virtually everywhere because of 10,000 years of soil erosion after glaciation. High carbohydrate, especially […]
Castor Oil for Cataracts
What Are Cataracts? Before we get into the good news about one of the excellent uses for castor oil, let’s first discuss what cataracts are and what causes them. Many people suffer from an age-related cataract in one or both eyes; however, cataracts can also be the result of illness or injury to your eyes. […]
Vegan, Lacto-Vegetarian & Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Nutrition
All raw and all vegetarian diets have been fads pushed by many people. One Canadian back in the 70’s insisted on all raw because it prevented cancer. He died of prostate cancer and, yes, monkeys do get cancer. Indeed even cacti get cancer! Ellen G. White, founder of Seventh Day Adventism, and a phenomenal prophet, […]
Vitamins D3 & K2 as Good as Augmentation Surgery for Penis Growth
Those who have been subscribers for at least a year will remember my first article on the benefits of vitamin D 3, in which I mentioned the casual comment from my friend, Dr. Prendergast, that his patients had incidentally reported growth of the penis. Further investigation was warranted to see if Vitamin D for penis […]
Vitamin D Effects: The Cure For Many Diseases?
I have been planning for many months to write a commentary on Vitamin D. Recently I had the good fortune to spend a couple of hours with Dr. Joe Prendergast, an endocrinologist /diabetologist. (You can learn more about him and his work at www.uncommondoctor.com and www.endocrinemetabolic.com.) Dr. Pendergast has managed over 1500 diabetic patients and, […]
Glutamine – For Intestinal and Immune Health
L-glutamine has marked anti-inflammatory and moderate analgesic activity. Indeed, its anti-inflammatory activity is comparable to the NSAID phenylbutazone! (Agents Actions, 1981, 11:243-249). Glutamine is used at a high metabolic rate by both lymphocytes and macrophages. In fact, macrophage phagocytosis is dependent upon its availability. Levels of glutamine are decreased in both muscle and plasma in […]
Health in the United States – Getting Worse!
Thirty years ago both Califano, Secretary of HEW (now known as US Department of Health and Human Services), and Knowles, President of Rockefeller Foundation, reported that 85% of illnesses are the result of an unhealthy lifestyle and thus are preventable. During this subsequent three-decade period, the Holistic Health and Medicine movement has evolved into Complementary […]
Homocysteine Levels
The most treatable ”cause” of atherosclerosis is homocysteine which is several times as dangerous as is cholesterol. Homocysteine is a metabolic product of methionine metabolism and even moderate levels may be seriously damaging. The ”normal” range is approximately 4 to 13 micro mol/liter. My experience strongly supports the optimal level at 7 or less. There […]
Inflammation and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (HS-CRP)
In the past few years, HS-CRP has emerged as the single most sensitive indicator of the risk for atherosclerosis, acute coronary artery disease, hypertension and even atrial fibrillation. And HS-CRP is consistently more indicative of the risk of atherosclerosis than total or LDL cholesterol. Of course this broad indicator of inflammation is not restricted to […]