Sicko & Third Party Rape
SICKO & THIRD PARTY RAPE Michael Moore’s film, SICKO, is powerful indictment of the United States, not just for its insane Medical System, but for is equally insane government and the entire military-industrial complex. The legal system, the PharmacoMafia, the Insurance Mafia and, indeed, the greed and corruption of Big Business are all at the […]
HOMOCYSTEINE REVISITED
HOMOCYSTEINE REVISITED THE H* FACTOR SOLUTION *(Homocysteine, the Best Single Indicator of Whether You are Likely to Live Long or Die Young) By James Brady, M.D. and Patrick Holford Basic Health Publications, Inc, North Bergen, N.J., 2003, $14.95 This superb little book contains 220 scientific references related to homocysteine research. And while I have long […]
Fibromyalgia
FETISHES – OR THE NUTS AMONG THE BERRIES ? FETISHES – OR THE NUTS AMONG THE BERRIES Many years there was a book titled, THE NUTS AMONG THE BERRIES. And, throughout history there have been many extremists, as there are today. Indeed there is fundamentalism in nutrition, as well as in politics and religion. Today, […]
HYPERTENSION Treatment: Effective Alternatives To Prescription Drugs
The sphygmomanometer, the inflatable cuff for measuring blood pressure, was invented by an Italian physician in 1896 and popularized in this country in 1901 by Harvey Cushing, the ”father” of neurosurgery. For 100 years, NORMAL blood pressure was considered 120/80. The upper figure is systolic – the pressure in the blood vessels when the heart […]
PRIMARY CARE – WILL IT SURVIVE?
PRIMARY CARE – WILL IT SURVIVE? The August 31, 2006 NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE has an article with the above title by T. Bodenheimer, M.D., Professor at the Center for Excellence in Primary Care, U. of California, San Francisco. He reports that ''The American College of Physicians recently warned that 'primary care, the backbone […]
Depression – The World’s Best Treatment Program
Depression is the most common dis-ease in the world. At least 40% of Americans are clinically depressed and 20% are on antidepressants. Interestingly, a huge number of individuals on antidepressant drugs are still depressed! Indeed, the BEST antidepressant drug is reported in the PHYSICIAN’S DESK REFERENCE as 42% effective, with a minimum of 25% of […]
BODY MASS INDEX – THE KEY TO HEALTH
The March 22, 2006 JAMA has a super article on the adverse effects of BMI (page 1412-1419). In a study of over 27,000 ”healthy” women and using one of the most critical factors in health for risk of serious cardiovascular disease and cancer, High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein: Risk of CRP BEING > 3 Active […]
Is America Flunking Science – Or Is Science Flunking Common Sense?
The TIME, Feb. 12, 2006, headline, Is America Flunking Science? is the perfect headline for my critique of three ”Rolls-Royce” articles that appeared in the latest JAMA and made newspaper headlines throughout the country. Titled ”Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer Colorectal Cancer Cardiovascular Disease” respectively, (JAMA, Feb. 8, 2006, (p. 629 […]
Self-Healing: Brief Psychotherapy with WHEE
Self-Healing: Brief Psychotherapy with WHEE (Wholistic Hybrid derived from EMDR & EFT), and other approaches Click here for details of workshop to learn WHEE Click here to register for workshop (WHEE is not EMDR or EFT. See references to these, below) Clinical Explorations When I learned about psychotherapy as a teenager, I knew that was […]
What the Bleep is Health?
WHAT THE BLEEP IS HEALTH? In December, 2005, the American Institute for Cancer Research released the results of a study which emphasized that ONLY 3% OF AMERICANS have the top 4 essential habits for optimal health! ESSENTIAL HABITS No smoking 76% Healthy Body Mass Index of 18.5-25 40% Eating 5 or more servings of fruits […]