Trade your knee or hip for a heart attack?
The risk of a heart attack the first month after knee replacement increases EIGHTFOLD. For a hip it is “only” FOURFOLD! Among many other ways to enhance your wellbeing and life, here are some tips for avoiding joint replacement: Keep your weight NORMAL-Body Mass Index 18 to 24 (go to http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm to calculate your BMI) […]
Steroids No Better Than Placebo for Back Pain
sHEALyWellness Subscribe to Newsletter : Events with Norm : Newsletter Archive : Homepage STEROIDS NO BETTER THAN PLACEBO FOR BACK PAIN C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D. A recent study proves once again that steroid shots for low back pain are useless! What the article does not address is the greater risk of this […]
Body Mass Index
sHEALyWellness Subscribe to Newsletter : Events with Norm : Newsletter Archive : Homepage BODY MASS INDEX C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D. A Healthy Body Mass Index is 18 to 24. ALL BMI levels above 24 lead increasingly to: Hypertension Diabetes Cancer Stroke Alzheimer’s Premature death Weak immune system Increased infections At a BMI […]
Half of Adults Have Diabetes or Prediabetes
sHEALyWellness Subscribe to Newsletter : Events with Norm : Newsletter Archive : Homepage HALF OF ADULTS HAVE DIABETES OR PREDIABETES C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D. This is a looming disaster!!!! It is the result of: Inactivity Junk Fast Food Junk Processed Food TV Total lack of conscientiousness FDA crap-allowing junk food and TV […]
Oxytocin Health
sHEALyWellness Subscribe to Newsletter : Events with Norm : Newsletter Archive : Homepage OXYTOCIN HEALTH C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph. D. For 4 years I have emphasized the importance of oxytocin. Recently I reported that diabetes mellitus type 2 is associated with low oxytocin. In general low oxytocin is significantly associated with: […]
Gut Health Follow-Up
sHEALyWellness Subscribe to Newsletter : Events with Norm : Newsletter Archive : Homepage GUT HEALTH FOLLOW-UP To listen to a recording of the Gut Health interview go to http://tightjunctions.com/norm-shealy-interview-with-zach-bush-on-gut-health For those interested in ordering RESTORE, use promo code ‘healthygut20’ to save 20% to save on your bottle orders at restore4life. For practitioners, use […]
Irritable Bowel
sHEALyWellness Subscribe to Newsletter : Events with Norm : Newsletter Archive : Homepage IRRITABLE BOWEL/LEAKY GUT/CROHN’S DISEASE Avoid wheat, corn, citrus, eggs, dairy, peanuts, chocolate, aspartame and junk food and pop. Avoid over the counter nsaid’s– ketoprofen, ibuprofen, Motrin®, etc Start with glutamine powder, one teaspoon with each meal Vitamin D 3, […]
Death by Medicine
DEATH by MEDICINE In 2004 a team of scientists reported: “A definitive review and close reading of medical peer-review journals, and government health statistics shows that American medicine frequently causes more harm than good… The total number of iatrogenic deaths [deaths from medical treatment]… is 783,936 [people per year in the USA]. It is evident […]
It’s the Immune System
sHEALyWellness Subscribe to Newsletter : Events with Norm : Newsletter Archive : Homepage IT’S THE IMMUNE SYSTEM! C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D. Pasteur created the germ theory of disease and the medical establishment has debated the overall system for the 120 years since his death. Indeed, it is the culture medium on […]
NSAID Risks!
sHEALyWellness Subscribe to Newsletter : Events with Norm : Newsletter Archive : Homepage NSAID’s increase risk of strokes, heart attack and collagenous colitis C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D. The exception is aspirin and herbs. The risky ones include: diclofenac (Cambia, Cataflam, Voltaren-XR, Zipsor, Zorvolex) ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) indomethacin (Indocin) ketoprofen ketorolac […]