The big vitamin D mistake

It seems that the government and big medicine have exactly an upside-down approach to dietary supplements. For the most part, they just warn us about any potential harm that they can dream up. These influence leaders should be telling us that supplements might save our lives. Studies of benefit are abundant, but ignored. There is […]

High blood pressure remedies revisited

When Bill Sardi was my guest on the radio program Saturday, he helped us understand the recently revised guidelines for blood pressure that suggest 46% of the population needs treatment. (Read Bill Sardi’s detailed explanation and expert analysis on that topic.) Below  I review some of the points he made, but first, here is a […]

Newsy Tidbits

These mostly have in common  that they came to my attention recently and that they all relate to our health. (Aren’t we complex creatures?) The head of the American Heart Association had a heart attack this week. Cardiologist John Warner, 52, is now recovering and we wish him well. Since he is based in Dallas, […]

Flipflops—no wonder we stay confused

Most of us must depend on our doctors, the media and the government for health information. That is a problem if what a former dean of Harvard medical school, Sydney Burwell, proclaimed is true. He reportedly told students “Half of what you are taught in medical school will be wrong in 10 years’ time. And […]

Bill Sardi on natural support for autoimmune issues

On last week’s program, Bill Sardi discussed thyroid problems. In case you just joined the conversation, you might want to look at last week’s blog for an introduction and short list of symptoms that can be caused by an underactive thyroid gland. To follow up: Several folks asked where to buy Armour thyroid pills. That […]

Are your symptoms due to an under-active thyroid?

It is astonishing that so many health problems can be caused by a thyroid gland that is out balance. Listed below are just some highlights of the wide variety of things that can go wrong if the thyroid is not doing its job properly. Even that short list gives my interview this week with Bill […]

Keep inflammation friendly

It is easy to think of inflammation as being only a bad thing. But, nature has a beneficial use for inflammation. When we are injured or attacked by a pathogen, it helps healing by increasing blood supply to provide needed oxygen, nutrients and stem cells. It also attracts immune factors to kill invaders and “take […]

Science may be closing in on a cure for Alzheimer’s

Our interview Saturday about a natural approach to Alzheimer’s disease was so important that I thought I’d better review some key points. I probably don’t have to remind readers that Alzheimer’s erases lives, shatters families and threatens to bankrupt not only personal budgets, but also that of the country. Current drugs bring no more than […]

Moldy corn makes the news

A radio show reported today that corn farmers in the Panhandle of Texas have a big financial problem because of mold on corn. The reporters made it sound unlikely there would be any health problem for consumers, but I don’t agree. Apparently, the weather this year has increased the amount of fumonisin on the corn crops. […]

How science news often leads us astray

The medical buzz word is “evidence-based”. Freely translated, that means science has supposedly verified whatever practice is being discussed. Sounds good, right? Unfortunately, “evidence” is not some unequivocal black and white fact etched in stone tablets. As it turns out, what constitutes “acceptable” evidence is in the eye of the beholder. The variables listed below […]