Is the FDA responsible for the meningitis outbreak?

If you have heard about the tragedy of fungal meningitis, you’re probably aware the rise of this disease came from a batch of contaminated steroids from a New England compounding pharmacy. I’ve talked a lot about the great things compounding pharmacies can do in my newsletter. But now, “do-gooder” politicians are already on the bandwagon to pass legislation to impose greater federal oversight on these establishments. As usual, this isn’t the right way to deal with this situation. Let me show you a better way.

Simple procedure destroys breast cancer tumors

As you may know, I’m all about natural treatments whenever possible. But there are times when technology can produce absolutely amazing treatments. And researchers in Israel may have one such discovery that can destroy small breast cancer tumors.

The Israeli company IceCure Medical developed IceSense3 to kill breast cancer tumors with a minimally invasive treatment. The procedure is much like a biopsy, in that it uses ultrasound imaging to guide a thin hollow needle into the tumor. Then the doctor uses extremely cold temperatures injected through the needle to destroy the tumor.

Don’t let radiation therapy destroy your mouth

Conventional treatment for cancer of the throat, tongue, or neck is radiation. Everyone knows radiation has side effects. But treating this area with radiation causes real problems. Two of the common side effects are inflammation and ulcers occurring on the inside of the mouth. The technical $10 term for this problem is oral mucositis. Regardless of what you call it, it’s very irritating. The good news is that there’s a safe, easy, natural, and inexpensive way to keep this to a minimum. It’s called glutamine.

Glutamine is an amino acid that’s critical in the repair processes of the body. When you have damaged tissue, your body uses glutamine to repair and replace the tissue. Some studies have shown that patients with cancer are frequently deficient in glutamine. They just can’t get enough. I find that this is almost always the case. So I routinely supplement my patients with glutamine. It helps them maintain their weight and heal faster.