How to kill stubborn infections quickly and without drugs

During this time of year, I hear about way too many people dying from infections. I also see people suffering from chronic infections that don’t respond to any drug treatments. Both of these are very sad situations for me because there’s a very simple cure that inexpensive and almost 100% effective.

In the upcoming issue of Second Opinion, I tell you about how ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) works against any infection, including the antibiotic-resistant superbugs. These nasty bugs are killing more and more hospital patients. And now, they’re leaving the hospitals and attacking the public at large. You can read all about it in the January issue.

Salt doesn’t cause heart disease

You’ve probably heard that limiting your salt intake will keep your heart healthy. In fact, most doctors will tell their patients with high blood pressure to keep their salt intake low. But a new study says this was the wrong advice!

A well-publicized JAMA study reported that salt does not correlate with cardiac disease or survival. In fact, lower salt excretion correlated with higher heart disease. (A low excretion means low intake, since your body will eliminate all excess salt through your kidneys.)

The researchers found that salt does raise systolic blood pressure – but it’s a weak correlation.

Two ways to avoid adding pounds during the holidays

This is a great time of year. The holidays bring us close to family and friends. But there’s a down side. It’s almost impossible to avoid all the wonderful “treats” of the season. From cookies, cakes, and pies to breads and pastas, the temptations to overindulge in carbohydrates is ever-present. And overindulgence will almost always result in weight gain and, eventually, disease.

Next to eating processed food and sugar, the worst thing we can do to our diets is to eat too many carbohydrates. This is probably the most influential factor driving the disease rate these days.