Published April 22, 2011

A big step in your medical freedom

There’s some good news in the medical freedom front. You may know that I like to call the FDA the Fraud and Deception Administration. That’s partly because the FDA has attacked company after company for attaching truthful information to nutritional products. There has been horrible fallout from these actions.

The FDA actually prosecuted companies for making truthful claims about folic acid. Science proved that folic acid could prevent neural tube defects in newborns. But since the manufacturers of the nutrient could tell people about this, thousands of children came into the world with defects. Had their moms known about folic acid, they could have prevented these defects.

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Published April 21, 2011

Is the pink ribbon just a front for drug companies?

You’ve probably seen all the amazing advertisements with pink ribbons these days. Pink is a hot color these days, as it represents the fight against breast cancer. And who doesn’t want to fight breast cancer? While I fight breast cancer in my patients almost daily, I’ve always been uneasy about these programs. And now I know why.

The pink ribbon represents just one advocacy association. There are a bunch of other non-profits that fight for these diseases.

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Published April 20, 2011

The surprising cause of gout –
and why your doctor won’t tell you about it

Gout has made an incredible comeback in the last 10 years. It used to be that this “disease of kings” was barely known. When I mentioned gout to a patient, they would look at me like I was speaking a foreign language. But today, there are commercials on TV about gout. So what is gout, and how do you get rid of it?

Gout is a highly painful and often disabling condition. It hits when uric acid crystals form in your joints. This creates an intense immune reaction. Your white blood cells rush to the area to try to wipe out the “foreign” crystals. In so doing, it can cause a lot of damage to your joints.

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