Published December 30, 2010

I was wrong about preventing heart attacks

It’s true. I may have been giving the wrong recommendation about preventing heart attacks.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I know how to prevent heart attacks. It’s pretty easy, really. Every single person over 60 should have an IV chelation treatment once a week. Then, after five months, continue to have one every month as maintenance. After 30 years, I have not seen one patient have a heart attack or a stroke who was on this program. And that includes many patients with a very strong family history. But, unfortunately, not everyone knows about or follows this simple advice.

As a result, I see patients every week who have had heart attacks. One of the first things they ask me is whether or not they should continue taking a baby aspirin (80 mg) once a day in order to prevent more attacks.

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Published December 29, 2010

Is iodine causing your memory loss?

You probably already know that iodine is an essential nutrient. And you may know that there’s a high incidence of deficiency in the population. But did you know that an iodine deficiency may contribute to memory loss? It’s true. And a new study shows that simply taking iodine could solve the problem.

In this study, the researchers gave iodine to mildly iodine-deficient children. They found that the supplement improved their cognitive function. So a deficiency might prevent them from attaining their full intellectual potential.

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Published December 23, 2010

Protect your brain with gingko biloba? Maybe not...

For years the herb gingko biloba has enjoyed the status as an effective way to prevent dementia, including Alzheimer’s. But in 2008 the Gingko Evaluation of Memory study changed all that. It was the largest, completely randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled study if its kind. And it found that people taking 120 mg of gingko biloba extract twice a day in no way reduced their chances of eventually developing dementia.

However, many experts criticized the study because it didn’t assess whether or not taking gingko biloba prevented normal memory loss. This is the normal decline in mental function that occurs in many people as they get older, but that does not lead to dementia. Nor did it determine whether or not taking gingko biloba slowed down the progression toward dementia in those doomed to get it.

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