Published December 2, 2010

Should you know your “calcium score”?

Wouldn’t it be great if you could predict with almost complete certainty if you were going to have a heart attack or not? Well, a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association says you might be able to. But is it really worth it?

The article says that your coronary artery calcification score can predict whether you will develop a “cardiovascular event” or not. That means either angina (heart pains) or an outright heart attack.

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Published December 1, 2010

Your health just won a major victory in Congress

Congratulations! You did it! Thanks to your efforts, we have won a major victory for medical freedom.

As much as I rail against the government for its growing intrusions in our lives, I am grateful for the type of government we have. I’m convinced that the largest problem with our government is that it is largely ignorant about what YOU want.

Unfortunately, legislators almost always hear from corporate interests, or responds to crises. But with this victory in hand, we see that our elected officials will respond to us when we contact them en masse.

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Published November 26, 2010

The surprising cancer preventive your oncologist
wants you to avoid

New research suggests your oncologist is wrong. For years, they’ve told cancer patients and anyone at risk for cancer to avoid soy. They think soy encourages cancer. But a new study suggests soy actually prevents cancer!

This surprising news broke after researchers followed 5,042 female breast cancer survivors for three to seven years. They assessed the participants periodically for recurrence. They reported their results in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association.

What they found will really frustrate your oncologist.

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