Published October 28, 2010

The first step toward eliminating alternative medicine

As you may know, I don’t like to talk politics. There are others who can deal with the politics of medicine better than I can. I just stay with what I know — how to help people get better. But today I am urging all of my readers to do all they can to stop ObamaCare. I believe that ObamaCare is just the first step toward eliminating access to alternative medicine. This is already happening in Canada, and it is likely to happen here unless you do all you can in Tuesday’s election to stop it.

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Published October 27, 2010

Why airline food can make you sick....

With the holiday season coming on fast, you might be looking at plane reservations for your travels to see family. If you are, I suggest you think twice before buying any food on the airplane.

While our notorious FDA turns the other cheek at Pharma’s mayhem, it occasionally does something right. FDA inspectors report finding live roaches in airline caterers. Many facilities store food at improper temperatures, use unclean equipment, and employ workers with poor hygiene habits.

Roy Costa, a consultant and public health sanitarian officer expressed concern that a bad problem is now much worse. Food-borne disease outbreaks from airplane food might not be a matter of “if” but “when.”

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Published October 22, 2010

Is this the deadliest food in your pantry?

As you may know, I’ve been telling you to avoid processed foods for years. They’re killing you. But if there’s one food that is perhaps worse than just about all others, it’s the potato chip.

Sugar may get more attention. But most people don’t realize that potato chips act like sugar in your body. When you eat high-carb foods like chips, they rapidly turn to glucose in your blood. And chips have an added problem.

A small study on 14 human volunteers showed just how toxic potato chips are. The researchers gave each of the participants 5 ounces of chips per day. The scientists measured the toxic compound acrylamide in each serving. It was 157 mg.

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