Published September 15, 2010

Is Congress about to steal your freedom to grow and sell herbs?

How would you like to end up in jail for growing herbs and giving them to your neighbor? Think it’s absurd and will never happen here in the Land of the Free? Think again.

You may have heard that Congress is now back in session after a late-summer recess. One of the first bills they will consider is Senate Bill 510. This bill imposes draconian oversight on food production. It imposes extremely burdensome requirements on thousands of small farmers and food processors. Many of these small food producers might be selling directly to you in your local area.

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Published September 10, 2010

Lower your blood pressure and save money at the same time

If you have high blood pressure, there’s a very simple way to lower it. It doesn’t cost anything. In fact, it may save you some money. And you can see results very quickly.

This new information comes from a new study out of Louisiana State University. Dr. Liwei Chen led a team that followed 810 adults with borderline hypertension. The study lasted for 18 months. At the outset, the participants drank on average one 12-oz sugar-sweetened serving each day. The researchers simply asked the participants to cut their consumption. Those who were able to knock out the sugar drink totally reduced their systolic pressure by 1.8 and the diastolic by 1.1.

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Published September 9, 2010

Has your doctor said you don’t have a gluten allergy —
but you’re still sick?

If you have an unexplained health problem, it’s quite possible you have a gluten allergy or sensitivity. Gluten is a protein in wheat, barley, and rye. When I suggest this to many of my patients, I often hear, “But my gluten antibody test came back negative.” However, just because this test says there’s not a problem doesn’t mean it’s accurate.

The gluten antibody test detects antibodies for gliadin, a protein found in gluten. If your blood levels are high, then there’s a greater likelihood that you have a gluten allergy. And that it is the cause of your disease.

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