Published July 14, 2010

Why stents for heart disease are unnecessary

Being a doctor, it always surprises people when I tell them one of the best ways to improve health care and lower costs in this country would be to simply not visit the doctor. Some people think I’m crazy for suggesting it. But the facts prove it.

Take, for instance, all the people who die because of prescription drugs, hospital infections, and unnecessary surgery. Had most of them stayed away from their doctor, they would still be alive. Well, the evidence against doctors and hospitals continues to grow.

The latest scandal in the heart disease world is stents.

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Published July 9, 2010

The common protein that attacks your brain

I’ve told you in the past about the myriad of disease symptoms that can result from gluten sensitivity. Gluten is a complex protein found in grains like wheat, barley, rye, oats, and spelt. For some people, it wipes out intestinal cells. They get a bad digestive disease that is really miserable.

For years doctors thought that gluten caused only gut problems (celiac disease). Recently they have discovered that gluten can attack skin, joints, muscles, and organs. Now research is clearly showing that gluten can attack your brain absent ANY other signs or symptoms.

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Published July 8, 2010

The #1 cause of heart disease, osteoporosis,
and dementia in women

If you’re a woman over the age of 50, your risk of heart disease, osteoporosis, and dementia goes up significantly. Fortunately, the reason is easy to explain. And, more importantly, it’s easy to fix.

What’s more, this is strictly a female issue. Unless it is his wife who has it, and then it can become a distinct issue, men don’t have to worry about this cause. That’s because the obvious reason for this increased risk is menopause. When menopause hits, a woman’s body slows way down in its production of hormones, particularly estrogen.

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