Published March 3, 2010

Why the new mumps outbreak puts you at risk

Did you have the mumps when you were a child? If so, it’s one of the best ways to avoid the mumps now that you’re older. If you didn’t have the mumps, you could be at serious risk for contracting the childhood disease – even if you’ve had the vaccine.

As you may know, I’ve decried vaccines for decades. Why? They’re toxic (they inject poisonous additives into you), they deny children their needed usual infections to develop a robust immune system, and now there’s a third reason. Vaccines may not last a lifetime. And if they don’t, you could contract the disease as an adult. Think it won’t happen? Think again.

Last week, at least 1,521 people in New York and New Jersey developed mumps. About 85% of the victims had the usual two doses of the MMR vaccine. What have they gotten for it? So far, 55 cases of swollen and painful testicles, five cases of pancreatitis, two cases of meningitis, one case of temporary deafness, one case of Bell’s palsy, and one case of inflamed ovaries.

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Published February 26, 2010

How 81 children can improve your memory

On Wednesday, I showed you how to prevent and even treat memory loss. Today, I’m going to tell you about a study that shows you how to not only keep your memory, but actually improve it.

A study from the United Kingdom followed 81 children between 8 and 14 years of age. The researchers found that when the children took a daily multiple vitamin/mineral supplement for up to 12 weeks it improved their brain function. The kids receiving the supplement did better on two attention tasks.

Why is this important? I know that you are not a kid, but this study on children and vitamins has lots of relevance to you.

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Published February 25, 2010

This common, inexpensive vitamin slows
Alzheimer's by 52%

Treating patients with Alzheimer's disease is difficult. For one thing, the nature of the disease is variable. Some patients will respond to a particular treatment, whereas others will not. And there’s no way to determine what the response will be other than to try the treatment.

So I’m constantly on the lookout for potentially effective treatments. And the more inexpensive and safe they are, the better. One treatment that’s effective, inexpensive, and safe is vitamin E. A study performed by the Department of Neurology at Columbia University proves vitamin E can have a dramatic effect on Alzheimer's disease.

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