Published November 20, 2009

Why mammograms don’t save lives

After many years of railroading women into getting mammograms every year, the pundits finally backed off their long fostered dogma. And, boy, did it create a stir. In a major study, the government’s U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found that doing yearly mammograms for women under 50 has almost no benefit. Worse, it forces women into costly, worthless, and possibly disfiguring procedures. And the pundits are also telling women over 50 that they should reduce their frequency of mammograms to every other year. And get this. They are at last admitting that breast self exams are a waste.

And, guess who is crying foul! The very ones who brought you this bogus screening procedure to begin with – the radiologists. No wonder! Just follow the money trail! They stand to lose billions ($5 billion yearly) if women adopt these suggestions. They are screaming that “tens of thousands of lives are being saved by mammogram screenings and these idiots want to do away with it.” That was a quote from Daniel Kopans, a radiology professor at Harvard Medical School. Take special note of his specialty.

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Published November 19, 2009

Why women should avoid antibiotics

The use of antibiotics in the United States was out of hand 20 years ago. These days it’s even worse. And the increased dosing is putting women at serious risk for a life-threatening disease.

The added exposure isn’t just coming from antibiotic prescriptions. It’s coming from innumerable other sources. These include antibiotic laden wipes, solutions, soaps, and mouthwashes. The media has instilled an unreasonable fear in Americans over bacteria and viruses. This has caused many people to dose themselves up every day with these products.

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Published November 18, 2009

Are alternative doctors wrong about soy?

For decades, Asian doctors have found that soy products greatly enhance the health of their patients. But in recent years, there have been reports from alternative doctors saying soy is detrimental to your health. So who is correct? I’ve tried to remain objective in this so you have the absolute best information available. And the most recent information suggests soy is an important food for the health of your heart.

In this new study, researchers followed 102 patients with already established heart disease. They divided the group and gave half of them a supplement of soy isoflavones (80 mg daily) for 12 weeks. Those receiving the soy had significantly improved brachial (upper arm artery) flow mediated dilation (FMD). That’s a good indicator of endothelial health. Endothelial cells are the all-important inner lining of your vessels.

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