Published October 15, 2009

How to diagnose and treat thyroid problems

Last week, I told you that thyroid problems are the most mis-diagnosed conditions I see. That’s because they typically don’t show up on blood tests. But there is a reliable way to diagnose thyroid imbalances. And, fortunately, the way to diagnose it also provides the treatment. Let me explain...

As you may know, there are two thyroid hormones: T3 and T4. Doctors can measure these in the bloodstream. The usual range for T4 found in the general public is from 0.8-1.5 ng/dl². For T3, it is 1.4-4.4 pg/ml. You can see that there’s a large difference in the low and high levels of these hormones.

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Published October 14, 2009

Reduce your risk of colon cancer by 76% without pills

I told you a few weeks ago about curcumin’s ability to stop Alzheimer’s disease. And I’ve told you many times in the past about quercetin, which can reduce your colon cancer risk. These two nutrients are bioflavonoids. But quercetin isn’t the only nutrient that can slow colon cancer. A new four-year study shows that other little-known bioflavonoids also stop colon cancer.

In this study, researchers followed 1,905 patients with a high risk for colon cancer. All of them had at least one confirmed colorectal adenoma within six months of the study. Adenomas are a significant risk factor for cancer. Then the researchers assessed the amount of flavonoids they were eating by using a food frequency questionnaire.

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Published October 9, 2009

Why you don’t need to treat your blood pressure

Back in 2002, I shocked the medical world by telling my readers that they didn’t need to treat their blood pressure. In that report, I said that there was no medical evidence that treating blood pressure less than 160 systolic would help you live longer. People called me a quack and said I was going to kill people. Well, it turns out, I was right.

Now, years later, there’s more research to confirm what I told you. There is just no benefit in medically lowering blood pressure below 140/100. The researchers were quick to point out that those with natural blood pressure 115/70 have fewer heart attacks. But medically treating to get your blood pressure that low doesn’t help. Now the big question is why.

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