October ’12 Super Bugs B3 and a gift

October 13th Saturday we will be in the office for patients.Check the end of the message for a little gift. Autumn roses…  My breakfast table view this morning. Vitamin B3 may help the immune system fight “super bugs”In a recent study at Cedars-Sinai...

Fibromyalgia and nutritional lithium

Fibromyalgia and nutritional lithium The use of lithium carbonate was discussed in the medical journals in the early 90’s by Murry A. Taber M.D. He cited several case studies where the fibromyalgia patients experienced prolonged relief of their muscular and...

Osteopenia The new diagnosis

I think that this is a good article and video about the  diagnosis of  “osteopenia” and osteoporosis and the drugs that are given. It is important to question and seek to be informed. There is no reason to think that doctors (myself included) are any more...

A good discussion of Cholesterol

This is a good discussion on the topic of Cholesterol. Please read this and give the subject some thought.   We need some other voices besides the voice of the anti-cholesterol drugs....

When medicines make you sick

“When medicines make you sick” is an important article to read if you take medicine or love someone who takes medicine. We need to continue to inform ourselves. We are responsible for our health. Even if we are sick because of someone else’s...

Sugar addictive? Yes!

We have talked about it for years. Sugar meets the standard for an addictive substance. We eat it in the presence of knowledge that it causes us harm. We promise to eat less and cannot. We have sugar binges. We use it to “self medicate”, to avoid our...

Acetaminophen Use and Risk of Asthma

This is a good current research article looking into the relationship of the use of acetaminophen and the increase in asthma events in children. For those of us who have people with asthma in our lives, the feeling of helplessness is acute when we want to be of...