Cholesterol Levels Guidelines Must Be Ignored By Women

Pharmaceutical companies are at it again: telling us that statins are safe and that many more people should take them. I’ve talked about the dangers of statins, their side effects, and reasons not to take them for years. Despite their dangers, conventional medicine recently came out with new guidelines that will likely double the number … Read more

Ibuprofen, A Common Pain Killer, Should Never Be Taken When…

Most everyone takes some type of over-the-counter medication. But did you know that even seemingly harmless medications can cause problems in certain individuals? In fact, some of the most common drugs can have devastating, even fatal side effects. You’ve heard, for instance, that taking Tylenol can lead to liver toxicity. Now you need to add … Read more

Alzheimer’s Disease Reversed By Researchers In Minutes

This is no hoax. The end of Alzheimer’s could be in sight. A drug the FDA has approved for psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis improved cognition within minutes in a patient with advanced Alzheimer’s disease. That’s right. Minutes. This means that an effective treatment for the people we know and love who have this deteriorating disease … Read more

Vitamin D3 Is A Surprising Way To Relieve Knee Pain

If you have arthritis in your knee, you know how painful it is just to walk across the room. Instead of opting for surgery or pain-masking medications, I may have another solution. One that treats the cause, not the symptoms. The solution may be for you to simply take more of a common nutrient. And … Read more

Cholesterol Levels Considered Good Won’t Prevent A Heart Attack

We’ve thought all along that having high amounts of HDL cholesterol (the “good” kind) and low levels of LDL cholesterol (the “bad” cholesterol) would prevent a heart attack. After all, HDL is the slick cholesterol that keeps sticky LDL from building up in the arteries. But that’s not necessarily true. At least that’s what researchers … Read more