Nutrition

Age-related hearing loss (presbyacusis) is a huge problem. It almost certainly will affect you whether you develop it yourself, or must adapt to a loved ones hearing loss. It tends to occur in families, but noise and trauma are also factors. It affects 25% of those between the ages of 65 and 75. And it … Read more

If you have ever changed doctors, you have undoubtedly noticed differences in the way they practice medicine. This is especially true if you have changed alternative doctors. An interesting study from Southern Medical Journal sent the same patient complaining of low back pain to seven different acupuncturists. Five of seven were in agreement that the … Read more

It is a well-known fact that statins will lower your cholesterol. Many studies have demonstrated that the drugs do, in fact, work. But the question is not, Do statins work? The real question is, Do statins help you live longer? And, believe it or not, we recently received the answer from the Journal of the … Read more

High blood pressure and high triglycerides are early warning signs of heart trouble. While Big Pharma continues its full court press on physicians to pimp their chemicals, you need to know alternatives. Two small studies on 14 and 16 people tell us that omega-3 fish oil could really help you. Four grams daily dropped systolic … Read more

Hormone replacement therapy has had some bad press through the years. You may have heard that HRT raises vascular and cancer risks, and does not even prevent osteoporosis. But the news just keeps getting worse. The latest study shows HRT does not even stop your menopausal symptoms! What? you ask. My hot flashes are so … Read more