Health & Wellness

Prescription Drugs: 4th Leading Cause of Death

If there's one thing the Heath Ledger tragedy proved, it that prescription drugs can be as dangerous as street drugs. The pharmaceutical industry markets, sells and profits greatly from prescription drugs that, at best, mainly work in 30% to 50% of people and, at worst, actually contribute to hospitalization, permanent disability, disease, illness and death. Prescription drugs have killed more Americans... [Read more]

The Best Cancer-Fighting Foods

A doctor with a malignant tumor changes his diet to stave off his disease I was diagnosed with brain cancer about 16 years ago. I received chemotherapy and went into remission, but the cancer came back and I endured two surgeries and 13 months of chemotherapy. I asked my oncologist if I ought to change my diet to avoid another recurrence. His answer was perfectly stereotypical: "Eat what you like.... [Read more]

Gassy and Bloated and Squirt…Oh My! A Tale of Gluten.

I don’t want to alarm you but good scientific studies are showing us that 30% of the general population already has a medical condition that often goes undetected for years.  This condition can lead to autoimmune diseases like:  rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, eczema, diabetes, Graves disease, and more.  This insidious villain exists in every home in America and it can easily... [Read more]

The Cholesterol Deception

 To the 13 million of you out there that are already on a statin drug to lower cholesterol, may I have your attention?  The rest of you may want to pay attention as well. Why are 13 million of our friends and neighbors all taking a drug that may or may not be helping them? In case you haven’t heard, there is a big debate over these drugs and it has spilled out of the medical journals and onto your... [Read more]