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2010: A Good Year for Radical Health-Care Reform
submitted by: admin on 11/21/2013
" A Return to Healthing" Blog: Fri, 01/29/2010 - 14:35 — BBelitsos
By Dr. Len Saputo
When Barack Obama became president-elect of the United States, most of us felt a sense of hope we hadn't experienced in years. We trusted that...
Ibuprofen Doesn't Work for Colds and Flus
submitted by: admin on 11/20/2013
A study published in the November issue of the British Medical Journal reported that ibuprofen and Tylenol had no beneficial effect on the symptoms of colds. In fact, they suspected that the illness was worsened by either drug. So, it neither reduced symptoms nor did anything to hurt the virus.
You have to wonder what took so long for an article...
How to Support a Dying Family Member
submitted by: admin on 11/06/2013
If we are fortunate to have our parents until they are old, we need to be prepared when the end is in sight. This is an emotional time and not all families agree on what should be done, or even get along very well. So it is a good idea to ask your parent about their end of life wishes while they are able to make these important decisions.
Vicki tells...
Avoid the Swine Flu Vaccine and Boost Your Own Immunity (Updated Oct 22)
submitted by: admin on 11/03/2013
"A Return to Healing" Blog: Thu, 10/22/2009 - 17:34 — BBelitsos
[Authored by Len Saputo, MD and Stacia Lansman, MD, with Byron Belitsos—October 22, 2009.] Our nearly sixty combined years of practicing medicine has taught us this, if anything: Be wary whenever “big pharma” is part of any health campaign from...
How to Boost Your Immunity
submitted by: admin on 11/03/2013
Avoid the Swine Flu Vaccine — And Boost...
Never Be Fat Again
submitted by: admin on 10/29/2013
Raymond Francis wrote the book, Never Be Fat Again, and explains why being overweight is a symptom, not a cause for this disease. Much of the cause of obesity is related to inflammation in the body caused by an unhealthy lifestyle that includes a poor diet, lack of exercise and sleep, too much stress, and exposure to environmental chemicals. There is a lot...
Why Aging is a Mistake
submitted by: admin on 10/24/2013
While we all age, we do it at different rates depending on how well we take care of ourselves. Our chronological age (the number of years we have) is often quite different from our biologial age (how well our biology functions). There are examples of people who are over 80 but still function very well and others where someone 10 years old has the physiological...
Never Fear Cancer Again
submitted by: admin on 10/22/2013
Cancer is a symptom of abnormal cellular function that is caused by nutritional deficiencies and toxicities rather than simple genetics. Actually, only 1-2% of cancers a strictly genetic and the rest are caused by epigenetics (lack of nutrients and excessive exposure to toxic environmental chemicals). There is a lot we can do to prevent cancer from developing...
Managing Vaginal Dryness with Probiotics
submitted by: admin on 10/19/2013
Researchers from Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland medical centers published an article in the October 2013 issue of the journal, Menopause, showing that the microflora in the vagina changes throughout a woman's reproductive life and that abnormalities in this microflora can cause vaginal dryness and painful intercourse (dysparunea).
They...
Why Society is Depressed with Meg Jordan, PhD, RN
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
America is depressed. It is linked to health, insurance, employment. Positive emotions can make life longer and healthier. We're not engaged in life as we were years ago. We don't have the face to face connections any longer. Heart break, isolation, and lonliness and the fear of economic disaster; this is a decade of fear. People in poor countries...
Why Defensive Medicine Won't Go Away
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
Defensive medicine leads to ordering too many tests that are often costly and potentially dangerous. It leads to skyrocketing insurance premiums but it tends to protect physicians from malpractice suits. What is needed is a more personal relationship between physicians and patients that includes patients in the decision-making process in assessment...
Why Children are Depressed
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
10% of kids are depressed and far too many are treated with drug therapies. The causes of this depression are explored and approaches to treatment considered. Kids need healthy role models.
Why Americans are not Filling their Prescriptions or Getting Recommended Tests
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
The 2012 Consumer's Report's annual prescription poll shows many Americans cannot afford to pay for the multiple prescriptions, doctor visits, or multitude of lab tests ordered by their physicians. About 45% of US adults take an average of 4.1 drugs and among those between 18 and 39 years of age take an average of 2 prescriptions. A stunning...
When is it Important to Take Your Medicine?
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
The AMA reports that noncompliance with regard to prescription medication is the cause of excessive hospitalization, morbidity, mortality, and overall healthcare costs. The article fails to address those patients who suffer from adverse drug events and their related costs. They state that health costs go up about $300 billion annually because of drug noncompliance,...
What You Can Do to Allow Your Doctor to Treat Cancer Integratively
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
It is a felony in the State of California for an MD to treat cancer with anything except surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Yet, legislation was passed in 2004 making it legal for MDs to use any complementary and alternative therapy (CAM) so long as they do not try to dissuade patients from mainstream therapies and they do no harm. We need...
What we Believe Influences our Health
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
We know that what we think has a powerful effect on our biochemistry and physiology, but just how powerful is this effect? Examples such as placebo, nocebo, voodoo, intention, being in the zone, are explored. The ticklish questions that arise include how far should a health care practitioner go to use these tools and how much must a patient know about...
What is the Difference Between Brown and White Fat?
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
There are many different ways to classify fat: saturated, trans, unsaturated, brown, white, and essential fatty acids. Some are essential for life and some are lethal. Where fat accumulates is also important. If white fat accumulates inside the abdominal cavity it predisposes to the metabolic syndrome and type two diabetes with all of its complications....
What is Real Health Care Reform?
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
What is real health care reform? It is not what happened with the Affordable Care Act of 2010. Our present level of health care will now be available to 30 million more uninsured people, but as far as health care itself is concerned, we lost ground. It will be difficult to maintain the same poor standard of care now existing (we are ranked 37th in the world by...
What is OHM and Nutrition, Pollution, and Stress with Richard Kunin, MD
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
OHM stands for "Orthomolecular Health Medicine." Dr. Kunin is the founder of the Orthomolecular Health Medicine Society and is the current President. Dr. Saputo and Dr. Kunin explain just what Orthomolecular Health Medicine is. Nutrition and pollution and stress are also discussed.
What is Obamacare and is it the Answer to America's Health Challenges?
submitted by: admin on 10/17/2013
The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare," became law in March of 2010 is is the topic of considerable confusion. To begin with it is nearly 2700 pages long and is written in complex legal terminology that few understand; this includes, believe it or not, most of the US Congress!
The...
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