Listen Up Here! Why Americans are dying.
Want to know why Americans are dying of cancer and increasingly suffering from depression, Alzheimer’s, obesity, allergies, diabetes, asthma and autoimmune diseases like lupus and arthritis? It is due to a diet high in grains. Yup, and the king of the hill and the mightiest offender is GMO corn. Yes... Read the full story
The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth
By Jonny Bowden Ph.D. C.N.S. The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth is a profound, elegantly presented, and masterfully written road map to health. This fun, easy-to-read book will amaze you with its convincing logic and powerful presentation. If you are like me, you will not be able to put it down. From... Read the full story
Your Life-Threatening High Cholesterol Level!
A high cholesterol level is often singled out as the number one health hazard. We all know about the enormous fortunes that drug companies make selling drugs to lower your low-density lipoprotein (LDL)—in theory, the bad cholesterol. Do these drugs work to your benefit? In nature, there are very few... Read the full story
A Lifesaver Resolution
As the year ends, I want to conclude Lifesaver on a note of the utmost importance. If you can do one thing to help ensure a long and healthy life for your kids and grandkids, e-mail them this vital Lifesaver and associated link. Over the course of the year, I have worked hard to convince you not to patronize... Read the full story
Avoid the Sun for Health? Maybe Not
Think you are being smart staying out of the sun? Maybe not. You may not be getting enough vitamin D. By some estimates, three-quarters of all adults and children are deficient in this sunshine vitamin. Recent studies have demonstrated its central role in maintaining health. Decreased or insufficient... Read the full story
The Silent Killer—High Blood Pressure
Do you own a high-quality blood pressure machine? Debbie and I keep tabs on our numbers, and you should too, especially if high blood pressure runs in your family. Your three most important dietary considerations are to avoid processed and packaged foods, scratch the saltshaker, and boot up your potassium... Read the full story
Do Your Own Research on Statins
In the informative BusinessWeek article “Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?,” from January 28, 2008, a sidebar heading reads: “In the real world, a slew of side effects from statins.” In recent weeks, I have shared with you a number of items in this article that have caught my eye. I urge each... Read the full story
What Do You Know About Rho-Kinase?
Last time out, I wrote on the subject of number needed to treat (NNT). You can follow up on this topic by consulting the BusinessWeek issue published January 28, 2008. In line with my ongoing effort to dig deep into the subject of statin drugs, I’ve selected a couple of additional concepts from the... Read the full story
Statin Drugs: Part 3
Cholesterol has many benefits. In Eat Fat, Lose Fat, Enig and Fallon list some of the more impressive ones: Your body uses cholesterol to make hormones that help you deal with stress and protect against heart disease and cancer. Cholesterol acts as an antioxidant, protecting us against free radical... Read the full story
Statin Drugs: Part 2
I have uncovered a small mountain of research material on the subject of heart disease and the value or lack thereof of statin drugs. The black and white of statins gets cloudy real fast with even a cursory investigation. In this installment, I concentrate on the findings of Dr. Mary Enig and Sally Fallon.... Read the full story
