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Somebody Make Trump Read Dr. Perlmutter’s #1 Book

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Given the commander in chief’s known penchant for fast and processed food, someone should make him read Dr. Perlmutter’s #1 book Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar–Your Brain’s Silent Killers.  The description of the book reads: When Grain Brain was published in 2013, Dr. Perlmutter kick-started a revolution. Since then, his book has been […]

My Two Favorite Parts of Tom Brady’s TB12 Method

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Originally posted on January 17, 2018. Tom Brady is working on living as long as he can. Here are two pieces of his TB12 Method with which I heartily agree. You need to focus on getting enough electrolytes in your diet, and consider replacing free weights with resistance bands. Jason Gay, reporting for The Wall […]

What Do You Know About Rho-Kinase?

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Originally posted October 13, 2010. 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 […]

Functional Medicine, Alzheimer’s, Autoimmune Disease, GERD, Migraines

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Any family interest here? Chris Kresser, Dr. Barbara Starfield, Dr. Jeffrey Bland, Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Dale Bredesen, Dr. Terry Wahls. These names familiar to you? Well, join me. I research for a living. And I have books piled up like cordwood in Vermont. Just today I grabbed hold of Unconventional Medicine by a researcher […]

If You Are in Pain, this May Help. It Helped Me

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Are you in pain? Does your body ache? Well, it’s called life. But there’s something you can do about it. We all have heard about mind over body. This is different. Let me introduce you to the late Dr. John E. Sarno, who during his life helped relieve the pain of people like Harvard Medical […]

New Research Suggests Statins are Over-Prescribed

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Originally posted on December 4, 2018. Physicians believe that current thresholds for prescribing statins may be too low. We have regularly highlighted the unconvincing evidence for statins (read here, here, here, and here for starters). Read here from Sam Blanchard at the Daily Mail about new research that suggests statins are over-prescribed: The risks of […]

Can Ginger Combat Heart Disease and Improve Circulation?

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Originally posted December 14, 2016. There’s one good reason grandmothers and mothers gave ginger ale to their children for upset tummies. It works. Gingerol, which gives ginger ale its delicious taste, helps prevent nausea and vomiting. But that’s not the only thing ginger alleviates. Ginger contains 12 antioxidant compounds, and it is antioxidants that combat free radicals in your body. A type of antioxidant found in ginger, flavonolds, is especially good for your heart, reports Dr. Al Sears on […]

Have You Tried Alkaline Water?

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Alkaline water is growing rapidly in popularity. Debbie and I have tried it, and we were just introduced to the innovative water Kangen Water system yesterday. There appears to be solid enthusiastic support for it. Read here from the Kangen website: Enagic is a global business that revolutionizes the way you think about your hydration and […]

Is Rutin Useful in Preventing Blood Clots?

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Rutin is a compound I came across many years ago, and deserves the attention of anyone trying to live a healthy lifestyle. Here in an article from The Harvard Gazette, Bonnie Prescott explains the work of Robert Flaumenhaft, and the possible benefits of rutin in preventing blood clots. She writes: A compound called rutin, commonly […]