For decades, doctors thought atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) was irreversible. And they believed it always led to heart disease. These assumptions were (and still are) used to justify [...]
Month: June 2014
Beware of common peptic ulcer “cure”
Peptic ulcers have frustrated mainstream doctors for decades. Their favorite 20th century approaches to medical problems–drugs and surgery–could not treat them. Much less cure them. [...]
These “miracle” drugs may cause cataracts
Big pharma likes nothing better to find a new use for an old, failed drug. This practice is called “off label” drug use. It saves drug companies lots of time and money. In fact, two weeks ago, I [...]
Prevent heart disease with this key vitamin
Yesterday, I told you about the 10 real risk factors for heart disease. And I ended my report with a recommendation to take one key vitamin. In fact, new research shows older men and women who [...]
10 real risk factors for heart disease
For decades, the government has been promoting politically correct, pet theories about the causes of heart disease. They tried to blame cholesterol, eggs, meat, saturated fats, salt, alcohol…you [...]
Lose weight without denying your cravings
I’m generally skeptical of diet gurus and all their gimmicky diet plans. Instead, I think you should follow a common sense approach. Eat reasonable portions of diverse, healthy foods. And avoid [...]
America’s health report card
Every 10 years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS) spends a lot of time and taxpayer money to develop the nation’s “health goals” for the next decade. And then, it spends [...]
Popular antidepressant may promote breast cancer
The government-industrial-medical complex has a clear agenda when it comes to breast cancer. It makes sure you know about every politically correct, potential (but yet-to-be-proven) risk factor [...]
Statins a bust for lung diseases too
Big pharma loves COPD. It stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. And in the old days, we used to call this hard-to-treat disease emphysema. Big pharma pines over the 15 million [...]
Statins a bust for lung diseases too
Big pharma loves COPD. It stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. And in the old days, we used to call this hard-to-treat disease emphysema. Big pharma pines over the 15 million [...]