I often write about the false promises of high-tech medicine. Not because I’m against technology. But because I’m against false promises. For decades, the mainstream promised us the next [...]
Category: Daily Dispatch
Go outside and get some real sun
Last month, the Journal of the American Medical Association ran an editorial about the dangers of tanning beds. Until recently, the FDA regulated indoor tanning devices as “class I medical [...]
Fiber flakes out again
Dieticians love fiber. Diet magazines love fiber. Celebrities love high-fiber diets. They all say it helps you lose weight and keep it off. But a new study pokes some holes in that widespread and [...]
Control weight by eating more of this nutrient…
According to a new study, eating more protein can help you control weight. Well, I’ve only been saying this same thing for decades. No wonder Americans suffer from weight problems. They’ve been [...]
Blueberries benefit your brain
A nanny-state U.S. senator just launched an investigation into dietary supplements that make claims about helping dementia. And that’s just a shame. The mainstream has nothing to offer for the [...]
More garbage in, more garbage out
In January 2009, President-elect Barack Obama said his administration would push the healthcare industry to implement universal use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) for all Americans within [...]
Gene therapy is still a bust for most diseases
The big science human genome project, which began in the 1990s, promised to offer personalized medicine. They said decoding the human gene would translate into new, personalized gene therapies. [...]
Get rid of pain permanently with new, non-invasive treatment
In an exciting, new study, Japanese researchers found an innovative, effective, and non-invasive way to help stroke victims cope with pain. The new technique doesn’t involve drugs or surgery. In [...]
All the coffee in China
For decades, many natural health “know-it-alls” tried to convince people to stop drinking coffee. And, in study after study, mainstream medical researchers tried to find any shred of evidence [...]
More research links antidepressant drugs to homicide
It seems almost every month we see another horrific tragedy unfold on the nightly news that involves a troubled young person resorting to mass violence. But in all the aftermath…and all the talk [...]