All of us operate on our beliefs. Yes, every rational person claims that he/she uses facts and lives in a Left-Brain world. We want to think we study, analyze, evaluate, and make our decisions on what we know to be true. The sad fact of the matter is that what we believe is true often [...]
Zzzzz Remember sleeping through the night? Not lately? If you’re lying awake night after night, unable to sleep, you may want to talk to your health care provider about it. He or she may prescribe insomnia medicines such as eszopiclone (Lunesta), zaleplon (Sonata) and zolpidem (Ambien, Ambien CR, Edluar, and Zolpimist)—sometimes known as “Z-drugs”—to help [...]
My 6-week old grandson has been struggling with a severe case of GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) that actually landed him in a local hospital for six days. What was once thought to be pyloric stenosis or an anatomical obstruction of some sort, ended up being diagnosed by a pediatric GI specialist, as a powerfully projectile [...]
Low-Dose Atropine Eye Drops to Slow Myopic Progression in Children Low-dose atropine (0.01%) is being prescribed to slow the development of nearsightedness (myopia) in children (children from 5 to 15 years of age). Initial research papers about the treatment focused primarily on children of Asian heritage. It wasn't long before children of other nationalities have [...]
Aspartame (NutraSweet®) is a toxic chemical that can have serious effects on our nervous system. It is a very profitable item for the drug company that makes it. You can find it in just about every kind of food - even in some so-called health foods. Many studies emphasize the toxic nature of aspartame yet [...]
People need to deal with serious health conditions. Often their health providers tell them they are suffering from an autoimmune disease, which is commonly described as a situation where they"...mistakes some part of their body as a pathogen and attack it", which seems like a catchall phrase for "I don't know what's wrong, but it [...]
Question: I have MS and have been taking LDN for several years. About 6 weeks ago I started taking 4AP (4-Aminopyridine). I weigh 100lb (+ or -), so my optimum dose is 23mg/day. I haven't been able to get up to that dose, mostly because I'm not sure how to fit 4 or 5 doses [...]
Bees and wasps are Arthropods. They are crucially important to the pollination of plants, specifically flowers, fruits and vegetables. They vary in size and have induced fear into humans for centuries. Phobias of insects have long been a source for people to avoid the outdoors. MYTHS & FACTS ABOUT BEE STINGS Myth: After your first [...]
My blog post about quitting the use of sunblock produced a large number of emails with questions, comments, and concerns. Rather than keeping this correspondence private, I've decided to post them here. Maybe you had a question you didn't ask that might be answered through some of these conversations. Below is one such email I've [...]
How is Illinois different from practically every country in the world? Illinois requires the addition of fluoride to all commercial water. Fluoride is a toxic material that is responsible for a multitude of serious health conditions, ranging from fluorosis to serious bone degeneration. Fluorosis is a disturbance of dental enamel caused by excessive exposure to [...]
A Diagnosis Will Define the Rest of Your Life. You have the symptoms commonly associated with Multiple Sclerosis and your doctor has made the diagnosis. Maybe you’ve been told you have Relapsing-Remitting, Secondary-Progressive, Progressive-Relapsing, Fulminate, or even Benign MS. Regardless of the names or initials added to your medical record, you now HAVE an official [...]
One of our readers reported that he just stopped using Fluticasone (Flonase) after a solid month of 1spray in each nostril once a day in the morning. He had many side effects but the last one was when he got serious. He had cystic breakouts on his face and one inside is ear - all [...]
I was once hit in the face by a volleyball. The hitter was a tall, powerful person who knew how to spike a volleyball – and I was in the way. My hard contact lens popped out, and I had a massive red-eye and a shiner as well. I went to my ophthalmologist the next [...]
Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) Never underestimate the importance of good bacteria balance in the gut. Mayo describes it as “...ongoing (chronic) or recurrent burning in the mouth without an obvious cause. This discomfort may affect the tongue, gums, lips, inside of your cheeks, roof of your mouth or widespread areas of your whole mouth. The [...]
In 2014 I watched an online video about how to relieve foot pain from plantar fasciitis by taping the foot and ankle. It seemed fairly easy and after trying it, I noticed it worked very well. The taping completely relieves the foot and ankle pain. The major drawbacks to tape are; • Prolonged use of [...]
Loretta told her doctor her stools were black and the doctor said it was probably caused by internal bleeding and that she needed more tests. She was visibly upset with worry when she relayed her story to me. There are some foods - and even medicines - that can color stools. It's normal and most [...]
Linda has had painful feet for more than a decade. A clear diagnosis eluded her doctors for years. Fortunately, she had an appointment with an older doctor who had actually practiced for most of his career in the northern parts of Europe. Rather than conducting a battery of tests, the new doctor actually talked to [...]
Significant numbers of people take statin drugs every day to lower their cholesterol - many of them may be unnecessary - and sometimes users stop taking them without medical advice, primarily because of unwanted side effects. The most common statin side effects include headache, difficulty sleeping, flushing of the skin, muscle aches, tenderness, or weakness [...]
Since 2003, people can be diagnosed with "pre-hypertension." Until then, if your blood pressure numbers were approaching the "high blood pressure" range you may have been told that you were "borderline hypertensive." You didn't have high blood pressure (hypertension) but your values suggested that you should take action, which commonly consisted of lifestyle changes, not [...]
Question: My compounded prescription always showed an expiration date of one year. The new one says 3 months. Why is the pharmacist making my script last for a shorter time? I suspect the reason is for profit. If he charges me the same price for a script that is good for a shorter period of [...]
