High Blood Pressure, Cancer Linked

by | Oct 30, 2011 | 0 comments

Chronic hypertension is well-known for its influence on heart disease. A new research study from King’s College in the UK adds to the growing concern of the hypertension “epidemic” that afflicts approximately 100 million adults in the US alone. According to this...

Medications That Cause Dry Mouth

by | Oct 28, 2011 | 9 comments

A reader with a bad breath problem wrote in a few months ago for advice.  Without knowing anything more about him, my first impulse was to offer that perhaps his oral hygiene could use some improvement. After all, the most obvious solution to any malady is 95% of the...

Calcium Channel Blockers and Irritable Bowel

by | Oct 24, 2011 | 9 comments

Recently we had a woman write in regarding concerns she had with her prescription medications.  She had talked to her doctor about it, but was frustrated by his lack of interest in her concerns and having given her what she called “the kiss off.” She was concerned...

This Relieves Arthritis Joint Pain, Study Shows

by | Oct 23, 2011 | 0 comments

Arthritis sufferers looking for a natural way to combat their pain have an age-old treatment to take advantage of: exercise. According to a new research study out of Duke University Medical Center reports. Scientists have known for decades that people with weight...

What are the symptoms of high blood pressure?

by | Oct 21, 2011 | 0 comments

Anger and stress are two emotions closely tied to high blood pressure. However, a new research study published in this week’s issue of European Psychiatry found that older adults with high blood pressure are more likely to suffer from low moods than similar adults...

High-Protein Diet Increases Insulin Resistance

by | Oct 20, 2011 | 2 comments

Eating too much protein – especially in the form of processed meat—can make your body less sensitive to the effects of the hormone insulin, a study presented at a meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes notes. In this study of more than 27,000...

What to do about high blood pressure?

by | Oct 19, 2011 | 2 comments

Including a special breed of purple potatoes in your diet is an effective way to naturally turn down the dial on blood pressure, according to a new study presented at the National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society. In this study, a group of 18...

Drug Shortages-Are You at Risk?

by | Oct 17, 2011 | 1 comment

Recently, AARP published a report on their online news magazine regarding the impending drug shortage that hospitals, clinics and pharmacies are beginning to face. It caught my attention because we discuss pharmaceuticals at length in many of our articles, and the...