Statins and Grapefruit

by | May 20, 2011 | 11 comments

For treating cholesterol problems, Western doctors prescribe statins as an overwhelming majority to any other treatment plan.  That is because they work on each element of the cholesterol panel- HDL, LDL, and triglycerides. In order for drugs to work, they must be...

Protein Shakes and Diabetic Kidney

by | May 16, 2011 | 6 comments

Today we will examine another request from the comment section of the blog, which was simply the phrase “protein shakes and diabetic kidney.” The person requesting didn’t specify what he or she wanted to know within this subject, so as I poked into it, I had to assume...

Insomnia Caused by Lack of These Minerals

by | May 16, 2011 | 0 comments

Tossing and turning at night may have less to do with stress and more to do with a deficiency of the essential minerals magnesium and calcium, according to a study conducted by the Human Nutrition Research Center in North Dakota. These researchers tied low magnesium...

Organic Food: Exceptional or Just Expensive?

by | May 13, 2011 | 8 comments

Almost a thousand readers responded to the poll in the margin regarding whether or not they prefer organic foods versus those that are enhanced or otherwise tinkered with. Of the respondents, 62% answered yes, that they do prefer organic food and drinks. The other 38%...

Boosting Low Moods Boosts Diabetes Self-Care

by | May 13, 2011 | 0 comments

Letting your diabetes get you down may make the disease more challenging to manage according to results published in this week’s Medical Care. In this study, diabetics that received counseling for depression improved blood pressure, exercise levels and overall quality...

Foods to Eat for High Blood Pressure

by | May 12, 2011 | 0 comments

Move over LDL, there’s a new cholesterol-class in town that should appear on every health conscious person’s radar screen. The AHA recently released the fruits of a massive research review involving 500 heart-health studies from the last 3 decades. The bottom line?...

Ditch This to Reduce Vertigo Symptoms

by | May 11, 2011 | 0 comments

Regular use of cotton swabs to clean out your ears can contribute to vertigo and dizziness, new research conducted by Henry Ford Hospital concludes. The research, presented at last month’s Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting in Chicago, found a direct link between...

Hemochromatosis and ED

by | May 9, 2011 | 5 comments

I have had a few letters come in during recent months asking about how an overload of iron in the blood can cause certain problems. Some of them ask about blood pressure and some are strictly regarding erectile dysfunction. While women typically aren’t diagnosed with...

Shut Eyes Shuts Down Hypertension

by | May 9, 2011 | 0 comments

If your out of control hypertension keeps you up at night, you may be making things worse, a study published in the May 20011 issue of Repertory Medicine found. The link between lack of quality sleep and high blood pressure is well known. However, the results of this...