Disease rates are rocketing to the moon, with no slowdown in sight, in large part because we don't know how our bodies work. Most of what we've been taught is wrong, and doctors, cornered by insurance companies into ten-minute office visits, simply don't have time to offer instruction. ... Read More ›
UPDATED:September 19, 2019
UPDATED:February 20, 2016
Your Amazing Endocrine System
You want amazing? Check out the endocrine system.Not only does the list of activities go on and on, the level of cooperation between endocrine glands goes to the death. If one gland starts to falter, the others try to help. If one gland dies, the others throw themselves on the funeral pyre in an ... Read More ›
UPDATED:April 20, 2018
Canned Tuna Is Not Your Friend
It's funny how things that seem harmless--even good--can do a number on your health.Diabetes, obesity, endocrine problems and autoimmune diseases are exploding. Just about everybody's dragging his or her patooty around--with no idea what to do about it.Let's talk about one contributor to our ... Read More ›
UPDATED:October 18, 2017
Are Doritos a “Healthful Snack”?
Well, looky here! I read that the CEO of Frito/Lay describes Doritos as a 'healthful snack.'Well, I had to check that out. Who knows? Maybe I could start eating Doritos.So off to the web! Holey Moley! It takes a special kind of dictionary to describe Doritos as healthful. 14 questionable ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 20, 2016
How Big Pharma Controls Medicine
The large pharmaceutical companies–Big Pharma–control medicine in the U.S. And nobody has ever accused them of benevolence.Probably because Big Pharma is all about money. First, last and always, it's about the money.They dress it up with talk about the frontiers of science, conquering ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Forty Health Factoids for Your Amusement and Amazement
From time to time I run across an amazing or amusing fact that I love knowing, but that I have no use for at the time.When that happens I hate losing track of them so I file those fascinating facts away in case they're useful in the future.Today I'd like to share 40 of those fascinating ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 20, 2016
Natural vs Synthetic Vitamins and Supplements
There's a lot of to-do going on about natural vitamins having an edge on the synthetics.And, truth to tell, going natural sure sounds good. The way God intended and all.But like with so many things, the devil's in the details. Those darned devilish details The major sources of natural ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 8, 2016
Social Proof
Social proof is a advertising concept based on the fact most people don't like to be different. To get people to accept a new idea or product, you have to reassure them that anybody who's anybody is climbing on board.If would-be customers think you're asking them to be different from others, ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Still More Doctor Problems
Did you know that the vast majority of medicine has no science behind it? Most of what doctors do is based on opinion. Or tradition. Or political correctness. Or any number of things besides science.And it's wrong a good share of the time.For instance, the TSH test. Logic says if our ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
More Doctor Problems
Arizona, where I live, is a standard-of-care state–as are many others, although that's kind of a secret that you have to discover on your own.Let me describe in a nutshell what this means: Patients get one-size-fits-all treatment, whether it works or not.Big Pharma and Big Insurance muscle ... Read More ›
