A recent study on the effect of a low salt diet made headlines, finding that a low salt diet increases mortality for patients with congestive heart failure.(1-6) The study concluded there was not enough evidence to advise a low-salt diet for the rest of us. They doubted a low salt diet would benefit ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Gluten Sensitivity: Is Your Food Making You Sick?
Jim suffered from frequent migraines, which were severe and incapacitating. After seeing a number of neurologists and trying multiple medications with no improvement, Jim finally came to see me. His last neurologist found he had a low vitamin D level, and started Jim on 10,000 units per day of ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Waking Up From the Synthetic Hormone Nightmare
Shirley is 52, and suffering from menopausal symptoms of hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia and mood disturbance. The next chance she had, Shirley asked her doctor for bioidentical hormones. Instead, her doctor offered her a prescription for Lexapro, an SSRI antidepressant. Shirley declined the ... Read More ›
February 29, 2016
Cordyceps, the Medicinal Mushroom Superfood
Alfredo was a 60-year old sport cyclist who rides his bike 200 miles a week. Yet, he found his endurance declining over the past few years. He began to lag behind on trips and was no longer able to keep up with the younger guys in his group. Alfredo's friend suggested a visit to my office to ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
Anti-Aging Breakthrough With Telomerase
A new study by Harvard professor Ronald A. DePinho, just published in Nature shows dramatic reversal of aging in mice.(1)(2) The "biological clock" of these mice had been modified to make them age rapidly. This was done with genetic engineering which "knocked out" the gene that ... Read More ›
UPDATED:August 29, 2016
Men are you suffering from “male menopause” and low testosterone?
Male menopause effects countless men as they age. In fact, according to Robert Brannigan MD testosterone levels decline with age, and we now have 5 million men suffering from low testosterone levels resulting in "fatigue, mood swings, decreased desire for sex, hair loss, lack of concentration and ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
10 Bioidentical Hormone Fallacies
A recent article on hormones for menopause caught my attention. I was puzzled by the fact that the author, Staness Jonekos, has no medical credentials, training or even a rudimentary knowledge of biological science. Rather, she is an actress with a theater arts degree from UCLA. She chronicled her ... Read More ›
February 8, 2016
Selenium, Your Vitamins Are Killing You
While the news media trumpets the alarming message that vitamins and minerals are useless, harmful or even killing you, physicians are quietly going about their business, treating the sickest patients in the intensive care unit with mega-dose IV vitamins. (1-6) In addition, physician are reporting ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
Less is More, Mainstream Medicine Goes Alternative
Appearing with little fanfare in the media, Dr. Deborah Grady's editorial in the May 10 Annals of Internal Medicine proclaimed a shocking "medical heresy", that less health care is better than more health care.(1) US Health care is generally assumed and expected to be beneficial, yet ... Read More ›
March 16, 2015
Fosamax Study Denies Link with Femur Fractures
A recent NEJM article by Dennis Black MD denying a link between Fosamax and spontaneous mid-femur fractures has many doctors raising their eyebrows. Firstly, there is the problem of conflict of interest. The study was funded by Fosamax maker, Merck, and the authors are all on Merck's payroll. ... Read More ›
