75% of manufactured food products are enhanced with sweetener The purpose of enhancing food products is to drive the brain to want to consume more sugar Sugar works its enhancement in the same area that cocaine and addictive substances do triggering the release of dopamine Increased drive in the brain to consume more sugar can […]

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is becoming one of the most common problems in modern society. It is estimated to have increased 50% in the last decade alone. The most commonly prescribed drug for GERD was the third largest selling drug in 2011 at $6.2 billion. The explosive increase in GERD strongly suggests that it […]

We seem to be in an epidemic of high LDL or bad cholesterol. It seems that very few adults reach age 50 without being afflicted with this plague. How far away can laws be requiring beginning a statin drug before qualifying for Medicare? There are several qualifications about cholesterol’s “plague” status that cholesterol has obtained.  […]

It Could Be Gluten Sensitivity Chronic migraine headaches are common and can be very disabling. Some new data has found a rather striking relationship between gluten sensitivity and these headaches suggesting that this relationship should be explored in anyone with these headaches. A study done jointly at Columbia University and Mount Sinai School of Medicine […]

The omega-3 fatty acids impart significant health benefits from lowering blood triglycerides and raising good cholesterol to reducing inflammation We make very little omega-3s ourselves How to make sure you get enough omega-3 fatty acid The Omega-3 fatty acids impart significant health benefits from lowering blood triglycerides and raising good cholesterol to reducing inflammation.  The […]

The use of analgesic medications such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen have been associated with hearing loss in men for quite some time.  In spite of that, this has not been well known or used to caution medication use in the general population.  New data now shows that it is an equal concern for women. A […]

This Time Our Food! Just as has happened with antibiotic resistant bacteria such as MRSA, weeds/plants eventually genetically mutate to become resistant to the effects of herbicides.  This should not have been an unforeseen occurrence but rather an expected one.  Nature is immensely adaptable which has been how she has put up with so much […]

Overweight and obesity is adding a huge increased cost to health care.  It should also not also be forgotten that this cost comes with a great toll in human suffering.  Attempts on many fronts to stop and reverse the overweight and obesity epidemic have, to this point, been ineffective.  The CDC recently updated their projection […]

Government related guidelines and the problem of obesity It is now anticipated that 42% of the US adult population will be obese by the year 2030 CMS announced that it will not reimburse registered dietitians to provide counseling for obesity any longer There is an old saying for a failed plan that “we have been letting […]

33% of children born since 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime Study looking at three different drug and lifestyle regimes in children with type II diabetes Diet/lifestyle connection with type II diabetes Type II diabetes was formerly called adult onset diabetes.  It is the type of diabetes where diet and weight eventually wear down […]