Citrus Fruit and Stomach Cancer

The taste of citrus has always been a welcome sight in the summer. Now, “multiple studies have determined that eating citrus fruits will help ulcers and reduce the risk of stomach cancer.” A study from South Korea’s Jeju National University School of Medicine analyzed five large population studies that tracked stomach cancer. The studies were…

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The Basics: Probiotics

If you’re new to natural health and supplementation, many of the terms you hear often will be totally foreign. One of our primary goals here is to help you to be educated and informed. We believe educated people make better patients with better outcomes. It’s only a matter of time until everyone comes into contact…

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The Basics: CoEnzyme Q10

If you’re new to natural health and supplementation, many of the terms you hear often will be totally foreign. One of our primary goals here is to help you to be educated and informed. We believe educated people make better patients with better outcomes. It’s only a matter of time until everyone comes into contact…

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Chocolate lowers risk of AFib

Over the years, researchers have linked chocolate, particularly dark chocolate, to many health-positives. A new study from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health is drawing a new, stronger connections with AFib. AFib (Atrial Fibrillation) is a heart condition presenting as an irregular heartbeat. Many with the condition describe it as feeling like a flutter…

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Ticks Carrying a New, Deadly Disease

It would seem that our mild winter is having some nasty side effects… Insect populations, including ticks, are expected to be at or above record levels this year. As annoying as that is, a new, tick-borne disease is making it even worse. Powassan has only had about 75 cases over the last decade, but experts…

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FDA Misses Safety Risks in One-Third of Approved Drugs

A new study was released by JAMA showing that 32% of medications are found to have significant safety risks only after the drugs are released to the market. “The researchers reviewed 222 products approved between 2001 and 2010 and followed them through February of this year. In 32 percent of the medications, they found, the…

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Oldest Man Dies at Age 146

While there’s no way to be 100% certain, Mbah Ghoto (grandpa Ghoto) claimed to have been born on December 31, 1870. If correct, that would make Mr. Ghoto 146 years old upon his death at the end of April. Unfortunately, Indonesia didn’t begin recording births until 1900, making it impossible to verify his claims. Nevertheless,…

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Intermittent Fasting

If you’re a regular listener to the show, you may have heard Joe discuss intermittent/periodic fasting. Here’s a recent clip from the show where he mentions it: So what exactly is intermittent fasting? Intermittent Fasting (or IF) is an eating pattern that limits the number of calories you have, and more importantly, when you have…

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Secret Hospital Inspecion Reports May Become Public

NPR.org is reporting about a proposed new step by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Most hospitals are accredited by private organizations rather than the government. That means that statistics about things like medical mishaps, mixing up meds, or operating on the wrong body part found by these private organizations aren’t available to the general…

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Is ADHD a Fraud?

A renowned and widely respected Harvard Psychologist Jerome Kagan is making some bold, counter-cultural claims about kids and ADHD.  In an interview with Spiegel online, the influential psychologist was very blunt. About ADHD, he said: It is an invention. Every child who’s not doing well in school is sent to see a pediatrician, and the pediatrician…

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