Our urine color is a a great first-indicator of many things going on within our bodies. For most of us, it’s an indication of whether or not we’re drinking enough water, but that’s not the only thing it can tell us. If you see something odd or worrying in your urine, don’t ignore it! Check…
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A clinical trial from the Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Turin, Italy has successfully demonstrated that Red Yeast Rice is “effective, safe and well tolerated” in treating children with hypercholesterolemic (AKA – very high cholesterol). There are many reasons why a child (or adult) might have high cholesterol. Obesity, diet, diabetes and genetics are all shown…
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“You’re not crazy.” That’s the bottom-line message from researchers at the National Institute of Health studying PMS/PMDD. While many women have known for ages that PMDD (PreMenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) is very, VERY real, many in the science and medical communities continued to question it. Millions of women (between 2-5% of all menstruating women) experience the debilitating pain,…
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Many gut health issues, including crohn’s disease, can be helped dramatically by sticking to an elimination diet. Two studies, one from Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Fujita Health University, and the other from Università di Bologna, Italy, showed that simply using an elimination diet was a very effective primary treatment. From the Italian study: CONCLUSIONS: These…
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Great News! If you live in the St. Louis area, you can now listen to ASK THE PHARMACIST with Joe Dimatteo on local radio! AM 1380 – The Pulse has started broadcasting our show LIVE, FIVE DAYS A WEEK! Sure, we’ve been on satellite and available to stream online for years now, but this…
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Companies make piles of money selling products designed to reduce this risk of impacting your joints while you exercise. Special exercise devices are devised that can reduce the “impact.” I have even used it as an excuse once or twice… but is there any truth to the notion that exercising is going to hurt your…
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A-fib or Atrial Fibrillation is the fancy medical term for a consistently irregular heart beat. It starts innocently enough with light fluttering, but can, overtime, become more frequent and even constant. On the light end of things, it can result in a light head, chest pain or fainting. In the long-term, it’s associated with higher…
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The media was shocked recently to learn what woman have been saying for decades: taking hormone based birth control makes many of them depressed. A study from the University of Copenhagen found that woman taking these contraceptives saw an increased likelihood of also taking antidepressants or being diagnosed with depression. How much more likely? Nearly…
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It’s always fun to see research confirm what we already new to be true! New studies out are showing that eating just a handful of nuts three times a week lowers the risk of metabolic syndrome in teens. About 12% of US teens are feeling the effects of metabolic syndrome (which leads to early heart disease…
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Want to clear up your complexion this year? We’re glad you asked! Here are four steps that will go a long way toward getting acne under control without pharmaceuticals. 1. Clean up your diet! Anything that increases inflammation in your body is a problem. Sugar and dairy are clearly problems. Unfortunately, many teens subsist almost…
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