Archives: 2007 June

Vision of beauty

After 12 weeks, the researchers found that the subjects in the oral and topical lutein and zeaxanthin group had a 63 percent increase in the surface lipids in their skin

Vitamin D's evil twin

The good news is, none of these vitamin D has doppelgangers has hit the market for yet. But they’re coming — as sure as you can say “patent medicine profits.”

This is your brain on drugs

As if the brownie-bingeing, looking-over-your-shoulder-for-the-cops effects of old-fashioned marijuana weren’t bad enough, today’s stronger version of pot comes with a much heftier price tag

Grounding those in-flight infections for good

Q: I’m getting ready to go on vacation for a few weeks, but I’m actually dreading it because I get a horrible sinus infection nearly every time I travel by plane.

Purple produce power

Now researchers have found two more purple produce items that have anti-cancer effects on the skin: grapes and blackberries.

Less milk, stronger bones

I’ve been drinking milk for years without problems — and my bones seem to be all the stronger for it. Can it really be that bad for me?

Shake it down a notch

Reducing your salt intake can cut the risk of heart disease and stroke by as much as 30 percent.

The politics of healthy choice

While helping people to care for themselves using natural and nutritional therapies is always my primary goal, I am also very dedicated to fighting for every citizen’s rights to choose these treatments.

The new virtual villain

But when and if this situation should arise, there is one caution I can give you: Do not try to save a buck by buying your medication from an online source claiming to be a pharmacy.

How cabbage and cauliflower combat lupus

When I find an abnormal 2/16 ratio in one of my patients, I recommend that he or she include more Brassica vegetables, like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and bok choy (to name a few), into their diet.

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