Archives: 2011 October

Avoid all dairy? Or just cow’s milk?

Q: My nutritionist recently advised my wife and me to avoid all cow’s milk products. I was surprised though, when she said sheep and goat cheeses and yogurt are acceptable. Do you agree?

Pfizer probed for name-sharing program

Is your pharmacist being paid to share your name and information with drug companies’ advertising programs? One watchdog group in Australia has their eye on Pfizer for rewarding pharmacists for enrolling patients in “support” programs. But what if you don’t want Pfizer’s “support”?

How to get your medical records

Q: I was reading some back issues of Nutrition & Healing in the archives on your website, and an article on the Veri-chip device being implanted in Alzheimer’s patients and the lack of medical privacy that they could face as a result made me wonder what is actually in my own medical records. How do I obtain a copy of my information?

Slow osteoporosis with omega-3 fatty acids

A new study has uncovered one more key to preventing or slowing the development of osteoporosis–without relying on patent medicines.

Getting to the bottom of thyroid issues

Q: Ever since being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year, I’ve been trying to manage my blood sugar naturally. I’m having a hard time losing weight, though, and just don’t have the energy for exercise. My doctor suspected my thyroid, but the tests were normal. What could explain my situation?

Delaying generic drugs

What do you do when you’re raking in the dough for your patent drug and it comes time for the patent to expire? When it comes to delaying generics, Big Pharma can get pretty creative. Will the FDA play along?

Preventing myopia starts in pregnancy

Q: Almost everyone in our family has worn glasses since childhood. My daughter is pregnant, and I have to wonder–is there any way to fight this family pattern?

The truth behind a flawed vitamin E study

A recent study claims that vitamin E may raise the risk of prostate cancer. Here’s why you shouldn’t take it as a sign to throw out your supplements just yet.

Milk producer sued over health claims

It won’t be the lawsuit that brings down milk–that’s for sure. But will this class action suit against a major organic milk producer get the world talking about what’s REALLY wrong with moo juice?

Is Botox safe?

Q: I’m considering getting Botox. I know that a lot of natural medicine doctors have concerns about it, but it’s been approved by the FDA and I haven’t heard any reports that anyone has died from it, so can it really be that bad?

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