Archive for the 'Drugs and Alternatives' Category

"Double Standards" and Natural, "Non-Conventional" Health Care

I was discussing the subject of drugs and drug testing with a friend online the other day, and thought that the following might be of interest to HealthBeat readers:

My friend wrote:
The problem: pilots are human, and subject to all the normal problems everyone else goes through. When a pilot gets depressed, they cannot seek help, [...]

Anti-Ageing with Vitamins and Herbs: Your Antioxidant Questions Answered

Ever watched in frustration as something "rusted away?" Well, your body could be undergoing a very similar process due to the effects of free radicals. Antioxidants are "rust proofing" for your body, and are an important part of any longevity and health program.
Antioxidants can be confusing - especially for someone without a background in biochemistry! [...]

The 5 Most Important Supplements For Health and Longevity

Many nutritional supplements and herbs have documented value in maintaining health and possibly also extending lifespan. The following list of recommendations comprises my picks for the 5 most important supplements the average person should take to preserve or reclaim optimum health and vitality. I have chosen this list based on what I call the "preponderance [...]

More "Dangerous Drugs"…

It seems that every day brings yet another drug warning - and you can be sure that the FDA doesn’t issue these warnings lightly, since they affect the profit picture of the drug companies and thus the budget of the FDA (who relies upon "fees" from the drug companies for it’s income…).
Today’s little tidbit [...]

Chemicals That Give Life and Chemicals That Kill

The human organism is a wild and wonderful place - we are a veritable chemical soup of minerals, acids, electrolytes, proteins, and fats. (well, proteins and fats are acids…) This does lead to a whole lot of confusion though, and sometimes outright deception by those who would have us believe that such-and-such spooky-sounding chemical must [...]

"Shorts" from This Month’s Conventional Medicine News

I get a summary of major world medical "breakthroughs" and reports of medical study findings on a daily basis. Here are recent "findings" from conventional medical journals that may be of interest or humor to you.
Aren’t you glad I read all of these medical reports so you don’t have to?!
1.) "Keeping Active, Not Smoking Can [...]

Vitamin D Deficiency Can Be Deadly

Of note in this morning’s new headlines was this from Associated Press: Lack of sunshine vitamin may cloud survival odds which leads off by saying "New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the "sunshine" vitamin’s role in good health." and continues to say: [...]

Conventional Medicine Finally Admits PSA Screening For Prostate Cancer is a Bust

Many of Dr. Myatt’s patients have come to her seeking alternatives to the Conventional Medical treatments of “cut, burn, and poison” that are prescribed, often based on little more than an elevated PSA reading.
While Dr. Myatt recognizes the value of PSA she is less enthusiastic about the way it is used by Conventional Medicine - [...]

Reader Questions Soy Benefits: “One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison”

Michael writes to comment:
All of my other “Natural Health” information areas (including the book , “The Whole Soy Story”) are stressing the detriments of soy, so I am surprised to see such a positive review (of course, with some caveats). This statement from “The Dangers of Soy” actually contradicts what you have stated: [...]

FDA Bans Natural Human Hormone!

Women’s International Pharmacy is a compounding pharmacy that Dr. Myatt trusts to make up custom compounded formulations for her patients.
The folks at Women’s International recently contacted us with the following information and “Call To Action” - we feel that this is very important information for everyone who uses natural products, not just for people using [...]