Archive for the 'Family Health' Category

Teflon - Is It Safe?

From The Frying Pan Into the Fire
The controversy about “is Teflon safe?” blazes on, with people asking me if they should ditch their Teflon cookware and purchase a set of something else. (One well-known holistic doctor — who happens to be selling ceramic-lined cast iron cookware — is particularly vocal about the grave dangers of [...]

Miracle Tea lowers cholesterol, blocks cancer, fights heart disease, and more!

A nice cup of Oriental Green Tea can be a delicious, relaxing, soothing break in your day. But more than that, recent research is pointing out other benefits as well.
A recent article in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that enriched green tea extract may be effective in reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Subjects in [...]

How Much Flax Seed for Good Health?

Many folks liked the article comparing flaxseed to the “hot” new/old fiber supplement salba that we published last December - you can read that article here.
We’ve had a few questions - like the following from Mary Beth:
I found your website in a search for information salba vs flaxseed�. Your info is great� however, could you [...]

Wow! A “Safe” New Drug For Restless Legs!

FDA Proudly Announces Approval For Generic Drug To Treat “Restless Legs”
The mighty FDA (and let us all genuflect briefly at the mention of this omnipotent diety) has given us yet another way to kill ourselves through chemistry while increasing the profits of Big Pharma.
In a recent press release our “Federal Protector of Pharmaceutical Profits” has [...]

Your Dental Fillings Could Be Poisoning You!

[Nurse Mark note: this article is a reprint of a HealthBeat�Newsletter originally published on Aug 8th 2007 - which can be found here. We feel this important information deserves to be brought forward.]

Still have “Silver Fillings” in your teeth? -�You won’t want to after seeing this!

We warned readers about the dangers of conventional dental treatment [...]

Three Hidden Causes of Disease Lurking in Your Mouth

[Nurse Mark note: this article is a reprint of a HealthBeat�Newsletter originally published on May 13th 2006 - which can be found here. We feel this important information deserves to be brought forward.]
By Dr. Dana Myatt�
I think you’ll�be surprised at these�hidden causes of�disease that�are often overlooked in medicine. Read on and learn how to protect [...]

Lithium Orotate - Protect and Renew Brain Cells

Lithium is a unique but often overlooked mineral with many health uses. It is a natural mineral in the same family as sodium and potassium.Most people are familiar with the lithium salts (carbonate and citrate) used to treat manic-depression (bipolar disorder). This form of lithium is not easily absorbed, so extremely high doses must be [...]

What About Soy Milk For Babies?

It is great to know that people are reading our posts, and we get some�interesting questions and comments as a result.
Gary commented on our soy article to ask: “What about soy milk for babys” ?
�To which we respond:
Yikes! Soy milk for babies? I don’t think so!
Neither Dr. Myatt nor I would advocate feeding soy [...]

Saturated Fats: Another Big Fat Lie

by Mark Ziemann, R.N.
“For every complicated problem there is a solution that is simple, direct, understandable, and wrong.” — �H.L. Mencken
“Everybody knows” that saturated fats are unhealthy, just like “everybody knew” once upon a time that the earth was flat. The saturated fat myth has seriously compromised the heart-health of Americans, and it’s all based [...]

Bisphenol A Back In The News - More Big Industry / FDA Hall Of Shame!

We’ve answered questions about the safety of plastics and in particular about Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound found in may forms of plastics. Our answer has always been, don’t use plastics to contain food or drink any more than is absolutely necessary, and most especially, NEVER heat food or drink in plastics - the [...]