Archive for July, 2008

A Small Collection Of Aphorisms

APHORISM: A SHORT, POINTED SENTENCE EXPRESSING A WISE, CLEVER OBSERVATION, A GENERAL TRUTH OR ADAGE …
1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.
2. Money will buy a fine dog but only kindness will make him wag his tail.
3. If you don’t have a sense of humor, you probably don’t [...]

The Ten Most Dangerous Foods:

There are some foods that are unhealthy for various reasons, and then there are foods that are SO unhealthy that they shouldn’t even be considered edible. Here are some of the major criteria I used in accessing the most dangerous foods:
1.) Omega Ratios: (ratio of "Omega-6" to "Omega-3" Essential Fatty Acids). Remember that a desirable [...]

When "Sorry" Doesn’t Help

A Commentary By Dr. Myatt
When I was a child, I would occasionally do something I wasn’t supposed to. ("Oh, no, NOT Dr. Myatt!" I can hear you thinking :-)) Sometimes when I would apologize, my dad would say "Sorry doesn’t help." Like the time I deliberately dropped one of my mom’s antique bowls on the [...]

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 [...]

Do You Really Take All That Stuff ???

We often have people ask "Do you really take all that stuff you recommend?" and "Can’t you just get adequate nutrition from a good diet?" Both are good questions, and here are the responses we give and the reasoning behind them:
Yes, I really take a lot of my own Wellness Club "stuff" (more in a [...]

The Old Man And The Young Gunslinger - A Parable:

Dr. Myatt (Dana) and her Dad have a special relationship.
Dad is 90 (and still going strong), Dr. Myatt is 49 (ditto about the going strong). And they have great fun — and tease each other — about the "age thing."
Dad calls Dana "The Pepsi Generation." She calls Dad "The Geritol Generation." [...]

Similase and Similase Jr: - What’s The Difference?

We get a lot of product questions - and digestion and digestive enzymes make up a large part of those questions. There is no doubt that this important physical function is poorly understood - even by most doctors. No wonder so many lay-people are confused! Here is an example of a recent question, [...]

The Drug Pushers in Your Neighborhood

The latest Drug Pushing targets our children…
No, it’s not meth, or crack cocaine, or marijuana - these drugs are far more insidious and worrisome. You see, these drugs are being pushed onto our children with the blessings of our own government!
That’s right - these drug pushers are not sleazy, violent underworld characters or [...]

Unexplained Headaches, Earaches, Ringing In The Ears?

Do you suffer from headaches, earaches, tenderness of the jaw muscles, or dull, aching facial pain?
Does your jaw lock or stray to one side when you open your mouth?
Do you have clicking or popping noises when you open and close your mouth?
Do you have ringing or a fullness in your ears?
Many people, especially as we [...]

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 [...]