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10 Risk Factors cause 90% of Strokes
Written by Wellness Club on July 9, 2010 – 2:28 pm -10 Risk Factors cause 90% of Strokes By Dr. Dana Myatt In a large, multi-country evaluation of stroke risks published this month in The Lancet, ten risk factors emerged as accounting for 90% of all strokes. The risks are: High blood pressure (history of blood pressure >160/90 even when controlled by medication) Current [...]
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Aspirin Or Grapeseed For Blood Thinning?
Written by Wellness Club on April 20, 2010 – 5:28 pm -Aspirin Or Grapeseed For Blood Thinning? By Dr. Myatt with Commentary by Nurse Mark Modern medicine is awfully quick to whip out the ol’ prescription pad and alter someone’s ability to clot their blood. Coumadin (AKA warfarin – rat poison – it’s other use) is perhaps the most popular of the prescription anticoagulants [...]
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Do You Get Enough Of This Health-Improving "Non-Nutrient"?
Written by Wellness Club on January 18, 2010 – 4:16 pm -Fiber: Twenty-Five Surprising Benefits of a Dietary “Non-Nutrient” By Dr. Myatt It’s not a “sexy supplement” or a “new breakthrough.” In fact, it’s not even officially classified as a nutrient. But Americans get only 10% of the amount we consumed 100 years ago, and our health may be seriously suffering as a result. [...]
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Compliments And Questions
Written by Wellness Club on October 7, 2009 – 5:09 pm -Questions And Compliments By Nurse Mark We get plenty of questions, and sometimes compliments. We especially like to receive the compliments… Heather writes: I just finished reading your book “Physician’s Diary”. I thought it was fantastic. I have come to the conclusion that people get better despite Modern Medicine. I want to find alternatives [...]
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The Dangers Of Statins – The 3rd In A 3-Part Series
Written by Wellness Club on September 14, 2009 – 2:11 pm -HealthBeat News is pleased to bring you Part 3 of this special report on statin drugs and cholesterol that comes to us by special arrangement and kind permission of the authors, Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, PhD. In Part 1 we looked at the “problem” of hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol), how statins work, and just [...]
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