We spend nearly 20% of our GNP on health care—far more than any other developed country. In fact, we outspend the nearest competitor by nearly two to one. You would think that spending more money on health care would allow us to enjoy better health. Unfortunately, the opposite is true. A recent report by Save
I can’t believe that I am writing this blog eight months after my last post on this issue. More and more children continue to get the MMR vaccine even though a 2004 CDC MMR study was falsified to hide the fact that the MMR vaccine was found to significantly increase the risk of autism in
Americans take too many prescription medications. In 2014, Americans filled 4.3 billion prescriptions while spending a record amount of $374 billion for their medications. 2014 spending on prescription drugs hit the highest level since 2001 according to data from the IMS Institute of Healthcare Informatics. I would not have a problem with Americans taking so
Coronary artery calcification has been found to be associated with cardiovascular events. In other words, there are more cardiovascular events when there is a higher coronary artery calcification score. The coronary calcium score can be measured with a coronary CT scan or a coronary intravascular ultrasound scan. Coronary scans are frequently ordered by cardiologists and
There are only three days left of our 10% sale on my new book, The Statin Disaster. This book will show you: How Big Pharma manipulates the statistics of statin studies to make them appear better than they are How statins disrupt normal thyroid functioning How the cholesterol = heart disease hypothesis is wrong How
I am frequently asked by my adult patients if they should get the pneumococcal vaccine. If you want the short answer, I can give it here: NO WAY! Let me explain. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA—February 17, 2015, volume 313, N. 7) reported on the new guidelines which advise doctors
I am pleased to announce the release of my 13th book, The Statin Disaster. Statins are the most profitable drugs in the history of Big Pharma. Currently, 28% of all American adults take a statin medication. If we follow the new cholesterol guidelines released by the American Academy of Cardiology and the American Heart Association,
Recently, I was in Florida visiting my mother. My mother, Ruth, is a healthy 82-year old. However, she does have some medical issues that I need your help with. Let me explain. The only medication my mother takes is Nature-Throid—a natural thyroid medication for hypothyroidism. My mother’s main issues reside around her gut and her
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is the gift that keeps on giving. To me, they provide me with many blog posts and newsletter articles. I am not only one receiving gifts from the AND. Kraft Foods just received the first endorsement of a food product from the AND. AND is a trade group
Acetaminophen (such as Tylenol®) is the most commonly used analgesic medication worldwide. I have never been a fan of using acetaminophen for any condition. Let me explain. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal (March 1, 2015) highlighted some of the adverse effects of acetaminophen. The researchers looked at multiple trials that reported adverse