As reported in the New York Times (2.20.15), a nutrition advisory panel that shapes U.S dietary advice eased some of the previous restrictions on fat and cholesterol, while at the same time recommending Americans lower their consumption of sugar. Be still my beating heart. For many years, I have been writing and lecturing about the
In today’s New York Times magazine (2.8.15), there was an interview with Kid Rock. My wife, Allison, was reading the paper and yelled from the other room, “David, you have to see this.” She read to me part of the interview where Kid Rock was asked, “Do you ever have trouble from night to night,
The recent 2015 measles outbreak in Disneyland has sparked an outcry against parents who choose not to vaccinate their children. Over 60 people have been diagnosed with measles in this latest outbreak. The hysteria surrounding this outbreak is beyond me. I have seen the articles stating that parents who choose not to vaccinate should be
A patient asked me today why I haven’t been writing more blog posts? I told her I have been working hard on a new book. More information about that will come soon. Also today, my wife told me to stop writing about the flu vaccine. She thinks I am writing too much about it. I
Is it time to get your flu vaccine? I guess I could say “yes” if the flu vaccine actually worked and did not contain toxic additives. However, the opposite is true: It doesn’t work and it contains mercury and formaldehyde. The toxicity of the flu vaccine is reason enough to avoid it. The CDC and
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new influenza drug called Rapivab (peramivir). Rapivab is given intravenously as a single dose in adults who have been symptomatic with the flu for no more than two days. This drug is in the neuraminidase family of drugs which includes Tamiflu and Relenza, which are oral
I am constantly reading—both books and articles. In fact, I am running out of places to put my books–the book shelves are full! I wrote this blog, in part, to tell you about the books and articles that I find interesting. Living Bliss is a book written by C. Norman Shealy. Dr. Shealy is a retired
This past weekend, I read two wonderful books. I would like to tell you about these books as I feel that they should be part of anyone’s health library. The first is Mark Sircus’ Medical Marijuana. Later this weekend, I will tell you about Norm Shealy’s book, Living Bliss. Medical Marijuana is written by Dr.
Statins are the most profitable medications in the history of Big Pharma. They are promoted as the go-to medications to prevent/treat heart disease. A recent study found nearly 100% of men and 62% of women aged 66-75 should take a statin medication even if their cholesterol level is normal. (1) Listening to conventional cardiologists, the
About four years ago, I lectured to a group of conventional cardiologists about statin drugs. In that presentation, I presented data that cholesterol-lowering medications including statins and Zetia were poor choices to treat heart disease. Needless to say, the lecture was not well received. When I presented data about Zetia, the audience voiced their displeasure.