Researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine (August 14, 2014) that a high dose flu vaccine was more effective than the standard flu vaccine for seniors. The vaccine is called Fluzone High Dose vaccine. Of course, the media jumped on this report. In the Healthday article, the chief medical office for Sanofi-Pasteur—the Big
Folks, I have written to you many times about the benefits of unrefined salt. Human beings are designed to desire and utilize salt on a daily basis. We can’t live without salt. Remember, we have no stores of salt in our bodies. Either we ingest adequate amounts of salt on a daily basis or we
My daughter Jessi was complaining that there is too much sugar in many coffee drinks and other beverages sold at various restaurants. That started us on a search of how much sugar is actually in commonly ordered beverages. Keep in mind the American Heart Association recommends that women ingest no more than 25 grams of
Recently, I received this email question: “Dr. Brownstein stated something in his June, 2014 Natural Way To Health newsletter (http://brownsteinhealth.com/) that caused quite a stir. He said, “Studies have shown that women who take thyroid hormone for more than 15 years have a higher risk of breast cancer than those who have not taken thyroid
We have been conditioned to believe that screening mammograms save lives. But do mammograms save lives? Does every woman need to have a yearly screening mammogram starting at age 40 or 50? These are tough questions with no crystal-clear answers. However, a recent study can shed some light on whether it is wise to get
After eight long years, I can announce good news. Last week, the Michigan Senate voted 26-12 to repeal the idiotic Michigan Dietetic Nutrition Licensing Law passed in 2006. This followed the Michigan House vote last year. This was a bi-partisan effort. Our Governor has said he will sign the bill into law. Now, we can
We are ready for the final push. The ridiculous Michigan Dietetics Licensure Law may finally be repealed. The repeal passed the Michigan House last year. The Senate Regulatory Reform Committee passed HB 4688 Repeal of the Dietetics Licensure Law last week. The last step is here. Hopefully, the Michigan Senate will vote “yes” on HB
Folks, recall from my previous blog posts that in Michigan a stupid law was passed allowing only Registered Dieticians the legal right to discuss diet and nutrition with the public. Anyone else caught discussing these items would be subject to jail time and large fines. Ridiculous? You better believe it. We won round one. The
Researchers studied 966 mother-child pairs in order to examine the associations between prenatal use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)—e.g., Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro, Paxil, Celexa– and the odds of autism spectrum disorders and other developmental delays. This was a population based case-control study. The scientists found that among boys, prenatal SSRI exposure was nearly 3-fold higher
I was in Harrisburg, PA lecturing this weekend. I received the USA Today newspaper on Friday May 16, 2014 and on page 5A there was an article titled, “Life Expectancy Up; Japanese Females Living Longest of All.” (The chart on the left was in this article.) The article quoted a World Health Organization annual report