New Study Shows Statin Drugs Increase Diabetes in Women, Solana Health Announces an Alternative to Lower Cholesterol ...
Knowing how to lower cholesterol naturally is now more important than ever due to the ever increasing reports of side effects from using statin drugs. A new study published January 23, 2012 in the Archives of Internal Medicine (4), showed almost a 50% increase in developing diabetes in women who take statin drugs. Solana Health a wellness company in San Diego, CA offers an all-natural ...
Fanfare growing for Valley's farm-fresh beets
There's renewed interest in the earthy-tasting beet. These round, smooth bulbs are in demand, with everyone from white-table-cloth restaurants to fast-casual burger joints going beet crazy.
Graedons' Pharmacy: Garlic advice gets dog-loving readers riled
You wrote that people should not give their dogs garlic to control fleas because it could cause anemia. I gave my dog fresh garlic for years. She had a horrible flea allergy, and nothing else helped at all. Without the garlic, she was miserable. I kept telling my vet that the garlic was what was helping her, though he would never admit it. By the way, she lived to be 16 years old. You really ...
Graedon: Garlic cure for flea-bitten pooches gets readers riled up
You wrote that people should not give their dogs garlic to control fleas because it could cause anemia. I gave my dog fresh garlic for years. She had a horrible flea allergy, and nothing else helped at all. Without the garlic, she was miserable.
Graedon: Did statin cause temporary memory loss?
My husband was on Lipitor for three years. One day, out of the blue, he lost his memory. He knew his name but not the date or where he had been the day before. He was able to tell me something was going on and he felt funny. This was extremely scary.
Lancaster County's first physician certified in integrated holistic medicine focuses on healthy living
Alan Zettlemoyer had a pain in the neck. He was prescribed pain medications, but their side effects only made him feel worse. One made his hands swell. The other gave him a headache. Then he saw his family doctor, Dr. Christopher McLane, who tried treating Zettlemoyer with a different prescription: ...
Dawn Minty: Replace butter with olive oil
You’ve probably been encouraged by a doctor or health-conscience relative to substitute butter and margarine with olive oil. Olive oil is considered a “good” fat because it has monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs). People who choose “good” fats over “bad” fats can lower their cholesterol and thus lower their risk of heart disease, normalize blood clotting and keep insulin levels in check ...
New lab test quickly identifies bacterium responsible for staph infections
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a new laboratory test that can rapidly identify the bacterium responsible for staph infections. This new test takes advantage of unique isotopic labeling combined with specific bacteriophage amplification to rapidly identify Staphylococcus aureus.