5 Steps To Reverse Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance

By Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D.

Excerpt from drhyman.com

BREAKING NEWS! Some newly discovered compounds have just been found to turn off all of the genes that cause diabetes. Are these compounds found in a pill bottle? No! Instead, you’ll find them on your dinner plate — in rye bread and pasta. Continue reading “5 Steps To Reverse Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance”

Holistic/Natural Help for Dealing with Fibromyalgia

Excerpt from Examiner.com

There’s good news for people who live in the Buffalo area and suffer from Fibromyalgia and other pain diseases. The University at Buffalo’s research and behavioral clinic is doing some great work (including counseling patients) with Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Chronic Back Pain, Migraine and Tension Headaches, Noncardiac Chest Pain, and Tempomandibular Joint Disorders. Continue reading “Holistic/Natural Help for Dealing with Fibromyalgia”

New Study Shows Arthritis Pain May Be Reduced by Losing Just a Little Weight

With 50 million people in the U.S. affected by arthritis – and related healthcare costs of $128 billion every year – reducing arthritis pain is an important issue. A new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that weight loss may be a key factor. And you may not have to lose as much as you think. Continue reading “New Study Shows Arthritis Pain May Be Reduced by Losing Just a Little Weight”

Can You Achieve Weight Loss with Fast Food?

by Dr. Joseph Mercola

The controversial documentary Super Size Me vividly showed the harmful effects of regularly eating fast food. For four weeks, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock consumed 5,000 calories a day from fast food meals, which caused his health to suffer to the point that his doctor warned him to stop his experiment to avoid more serious consequences. Continue reading “Can You Achieve Weight Loss with Fast Food?”

The Super Fiber that Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar

By Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D.

(partial reprint from DrHyman.com)

IMAGINE EATING 12 POUNDS of food a day — and still staying thin and healthy. That may sound crazy, but it’s exactly what our hunter-gatherer ancestors ate for millennia! And they didn’t have any obesity or chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or dementia. Continue reading “The Super Fiber that Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar”

Indigestion Could Be Causing Your Health Problems – No Matter How Unrelated They May Seem

Do you have problems with indigestion? If so, you’re not alone. According to Johns Hopkins, digestive problems account for about 5% of all visits to U.S. primary care doctors every year. That might not sound like a lot, but considering there were nearly 600 million visits to primary care physician’s offices in 2009 – Continue reading “Indigestion Could Be Causing Your Health Problems – No Matter How Unrelated They May Seem”

Will FTC Censorship Prevent Preventive Health Care?

When Obama was campaigning for president, health care reform was a major part of his platform. Among other things, he said he would save money and lives by focusing on prevention. I was elated to hear that – finally, sanity in healthcare. But it didn’t take long to discover that his definition of prevention was vastly different from mine. Continue reading “Will FTC Censorship Prevent Preventive Health Care?”