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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008Well, I finally did it. I started podcasting. The podcast name is – Let’s Talk Real Health and while it isn’t perfect (yet), it is something I hope you will download to your iPod or mp3 player, or just listen to it online. This weeks segment includes a discussion on PSA testing, styrene markers in […]
Laughter as Medicine
Monday, September 8th, 2008We all know that laughter is the best medicine but a recent study done shows that it can help regulate blood sugar! The Bio-Laboratory, Foundation for Advancement of International Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan published a paper entitled “Laughter up-regulates the genes related to NK cell activity in diabetes” by Hayashi T, Tsujii S, et al. […]
BPA is Safe! Just Believe the FDA and You’ll be OK. Yeah, Right.
Thursday, August 21st, 2008If you believe the FDA, you can continue to use bisphenol A laden products without any concerns. If you are a rational individual who realizes that the ones who decided the safety of this toxin is so beholden to the BPA industry that they couldn’t make an unbiased decision to save their lives. Sorry to […]
A Must Have Book
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008While at Boulderfest 2008 in July, I had the pleasure of meeting Debra Lynn Dadd, who was one of the speakers. We swapped signed copies of our latest books and I have to say, her’s was very impressive. Home Safe Home, is a must have book. At over 400 pages, it is full of useful information […]
Doing Things the Right Way – Corporate Care
Sunday, July 27th, 2008A company out of Lincoln, Nebraska, is doing things the right way according to this article from CNN. They try to create a corporate culture that cares about promoting healthy habits for their employees. Not only is it good for the people who work for them, it saves them a substantial amount of money. Promoting […]
Boulderfest 2008 Presentation
Sunday, July 20th, 2008If you go over to my other blog site, MarkSchauss.com, you can download a copy of the PowerPoint presentation I gave at the Boulderfest 2008 in Broomfield, Colorado this past weekend. It gave an overview of the different lab tests that give clinical relevance to a number of disorders from autism to asthma, from infertility […]
Cholesterol Drugs for Children? You Must Be Kidding!
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008When I first read the article at MSNBC, I checked my calendar to see if somehow it was April Fools Day and some one was playing a very bad joke on me. If there was ever a sign that personal responsibilty, parental control, and medical idiocy all joined forces at the same time, this is […]
Placebo – Obecalp – A New Way to Treat Patients
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Coming soon to a store near you will be a cherry flavored placebo for children. According to the New York Times and reviews by Dr. Martin Stein, the placebo Obecalp will be available to give to kids (Obecalp spelled backwards is placebo). Turns out that 10-20% of children with ADHD react positively to placebos so this […]
Trans Fats – Ban the Garbage
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Trans fats are about the most health damaging thing you can ingest short of poison. While it is coming out of a lot of foods, because of labeling laws, manufacturers can list 0 grams of trans fats but still have it in the food as long as it is less than .5 grams per serving. I […]
Food Additives – The Ones to Avoid
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Jean Weiss wrote an interesting article for MSN Health & Fitness about the 12 Food Additives to Avoid. Sage advice from Ms. Weiss. One of the issues Tasya, my daughter has had to deal with is her sensitivity to a number of food additives, especially aspartame (a real neurotoxic poison) and food dyes. In many […]
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