High school kids who drink more than 5 cans of soft drinks per week are 15% more likely than their non-soda’d counterparts to act violently, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health. Researchers surveyed 1,878 inner-city Boston public school kids, and found an unequivocal correlation between self-reported soft-drinking and aggression. Among […]
Make Your Dream Clinic a Reality in 2012! At the Heal Thy Practice conference (Nov 4-6, Long Beach, CA) we’ve assembled the experts for you. You’ll meet docs who’ve created their dream clinics, and they’ll put you on the fast track to creating yours. Take advantage of plenary & breakout sessions plus lots of time […]
All this “Listeria Hysteria” that followed the reports of contaminated cantaloupe reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode. We’re destroying a relatively healthy food by the ton, issuing dire warnings about deadly pathogens, and generally scaring an already scared public, all without taking stock of what’s really going on. I don’t mean to downplay the […]
All this “Listeria Hysteria” that followed the reports of contaminated cantaloupe reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode. We’re destroying a relatively healthy food by the ton, issuing dire warnings about deadly pathogens, and generally scaring an already scared public, all without taking stock of what’s really going on. I don’t mean to downplay the […]
Beta-glucan compounds produced by Maitake (Grifola frondosa), a Japanese medicinal and culinary mushroom have multiple well-documented immunostimulatory properties. In recent years, the mushroom has generated considerable interest as a potential adjunct in cancer care. Now, a team of Portuguese & Argentine researchers have shown that a protein-bound polysaccaride within the mushroom, called the D-fraction, can […]
Music has the power to move us, but does it also have measurable health benefits? According to researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia, music therapy can reduce pain and anxiety in patients with cancer. The Drexel team conducted a systematic review of 30 randomized trials comparing a music intervention plus standard care vs. standard care […]
In a move that clearly underscores the degree to which financial and actuarial imperatives influence American health care, FICO– the nation’s leading credit rating arbiters–announced earlier this summer that the company is developing a new line of business in monitoring and rating consumers’ compliance with prescriptions.
Many parents of children with ADHD swear that certain foods set their kids off. Doctors and researchers have been less sure. A recent study vindicates Mom & Dad…at least partially.
Exercise reduces risk for most chronic diseases, improves health in those with longstanding conditions, and when done properly, has no adverse effects. It’s powerful medicine. So why aren’t more doctors “prescribing” it? “Doctors give general recommendations—walk, stretch, take a yoga class, things like that. But they typically don’t make specific referrals. People are left on […]
“The Run” is in full-swing! On July 17, Dr. Dennis Godby, his sons Isaiah and Jeremiah, and his nephew, Jonas, left San Francisco to the cheers & encouragement of many in the holistic & natural medicine community. Their goal? Run across the continental United States and raise awareness about the role naturopathic/holistic medicine can play […]
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