Monthly Archives: November 2010
Female Body Fat helps prevent Bone Fractures
Until fairly recently, the medical profession believed unquestioningly that menopause meant the catastrophic decline of a woman’s reproductive potential. And that this decline stemmed primarily from her main hormone production shutting down. That main hormone was estrogen. Supplying the woman’s … Continue reading
Posted in female health
Tagged osteoporosis
Why We Need Vitamin D
Actually, it is really comes down to our relationship with the Sun, the sacred source of all life on this planet. What does the body need Vitamin D for? Assimilating calcium and other minerals into bone matrix. Maintaining a viable immune … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
XMRV, autism and chronic fatigue syndrome
A new study commissioned by the combined forces of the NIH, the Harvard University Medical School, and the FDA, has confirmed the conclusions of an earlier study by the University of Nevada in association with the Cleveland Clinic and the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Paracetamol: risks for your child
Paracetamol (short for para-acetylaminophenol) is the conventional drug of choice to soothe children when in pain. It comes in a handy, child-friendly syrup, packed also with dubious sweetening agents. But in 2008, the prestigious British medical journal, The Lancet, published … Continue reading
Paracetamol and Ibubrofen Dangers during Pregnancy
As an Oriental Medicine doc, I know how to treat pain without drugs – and also without side effects. A skilled acupuncturist should be able to make most kinds of pain diminish – or even vanish – within minutes, sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged pre-natal and pediatric
Vitamin D and Depression Amongst Seniors
Low blood levels of Vitamin D mean increased risk of depression for people over the age of 65. The risks are worse for women than for men, suggesting that women in fact need higher tissue levels of this vitamin than … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Aging, Uncategorized
Tagged depression
