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A holistic approach to weight loss
The road to successful, healthy weight loss is not an easy one. There are many challenges and choices that await the individual who wishes to embark on such a journey. From a holistic prospective, there is a sensible…read more
Categories:Obesity
Obesity treatments and tax deductions
A Taxpayer’s Guide on IRS Policy to Deduct Weight Control Treatment.The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has changed its policy regarding how taxpayers may deduct the costs of weight loss/ weight control programs. The following are interpretations of the…read more
Categories:Obesity
Strontium for bone health
Aside from when I was studying the periodic table of elements, my knowledge of strontium occurred while reading Dr. Wright’s Guide to Healing With Nutrition, a wonderful book written in 1971 as a treatise for medical students that ended…read more
Ostera, A Novel Approach to Osteoporosis
Sunday, March 22 As you might imagine, I’m constantly on the lookout for new ways to prevent and treat osteoporosis. Frequently on “Health Talk” and in this blog (Serious Concerns Over Osteoporosis Drugs, Jan. 9, 2009), I’ve aired…read more
Categories:Aging Muscle and Bone Health Osteoporosis Women’s Health
How does Dr. Hoffman treat osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis, one of the most common conditions associated with aging, is characterized by excessive loss of bone density. Holes or pores are formed as bone tissue is lost, increasing the risk of fracture and considerable pain and debilitation….read more
Categories:Aging Muscle and Bone Health Osteoporosis
Natural approach to preventing osteoporosis
Osteoporosis, one of the most common conditions associated with aging, is characterized by excessive loss of calcified matrix and collagenous fibers of bone. Holes or pores are formed as bone tissue is lost, increasing the risk of fracture….read more
Categories:Aging Muscle and Bone Health Osteoporosis Supplements
Michelle Obama’s water advocacy based on “murky” science, say experts
First Lady Michelle Obama has rolled out a new campaign to make Americans drink more water. “Water is the first and best energy drink,” she told a crowd at a high school at the aptly named Watertown,…read more
Categories:Optimization
GMOs: A Primer
In the early 1800s, faced with automation and industrialization in the English textile industry, a group of traditional weavers and lacemakers banded together to protest. They were called “Luddites.” The Luddites demonstrated at new mass-production factories, and even…read more
Categories:Optimization
Reflections on health
My colleague was a lot like me, only seemingly better. A young holistic physician with a thriving practice, active in the politics of alternative medicine, ambitious, energetic in his 40s, owner of a health food store and host…read more
Categories:Optimization
What Are EPA/DHA?
EPA and DHA stand for eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid respectively. These fatty acids are omega-3 fats, which are found in cold water fish. EPA DHA are highly unsaturated fats because they contain six and five double bonds…read more
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
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Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
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Q: My mother is otherwise healthy, takes no medications and walks daily for exercise, but she…
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More mask misdirection (and some possible clarity): I’m finally getting a handle on this mask…
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We are living in unprecedented and unpredictable times. It seems every day brings new recommendations…
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