Owner: DocRoberts Holistic Health Blog URL:http://www.docroberts.com/blog.aspx Join Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:02:47 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: Weekly reviews of breaking alternative health news, articles on all facets of health and healing, and a wide breadth of modalities including nutrition, supplementation, exercise, and peace cultivation can all be found here to support you on your journey t Site statistics:Click here
Superbugs on Your Block 2007-05-27 19:00:00 Superbugs, or antibiotic resistant bacteria, are turning up everywhere--find out why and what you can do here...
Inflammation and Depression 2007-06-08 19:00:00 New research shows that depression may be a symptom of chronic inflammation...read more..... Read more:Inflammation
Two Herbs for Diabetes 2007-06-08 19:00:00 Here are two of the best herbs for diabetics, cinnamon and Gurmar...read more..... Read more:Herbs
, Diabetes
Diabetes Debacle 2007-06-07 19:00:00 A new study shows that the poular diabetes drug, Avandia, is associated with a 43% increased risk of heart attack, and a 64% increase in cardiovascular death! .. Read more:Diabetes
YOGA and GABA 2007-06-11 19:00:00 Practicing Yoga postures for 1 hour results in a significant increase in GABA levels in the brain. This may lead to increased levels of Human Growth Hormone (HGH)...
MS and Hepatitis B Vaccination 2008-02-25 18:00:00 The hepatitis B vaccine is in the news this week as a French lawsuit raises concerns regarding the association between the vaccine and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In 1998 the vaccine was curtailed from routine use in France amid rising concerns of significant risk of the vaccine precipitating multiple sclerosis. The best available research on the subject was published in 2004 in the journal Neurology. That study was a prospective, well done project that showed a 310% increase in MS among people who received the hepatitis B vaccination! .. Read more:Hepatitis
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The Hunza 2008-02-19 18:00:00 About 90 years ago Sir Robert McCarrison was sent to India to assess the health of the Indian people. He traveled extensively and found that the people in a small area on Northern India (now Pakistan) had exceedingly good health. These peoples--the Hunza--have been studied extensively. McCarrison's findings were as follows:..
Mercury Fillings 2008-02-19 18:00:00 A new study shows that Mercury
fillings do cause mercury exposure throughout your body. The study looked at urine-mercury levels in children with and without mercury fillings. The researchers found the following: "each additional amalgam surface present was associated with a 9% increase in current U-Hg (urinary mercury)". ..
Power of Prayer 2008-02-19 18:00:00 It is important to remember the power of the ancient practices of breath, prayer, and yoga. Breathing exercises have been shown to cause beneficial changes in hormone profiles, decrease stress, normalize brain function, and increase cardiovascular fitness. Yoga postures have been shown to create a host of benefits including increased bone density, increased strength, increases in cardiovascular health, and decreaces in musculoskeletal problems such as back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome. Prayer
has been demonstrated to have multiple healing benefits for the practitioner and for society in general. Never underestimate the power of these tools!..
Cholesterol Skeptics 2008-02-12 18:00:00 Cholesterol skeptics are becoming mainstream as evidence does not support the cholesterol hypothesis... Read more:Cholesterol
Awesome Avocados 2008-02-12 18:00:00 Just adding avocados to the daily diet for 7 days provided the following results in people with high cholesterol:
* 17% reduction in total cholesterol
* 22% reduction in LDL cholesterol
* 22% reduction in triglycerides
* 11% increase in HDL cholesterol
.. Read more:Avocados
Migraines and Chiropractic 2008-02-12 18:00:00 Patients often seek care in my office for migraine headaches--as a rule they are pleasantly surprised with the results attained through chiropractic care.
Research studies on the subject demonstrate the following benefits with chiropractic:
* 60% reduction in migraine frequency (less than half the migraines!)
* 14% reduction in pain during migraine
* 20% reduction in duration of migraine
* 36% reduction in medication needed for migraine
.. Read more:Chiropractic
Vitamin C Decreases Athletic Performance 2008-01-18 18:00:00 A new study demonstrates that supplementing with vitamin C actually decreases athletic performance. Its a great study because the authors actually figured out why they got the results they did--here's the synopsis:...read more..... Read more:Vitamin
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More Truth on Statins 2008-01-16 18:00:00 I’ve been writing since 2003 on the negative effects of statin drugs. An article in today’s New York Times confirms everything I’ve written—it begins:
“For decades, the theory that lowering cholesterol is always beneficial has been a core principle of cardiology. It has been accepted by doctors and used by drug makers to win quick approval for new medicines to reduce cholesterol."...read more...
.. Read more:Truth
Antidepressant Scam 2008-01-16 18:00:00 A new paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that data on antidepressants was grossly manipulated. The researchers tracked all the studies, published and unpublished, on antidepressants such as prozac and paxil, to find out if outcomes affected publication..read more..... Read more:Antidepressant
Depression and Circulation 2008-05-04 19:00:00 There has been a huge body of research in the past decade as to the relationship between the circulatory system and depression. Here's what we know:
* There is a strong relationship between heart disease and depression.
* Inflammation is strongly related to depression.
* Many supplements that are good for circulation/inflammation are also helpful with depression, especially fish oil.
There are two reasons that come to mind for these relationships:..
Natural Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction 2008-05-04 19:00:00 My SPAM box is daily assaulted with Viagra ads. Erectile dysfunction and impotence have come to be so common that there is now a medical journal titled "The International Journal of Impotence Research". Viagra has sky-rocketed in popularity despite a host of side-effects; some potentially fatal.
There is, however, a powerful, natural alternative to viagra for erectile dysfunction; Pycnogenol. .. Read more:Natural
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Dysmenorreah and Chiropractic 2008-05-02 19:00:00 A new study shows that chiropractic can be an effective treatment for dysmenorreah, or pain associated with the menstrual cycle. The study followed 16 women with dysmenorreah through a 4-week trial of chiropractic care. The women had significant improvements in both low back pain and abdominal pain... Read more:Chiropractic
Toxic Chemicals in Pajamas 2008-05-16 19:00:00 The following is published in this month's Environmental Health Perspectives, a journal of the National Institutes of Health. The moral is buy organic sheets and PBDE-free furniture whenever possible. Buy your children organic "sleepwear", as opposed to pajamas, because most states require pajamas be treated with PBDE's. Read on...... Read more:Pajamas
Antibiotics and Ear Infections--What You Should Know 2008-05-17 19:00:00 New guidelines support decreasing the use of antibiotics in the treatment of ear infection. There are many natural remedies that can be effective in treating and preventing ear infections--read more here..... Read more:Antibiotics
, Infections
Pesticide Toxicity! 2008-05-24 19:00:00 Exposure to pesticides while you are pregnant greatly increases the chances of your child having impaired sexual development......
Hayfever and Good Bugs 2008-06-02 19:00:00 A new study shows that regular consumption of probiotics can ease seasonal allergies. Holistic doctors have been prescribing probiotics for allergies for years--this new study lends credence to the practice. Researchers found that people who regularly consumed a fermented milk product had a decreased immune response to grass pollens that they were previously allergic to. ..
Natural Thyroid Cures 2008-06-02 19:00:00 Many thyroid problems can be solved naturally....read more here..... Read more:Natural
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C-Sections for Everyone? 2008-06-08 19:00:00 The best scientific studies show that the optimum cesarean rates for mothers and children are somewhere between 5 and 10% for the general population. Rates above 15% do more harm than good. Astonishingly, 1 in 3 childbirths in this country are currently cesarean births! This is a dramatic rise from a rate of 4.5% in 1965. Why? An excellent article (to read it click here) outlines the primary
Potential 2008-06-08 19:00:00 Link to thelivingcamera.. Read more:Potential
Chiropractic Versus Pain Clinic 2008-06-26 19:00:00 Chronic low back pain presents an incredible treatment challenge for doctors. A recent study evaluated outcomes in 2 different means of treatment for chronic low back pain; chiropractic care and treatment at a pain clinic. Chiropractic
care produced better results for both pain and disability, in other words, the patients being treated by chiropractors had significantly less pain and greater fun Read more:Clinic
Traditional Remedy Outperforms Drug for Heart 2008-06-24 19:00:00 I've written in the past about the traditional Chinese supplement, Chinese Red Yeast Rice. A new study has shown that this natural remedy decreases the risk of "major coronary events" (ie. heart attacks) by 50%!
The authors stated that "The decrease in these events found in the present study appears to exceed those reported with statin monotherapy in a similar trial of Western patients enrolled Read more:Traditional
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Strength Training after Chemo 2008-06-30 19:00:00 A new study demonstrates powerful benefits of strength training in cancer patients after chemotherapy. The authors of the study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, concluded "High-intensity resistance training has persistent effects on muscle strength, cardiopulmonary function, quality of life, and fatigue. Rehabilitation programmes for patients treated with chemotherapy with a curative Read more:Training
, Chemo
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Fish oil and Asthma 2008-07-19 19:00:00 Mothers-to-be can decrease their child's risk of asthma by simply taking fish oil. In 1990 researchers gave one group of expecting mothers 2.7 grams of omega-3's from fish oil, and gave another group olive oil. They began giving the oils when the mothers were at 30 weeks duration. The children were then followed until they were 16 in 2006. At that time, the rate of asthma was 63% less in the c
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