Why Should You Take Supplements?

Health Alert 11 So you eat your vegetables, you don’t smoke or drink to excess. You avoid junk food and you exercise. So do you really need to take vitamins? …

The Grape Debate

Health Alert 24 You’ve probably heard that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol appears to have health benefits. Most reports I’ve seen have focused on wine. It’s now well accepted that …

Anti-Aging Part 2

Health Alert 32 Many argue that aging is a natural phenomenon that should be accepted as the natural order of things. Aging may be normal, but that doesn’t make it …

Which Antioxidants Do I Take?

Health Alert 36 Patients often ask me, “Doctor, which vitamins do you take?” This is what I tell them: • I have taken a multivitamin every day for 30 years. …

Anti-Aging 6 The Anti-Stress Hormone

Health Alert 40 I call DHEA the “anti-stress hormone”. DHEA stands for dehydroepiandrosterone. Don’t let that tongue-twisting name bother you, everyone refers to it as DHEA. It is the most …

Are You Cooking Your Brain?

Health Alert 41 You have probably heard the controversy over the safety of cell phones. They distract people during driving. One recent study showed an increased accident rate coinciding with …

Real Hormone Replacement in Women

Health Alert 44 Dear Member: The hottest topic in medicine today is the issue of hormone replacement for women. It is important because your hormone levels decline and cause the …

Deadly Seafood … What to Do

Health Alert 50 Your seafood may look fresh, but it could hide serious health hazards. You could risk chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, shock, and even death. Today I’m going to …

Treat Yourself and Your Loved Ones

Health Alert 52 Valentine’s Day is coming. Stores are stocking up with chocolate hearts. Should you give chocolate to someone you love? Can you eat it without feeling guilty? For …

Toxin in Your Teeth

Health Alert 62 The American Dental Association (ADA) insists that mercury fillings are safe. They claim mercury amalgams are a problem only for those sensitive to mercury. Their proof is …

A Better Vitamin E

Health Alert 78 Your multivitamin may be short changing your health. You know that Vitamin E is a valuable nutrient. But it is important to know that there are several …

Natural Killers and Laughter

Health Alert 79 We all believe the old adage “Laughter is the best medicine”. But we have mistakenly attributed this benefit to psychology alone. Now new research has revealed that …

More Important Than Vitamin A

Health Alert 84 Is your multivitamin really protecting your body from disease? Or is your multivitamin shortchanging your health? You know that taking a multivitamin can cut your risk of …