Health Alert 263 Dear Subscriber: If your cholesterol has ever topped 200, your doctor probably whipped out his prescription pad and wrote you one for a statin drug. You may …
The Quick-Fix for the Modern Diet
Health Alert 274 Dear Subscriber: Your food doesn’t have the nutrients it did even just a decade ago. Commercial farming and processing is producing low nutrient qualities in our food …
Empower Yourself … And Keep Your Most Valuable Possession
Health Alert 2 “Every man is born with one possession which out values all others…His last breath” –Mark Twain Deep down, we all know there is nothing more important than …
Overlooked Vital Nutrient Major Cause of Heart Attack
Health Alert 3 What do cancer, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, senility, gum disease and heart attacks all have in common? The answer is that they often share a …
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? …
A More Important Risk to Your Heart than Cholesterol
Health Alert 23 Despite all you’ve heard, your cholesterol level is NOT a very good predictor of heart attack or stroke. Consider this: Half of the people who have heart …
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 …
New Evidence -You Can Prevent Alzheimer's
Health Alert 29 There are two simple things you should do to lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease: • take antioxidant supplements • keep your heart healthy Some of …
How and Why You Age
Health Alert 30 Today’s message is the first in a series to broadcast every Monday on Anti-aging. Anti-aging is the newest and fastest growing branch of medicine. When I lecture …
Sex and Medicine
Health Alert 31 You may be taking a medication causing sexual dysfunction. Over 200 prescription drugs are known to cause sexual problems in both men and women. Common over-the-counter medications …
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 …
The Real Frankenstein This Halloween
Health Alert 33 It’s Halloween. We are reminded of the enduring popularity of Frankenstein’s monster. In recent years, genetic manipulation threatens to create monsters Mary Shelly could never have imagined. …
With Drug Company Money …
Health Alert 35 Did you know that drug companies sponsor the studies that show benefits from their drugs? A case in point is Pfizer and its drug for lowering cholesterol, …
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. …
Your Youthful Mind
Health Alert 39 Did you know that too much stress kills brain cells? Research is showing stress to be one of the leading causes of mental deterioration with aging. For …
Anti-aging 10 Your 6 Week Anti-Aging Plan
Health Alert 47 Over the past couple of months, you have received my letters on Anti-Aging. This Health Alert is the last installment of our Anti-Aging series. Now that you …
You Should Know … Before You Eat Steak
Health Alert 49 The meat you are eating may be giving you health problems. It has the wrong kind of fat that’s unhealthy for your heart. But, contrary to what …
Your Real Heart Check-Up
Health Alert 54 I’ve uncovered some rather unconventional ways to improve the health of your heart. In today’s installment of your heart health program, I’ll show you how to get …