Aspirin kills 400% more people than H1N1 swine fluby Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor (NaturalNews) The CDC now reports that nearly 4,000 Americans have been killed by H1N1 swine flu. This number is supposed to sound big and scary, motivating millions of people to go out and pay good money to be injected with untested, unproven H1N1 vaccines. But let's put the number in perspective: Did you know that more than four times as many people are killed each year by common NSAID pai... Read Full Story

Vitamin treatment improves ED in men with elevated homocysteine An article published online on August 17, 2009 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine describes research conducted at the University of Rome which found that it may be necessary to reduce homocysteine before treatment with erectile dysfunction (ED) can be effective. The study included 75 men aged 25 to 65 with erectile dysfunction who were treated with sildenafil citrate (“Viagra”) for 2 months. Nonresponders to the drug were treated... Read Full Story

Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine for Trigger Finger and Carpal Tunnel by Jeffrey Dach, MDJim is a 46 year old retired New York policeman who uses power tools to repair his house. His problem is chronic pain at the base of the thumb and wrist. The pain worsens with use of the hand, making it difficult to use the power tools. Other repetitive motions cause pain such as turning a key in a lock, unscrewing the lid of a jar, and opening the car door. Jim also has "trigger finger" involving the thumb joint, ... Read Full Story

Selenium for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis by Jeffrey Dach MDSusan had Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune thyroid disorder that causes fatigue, puffy face and muscle weakness.  For the past year, she had been going to another doctor who started her on thyroid medication, and checked her thyroid antibody levels.  The disturbing thing was that her antibodies kept climbing higher on each follow up lab test.  The doctors had no explanation, so she asked me if there was some... Read Full Story

HCG for Low Testosterone, Thanks to John Crisler D.O.For many men with low testosterone, HCG is a useful add-on for their program.  Thanks to Dr. John Crisler for sharing his HCG protocol which can be found here or here.What is HCG ?HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin.  HCG is a bio-identical human hormone that is well known for decades in medical research and clinical medicine as a hormone secreted by the placenta in the pregnant female.  In fact, measur... Read Full Story

BioIdentical Hormone Disinformation From AP Medical Writer, Marilynn MarchioneA USA Today article trashing bioidentical hormones caught my attention because it contained almost pure misinformation.  Written by Associated Press AP medical writer Marilynn Marchione, this syndicated article was broadcast over the news media including the New York Times, Kansas City Star, Fox News, Guardian, Huffington Post and many others. Marchione's writing is a per... Read Full Story

Heart disease, stroke, heart failure, and premature death all linked to insufficient vitamin D levels The results of a study presented on November 16, 2009 at the American Heart Association's Scientific Conference in Orlando, Florida, confirmed a strong association between the presence of reduced vitamin D levels and a greater risk of coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure and dying over follow-up in men and women 50 years of age and older. Brent Muhlestein, MD and his colleagues at ... Read Full Story

I've been actively improving my health for 6 or 7 years now.  Actually - I started many more years ago than that - but at first I was doing what the "health experts" recommended - the "low fat" thing.  And of course my health got worse.  Much worse.  So bad - I got a trip to the hospital and a whole lot of prescription drugs, medical device, doctor visits, lab tests, etc.  But for about 6 or 7 years now - I have been doing the opposite of what the "health experts" rec... Read Full Story

Detox with the Ancient Ayurvedic Practice of Oil Pullingby Alex Howard, citizen journalist(NaturalNews) Oil pulling or oil swishing, in alternative medicine, is a procedure that involves swishing oil in the mouth for oral and systemic health benefits. It is mentioned in the Ayurvedic text Charaka Samhita where it is called Kavala Gandoosha / Kavala Graha, and it is claimed to cure about 30 systemic diseases ranging from headache, migraine, diabetes, asthma, skin conditions, allergies, oral ba... Read Full Story

Vegetables Provide the Best Diabetes Defense for Your Babyby Frank Mangano, citizen journalist(NaturalNews) Why do pregnant women crave foods? Ask nutritionists this question, and they'll probably tell you that it's the body's way of telling the mother that it's "craving" a particular vitamin or nutrient. While this explanation certainly sounds reasonable, it loses its reasonableness when you consider the fact that cravings, for the overwhelming majority of pregnant women, are nutritional nig... Read Full Story