Some new health stats came out yesterday ranking America’s most obese states. The honor–or dishonor–of first place went to Mississippi, followed by Alabama, West Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan and Ohio. Don’t get too smug if your state was far down the list (Colorado was last by a mile). Every state except three (Alaska, Indiana, Louisiana) showed a percentage increase in their obesity index over the prior-year data. And th... Read Full Story
How many times am I and others hearing the advice: “Eliminate gluten from your diet.” Or: “Get rid of all dairy
Don’t ever make me give this up.
products. You can get your protein and calcium from other foods.” Many “eliminators” claim that any given person’s health will improve. I can see where some might be swayed by this advice. I had an office colleague years ago whose mother suddenly became very ill. Overnight she began experienc... Read Full Story
OK, the King of Pop, may he rest in peace, had some big problems in his life. ABC News, medical talking heads on the TV and others are all talking about factors that may have led to his untimely death. And medical examiner results won’t be available for a while. Did he do drugs, prescription or contraband? Did he OD on his doctor-administered Demerol? Was he emaciated? Did his heart just give out?
Until the physiological and medical answers are found, one thing most everyone agrees on i... Read Full Story
“The ‘truth’ about probiotic claims” is the title of a piece written this week by Chicago Tribune health writer Julie
Our immune health friends
Deardorf. She points out some good tips and cautions that people should be aware of when scouting and purchasing a probiotic food or supplement.
This blog has published several posts on probiotics (and prebiotics), so rather than start with the basics of probiotics and what they do, here’s the link to the lineup of posts ... Read Full Story
Dr. Ed Wallace, who contributes to this blog from time to time, has written in the past about the basics of homeopathy. In a nutshell, it’s an approach to treatment of health conditions which relies upon introducing a minute amount of a pathogen or foreign substance into the body to “train” the immune system to [...] Read Full Story
My twin daughters both got their wisdom teeth extracted last week. It was chipmunk city around our house for a few days. However both, have come through fine. Inflammation has subsided and hopefully no problems will emerge. The post-surgery aftercare instructions sent home with us from the oral surgeon discuss all of the things my daughters [...] Read Full Story
In the human health field, scientifically-controlled research is always in demand. That research can take many forms. The common forms are epidemiological studies (analyzing statistics of large populations); animal models (research involving rats, mice or other species that might approximate the human variables applicable to a certain study); and human trials, which we all know involve people. Many researchers will tell you a randomized, long-term, placebo-controlled study involving a large ... Read Full Story
And it’s not because I’m a jetsetter with a Learjet 85, a starlet 4th trophy wife and a condo next to Tom Cruise. (I’m not. I have a 2003 Saab, not a plane but the car that GM is unloading, and I do have a trophy wife, but she’s my first and only and is more like Fort Knox and the Crown Jewels combined, not a mere trophy).
No, I like Vail because it and other Colorado cities and towns seem to have a lot of nutrition-minded people who understand the ways of natural hea... Read Full Story
Earlier this year I posted some observations from Dr. Ed Wallace on differences in the types of stress-related conditions he sees among his patients, specifically differences between males and females. “…I find that women are most likely to experience headaches, irritable bowel, fatigue, anxiety/depression, lack of sex drive and insomnia, while it is more common for me to see heart palpitations, high blood pressure and irritability in men,” said the Doc.
Now the male/female ... Read Full Story
My wife and I were down at the metro area farmer’s market this past weekend. Beautiful weather, big crowds and food galore, of course. Bought some tomatoes. On the drive back to the suburbs, we stopped off in the Little Italy section of Des Moines. Yes, Des Moines does have an Italian area of town, and it’s more than just a Pizza Hut.
We bought some vodka sauce and ravioli at an Italian food mart to take home. Between the pasta sauce and the tomatoes, I think I just helped my im... Read Full Story
