Category Archives: This & That

Mixture of stories about doctors, patients, and illnesses

The Best Thing About Migraine: Preventable! Read this cute story!

Say what? Migraine is preventable? Indeed it is! I run a large migraine group on Facebook. I was a migraineur for over 30 years and grew frustrated with doctors pushing drugs that did not work. My thought was this: why … Continue reading

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Salt and BP; Are Studies Using Statistics Right?

No they are not! And here is why. Some of you may be concerned about salt increase in your diet because you have heard about the increase of BP. I decided to do a literature research on that and have … Continue reading

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New Journal Article Published on Migraine

NEWS RELEASE An article I wrote is in “Article in press” mode publishing on December 1st. Title “Migraine Cause and Treatment” in the Journal of Mental Health in Family Medicine. Abstract Migraine Cause and Treatment Background: Research shows that migraine … Continue reading

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Low Salt for Heart Health? Look Again!

Salt is not the enemy! Sugar is! Those of you still blaming salt for your high blood pressure, cholesterol deposits and heart problems, look again and empty your fridge! Read this article and start eating and drinking right and yes: … Continue reading

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Where is My Bacon!!

What? Bacon and red meat cause cancer? Just hold that thought! You may have seen the news coming out yesterday or today that eating bacon and red meat cause cancer. If that scared you, here is an article  shared by a … Continue reading

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5″ Grain Belly Then Some!

Grains anyone? I have never ever given this a thought. I ate bread and grains all my life and never ever thought of opening any book about grain like the Grain Brain by Dr. David Perlmutter or the Wheat Belly … Continue reading

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In the Jungles of Panama: Sugar is Not Permitted!

Sugar – the Disguised Drug of Pleasure that Future Illnesses are Made Of I received a most amazing message from one of my migraine sufferers that I want to share because I found it so amazing and it underlies our clueless … Continue reading

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Banana Detox? Oh My! Run That By Me Again Please!

Recently I see “banana detox” ads going around on Facebook and elsewhere! Before you believe this and go after doing something like this, you need to know the following important fact: Your body already has a detox machine. It is … Continue reading

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Artificial sweeteners, Sugar alcohols, Novel, & Natural non-sugar sweeteners

I have an article to post about aspartame but just so you know, this goes for all sugar substitutes and artificial sugars. According to Mayo Clinic, sugar substitutes are broken down into 4 groups: Artificial sweeteners (i.e. aspartame), Sugar alcohols (i.e. … Continue reading

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Neurogenesis: Change Your Destiny in Life

I just watched part of a TV program titled Brain Change on the local public TV station and while I only had the chance to watch 10 minutes, in that 10 minutes I learned 2 very important things that may … Continue reading

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