There have been some developments recently in Covid-19 research. Two involve nutrients that provide immune system enhancement to prevent and cure the disease. The third involves the treatment of President Trump at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. In the science periodical, “Journal of Steroid Biochemical and Molecular Biology” of 2020, October, #203, there is […]
Category: Wellness
UPDATE 5/23/20: As the pandemic progresses, more research emerges providing information about risk factors and treatment protocols. In summary, this is what has been published in medical journals (none of this update negates my article below that was published on4/2/20—it is still relevant). 1. Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, with or without the additional antibiotics, is not […]
Recently, a friend of mine emailed me about his decision to limit his vitamin D3 intake. He had read in a newspaper or seen a report on a TV news program that vitamin D3 supplements in excess of 400 IU/day had an association of earlier death. I had read the same information in the news […]
There are chronic diseases we associate with older age persons—heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, COPD, and dementia. These are the leading causes of death in our country and each has lifestyle factors that can place an individual at greater risk for that disease. The worst and most prevalent dementia is Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). It is […]
The subtitle of “Should the President Declare a National Emergency” was written in October 2007 in Life Extension Foundation magazine (LEF.ORG). The question was stimulated by research on vitamin D3 and its relationship to many deadly diseases. The emergency, as postulated by the editor, was and still remains that almost all Americans are not achieving […]
Beyond regular home exercises, there are several other actions that will reduce the chances of low back/hip/sciatic pain of ruining your week, month, or even the rest of your life. Unfortunately, sometimes injuries of this sort do lead to serious debilitation, dependence on dangerous drugs such as prescription NSAIDS and opioids, or eventual surgeries that […]
Low back pain is common in US people. 80% of us have had it or will have it to a degree that most activities are impossible. Like all other injuries and diseases, there are conditions that can prevent the great majority of low back and hip and sciatic pain down the leg. My initial visit […]
Click here to Download PDF, 4 pages Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in the US, near equal to cardiovascular disease. Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer death in women, prostate cancer (PC) is number 2 cancer death in men. Both are possibly 90% preventable for a population; an individual […]
I just had my 75th birthday. Everything I wrote 4 years ago (below) is still true, and some other actions and supplements have been added/altered. New information will be in [square quote marks]. This month, I will be 71 years old. I weigh exactly what I weighed playing Division I freshman football and 4 years […]
Multiple studies analyzed by the doctors at a website named “thennt.com” involved statin drugs (Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor, etc.) that reduce cholesterol levels and thereby hopefully reduce incidence of heart attack, stroke and deaths. They also analyzed similar research about the Mediterranean diet for exactly those same results. The doctors at thennt.com have no affiliation with […]