http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/health/research/12exer.html?em

This link to the May 12 New York Times (which publishes an excellent Health Science section every Tuesday) is a rather misleading story about the “problem” with anti-oxidants.  [Read more →]

Safer and healthier than bleach, and very inexpensive at any drugstore.

1. Take once capful and hold in your mouth to 10 minutes daily, then
spit it out.  No more canker sores, and your teeth will be whiter
without expensive pastes.  Use it instead of mouthwash. [Read more →]

Time to clean out and commit to a healthy diet for a healthy body once again!    The program this year is a complete, but gentle, detox experience that does not involve fasting.  I am proposing a medically supervised, high density nutrient, zero refined sugar, zero trans-fat diet for 7 weeks that also requires some form of exercise daily.   The program begins April 9 and will meet on Thursdays from 7-8 PM through June 4.   [Read more →]

This is from newshound Dave Barry’s colonoscopy journal:

I called my friend Andy Sable, a gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy.

A few days later, in his office, Andy showed me a color diagram of the colon, a lengthy organ that appears to go all over the place, at one point passing briefly thru Minneapolis .  [Read more →]