dale | December 26, 2009
Hello to you all. I have had much disruption lately with this site and it’s former IP. I am hoping that we are set and will see a brighter future coming up.
As you probably have noticed I try to stay away from a political form on this site. I just can not help myself one [...]
dale | July 17, 2009
A new review assessed whether certain modifications in diet have a beneficial effect on the prevention of prostate cancer. Results suggest that a diet high in fruits and vegetables is beneficial in preventing and treating the cancer.Researchers conducted an evidence-based review of dietary recommendations in the prevention of prostate cancer as well as in [...]
dale | June 16, 2009
As many of you probably heard, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Colleen Hauser after she and her 13-year old son Daniel left Minnesota on May 19, to avoid chemotherapy treatment.
Daniel has Hodgkins lymphoma, a form of cancer typically treated with chemo and radiation.
Their refusal to cooperate with the standard treatment for his [...]
dale | May 25, 2009
According to a new review of research, evidence suggests that adequate treatment of vitamin D deficient athletes could dramatically improve their performance. Activated vitamin D is a steroid hormone which regulates more than 1,000 human genes. Recent research indicates that intracellular vitamin D levels in numerous human tissues, are increased when inputs of its substrate, [...]
dale | March 16, 2009
NHL Hockey Players, Major league pitchers, professional soccer players and hundreds of recreational athletes have undergone this procedure, which is called platelet-rich plasma therapy.
Experts in sports medicine say that it could eventually improve the treatment of stubborn injuries like tennis elbow and knee tendonitis.
The technique involves injecting portions of a patient’s blood directly into the [...]
dale | January 6, 2009
As of 2008,the recommended childhood immunization schedule put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has risen to 14, plus the meningococcal vaccine, which is to be administered between the age of two and six.
Infants and toddlers aged 0 to 6 years of age are now given vaccines to prevent the following diseases:
Hepatitis [...]
dale | August 17, 2008
Aspartame was developed as a treatment for Peptic Ulcers. As the story goes, the chemist licked his fingers and discovered an ultra sweet taste. Suddenly, the former ulcer drug became the new sweetener kid on the block. At 180 times sweeter than sugar and zero calories, Aspartame is now in over 9,000 products and brings [...]
dale | March 4, 2008
When surveyed, 80 percent of Americans were dissatisfied with the cost of health care. When asked about their own care, 57 percent said they are satisfied with the cost. This is the “I’m OK but you’re not OK” perception of life. Sadly, people will give up being okay just because they think others are not.
This [...]
dale | October 14, 2007
Hello to all!
I hope you have had a wonderful summer as we are in its waning days. Here in the midwest our days are shorter and the evenings are cooler, a great time of the year for an evening campfire.
I have covered a variety of topics in my previous posts. This time I [...]
dale | July 22, 2007
The question of natural therapies for cancer came up between colleagues a few days ago. Some of the comments did not surprise me. One therapist even said, “They have a cure for cancer. It’s just not economically feasible to bring it to the public.” A lot of people feel that way.
Cancer [...]
dale | May 12, 2007
Winter has come to a close and spring is at hand. During the transitional period, we see a lot of people ill. That extra environmental stress takes its toll on the immune system making it harder to deal with all the pathogens. It doesn’t help that our Vitamin D stores are lower [...]