If you’ve been to your internist or primary care physician for high cholesterol, chances are you’ve been prescribed a cholesterol-lowering medication called a statin. There are several forms, such as Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor, and Vytorin. A recent study in the American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs cited almost 900 studies showing the adverse effects of these [...]
As I was checking out at the grocery store yesterday, with my boys in the shopping cart waiting patiently, I proceeded to observe the woman in front of me and her full cart of groceries. Her groceries totaled about $239, which already seemed like a good deal considering the volume of her purchase. However, she [...]
I was at Meijer yesterday doing some grocery shopping. While there I went into the meat section to check out the organic meat selection. I couldn't find any organic meat, so I asked one of the employees if they had any. They directed me toward a brand called "NatureWell" which is supposed to be "all-natural." [...]
In January of this year, the FDA stated that homeopathic HcG compounds are fraudulent and illegal. According to Elizabeth Miller, the FDA's leader for the Internet and health fraud team, There is no evidence the oral over-the-counter products are effective for weight loss. While they may not be dangerous, they're at least "economic fraud," she [...]
This is a bit of a departure for me in terms of how I write my posts on our clinic blog. Today, my family and I went to breakfast at a great place in Ortonville called Dan's Country Coney. They make the best omelets. Anyway, as we were there eating, another family came in a [...]
Many oncologists still advise against the use of vitamin or nutritional supplements for fear that it might "feed" the cancer cells. However, this latest research shows otherwise: Background: Antioxidants may protect normal cells from the oxidative damage that occurs during radiotherapy and certain chemotherapy regimens; however, the same mechanism could protect tumor cells and potentially [...]
Two concepts are often currently applied to selenium in adult men in the United States: •Intake is generally enough to maximize blood glutathione peroxidase activities. •In such men, selenium supplementation does not reduce risk of prostate cancer. In contrast to these concepts, 30 healthy middle-aged men were studied to test the following hypothesis: 6-week supplementation [...]
Researchers in New Zealand studied the effects of taking selenium and iodine on thyroid function. They subdivided a total of 100 seniors into 4 groups: a placebo group, a group taking 100 mcg of selenium, a group taking 80 mcg of iodine, and a group taking both the iodine and selenium. Supplements were taken for [...]
Dr. Morningstar is currently seeking anyone with idiopathic scoliosis as an adult or adolescent. He is in the testing stages of a new dynamic functional brace for scoliosis, and is in the data collection process. Because it is experimental, the brace is available to all patients at a 90% cost reduction, which equates to the [...]
It seems like common sense that breastfeeding is the absolute best thing a mother can do for her baby. In the animal world, a newborn animal cannot survive without its mother's milk, and often will not survive on formula. However, this doesn't stop infant formula/baby food companies from trying to pay for research that says [...]
