Artificial Sweeteners
I was having lunch one day last week in a local Mexican restaurant, and couldn’t avoid hearing a conversation between a few ladies from an office here in town who were celebrating a co-worker’s birthday. The mood was festive, and the conversation was a little loud. One of the women asked another to pass the […]
Antioxidants and Free Radicals
Part of the wondrous world of studying the human body and how it works is learning that we can indeed take an active role in helping to prevent our own diseases. I have written recently about how toxins are partially responsible for the enormous increase in cancer rates in the United States in recent years. […]
Ankylosing Spondylitis
A young man came to our office two weeks ago bent over in pain and unable to straighten his posture. At first glance, we thought it was another classic case of an aggravated bulging disc. We would have treated it as such until we took x-rays of his spine and discovered a very different situation […]
An Open Invitation
Those of you who know me can attest to the fact that I am not a paranoid person. I do not feel that the world is out to get me, and I am not suffering from terribly low self-esteem. I without reserve can say that I adore my calling. I cannot imagine doing anything else. […]
Alternatives to HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy)
As promised, this week’s column is a continuation of some work I have done in the interest of women’s health. My last column discussed the perils of pre-menopause and menopause for women and the need for hormonal balance. We also explored the Women’s Health Initiative, a landmark study that was cancelled last summer due to […]
All About Gout
In the late 1980’s I worked as a real estate sales director for a firm in Helen, Georgia, and I was the understudy of one Mr. Richard “Dick” Etherton. He was in his late 70’s, very chauvinistic, and a member of the “Old School.” I never really figured out just what the Old School was, […]