From my friends at VitHealthNet Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 COVID-19 is a disease that can affect anyone. It can cause symptoms ranging from mild to very severe to the point of requiring hospitalization, intensive care, and/or a ventilator. In some cases, COVID-19 illnesses can lead to death. For some other illnesses caused by respiratory …
The recent suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain have shocked the world. I am even more concerned with the publication of data that the United States had a 25% increase in suicides between 1999 and 2016. The director of the Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Anne Schuchat stated the following,”These findings are disturbing. Suicide is …
Is the increase in suicide caused by long-term potassium deficiency? Read More »
Achieving electrolyte balance is a key step in getting to a place of optimal health. It isn’t an easy thing to do, what with the stress of everyday life (robs your body of potassium), working out hard (lose sodium) and trying to deal with out toxic environment. But, with a little bit of time and …
Phthalates are one of the most ubiquitous chemicals in our environment today. The effect of phthalates on human health has been the source of research for many years. What has surprised me over the years is the amount of denial from both the medical field and industry. In this blog post, I will link the …
In a recent study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers led by Jiang, et al, revealed that arsenic can increase the risk for developing hypertension (high blood pressure). The study looked at people in Bangladesh whose water supply (wells) has been found to be contaminated with arsenic. You may ask how that would …
The importance of electrolytes, especially their balance and multiple organ functions cannot be overstated. So which organs are dependent on the balance of our electrolytes? All of them. Today we will go over one of them, the heart. Some of you might remember the frog’s leg experiments from junior high school. In it, a frog’s …
One of the most asked questions I am posed with is what supplement(s) would I want to take with me on a desert island and my answer always remains the same, electrolytes. There are others I would bring along depending on how many things I could take like Vitamin C, trace minerals and definitely B-Complex …
Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating disorder, not just to the person with it but the entire family of the afflicted. There is some good news on how to possibly prevent it and a new understanding of how sleep can affect it may lead to new treatments. So how does sleep affect Alzheimer’s? Turns out that …
Talking about the plague and heavy metals may seem like a kind of odd subject to talk about but bear with me, it will be worth it. Just this past weekend I was a speaker at the Weston A. Price Foundation’s (WAPF) annual international conference where I heard a talk from the controversial doctor, Andrew …
Back in 1988, I did my first medical/health talk and I mentioned two things that helped prevent heart disease, vinegar and magnesium. Vinegar has been used for over 2,000 years to help lower systolic blood pressure. One teaspoon in eight ounces of water twice a day will do the trick. Magnesium though, has a much …
