I’m beginning a new item I’m calling the “Video of the Week”. I’ll post a segment from one of my lectures every week. If you’d like you can subscribe to my youtube channel at www.youtube.com/stangardnermd and get more frequent video updates. To start us off I’m showing a part of a presentation [...]
Entries from March 2009
Introducing the Video of the Week
March 10th, 2009 · 10:43 PM
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Risks and Reliable Information
March 7th, 2009 · 10:45 AM
The 7 Things You Should Know About Hormones
The Health Journal section of the Wall Street Journal describes mainstream thinking on hormones and concerns with the recent “Oprah Winfrey Show” with Suzanne Somers. Melinda Beck, author of the article, recites the following mainstream thinking:
1) ‘Bio-identical’ hormones are
Tags: bioidentical hormones, estrogen, FSH, HRT, Melinda Beck, menopause, Oprah Winfrey, osteoporosis, progesterone, progestin, Suzanne Somers
Macular Degeneration and Nutritional Supplements
March 5th, 2009 · 6:05 AM
B Vitamins May Benefit Eye Health
An interesting article in the Wall Street Journal reports that age-related macular degeneration is the major cause of blindness and poor fine vision in the elderly. Long thought to have no cure or treatment, the use of B6, B12, and folic acid in a group of 5000
Tags: aging, antioxidants, B vitamins, blindness, elderly, folic acid, macular degeneration, vision
Miracle Survivors: How Do They Happen?
March 3rd, 2009 · 5:14 AM
A recent article in Forbes Magazine describes the following miraculous events: Charles Burrows—inoperable liver cancer in the summer of 2005, was given 30-60 days to live. He quit his job, and in February 2006 developed shaking, chills and nausea, all infectious-type symptoms. Soon afterward he noticed
Tags: cancer, gratitude, healing, immune system, miracles, miraculous healing, nutrients, positive thoughts, toxin removal
Two Fascinating Articles: Draw Your Own Conclusions
March 2nd, 2009 · 7:51 AM
This caught my attention: an article appeared in the Wall Street Journal on February 2 of this year, about a new anti-clot drug that will compete with Plavix. There were problems with the drug being given a “clean bill of health” by the review committee. TWO WEEKS LATER, Wall Street Journal carried a story [...]
Tags: cardiologist, FDA, Lilly, Plavix, prescriptions
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: