What’s another thing wrong with soda pop?
Actually, I’ll give you a few more than one thing:
1.  People mistakenly think that soda pop can substitute for water consumption.  This is a false and dangerous premise.  Soda is nothing like water: it does your body no good.
2.  Soda pop has a high acid content.  The body [...]

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What is one thing wrong with soda pop?  I’ll share one answer with you:
Soda pop contains phosphates, so that the carbon dioxide does not become carbonic acid, a more immediate toxin.  The parathyroid hormone regulates phosphorus and calcium levels in the body, and matches them in the bloodstream one to one.
When we ingest phosphorus, the [...]

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For 24 hours, you get 10% off of ANYTHING–and I mean ANYTHING–in my store.
Want to declare healthier nutrition in your body? Take 10% off of ANY supplements
Want to learn more about any of my lecture topics? Take 10% [...]

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One more question for bone density. I am currently taking Evista. Any comments on that product?
Evista is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM).  It is synthetically made, and is not identical to any hormone the body makes. The early studies showed an increase in ovarian cancer in 2 separate rat species when the safety studies [...]

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I’ve been diagnosed with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, and prescribed Clonezapam. What kind of side effects may I expect from this medication? Do you recommend any alternative supplements that would help this condition?
The following are listed as common side effects:

Constipation;
cough;
dizziness;
drowsiness;
dry mouth;
headache;
increased saliva production;
lightheadedness;
loss of coordination;
nausea;
runny nose;
tiredness.
There are also some more serious side effects listed.

Because [...]

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Weaning off Lisinopril & HCTZ. I am on 10mg Lisinopril and a low dose of HCTZ (can’t remember how much). I have been in a fitness program for 1-1/2 years now and have lost 35 pounds and have been maintaining my weight now for at least 6 mos. I started cutting my Lisinopril in half [...]

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This is a continuation of my story that I began sharing with you yesterday…how I came to be a doctor who helps healthy thinkers to transform physically and energetically, so that they can live longer, be stronger, and look and feel younger.
I really was not accustomed to rocking the boat when it came to medicine!  [...]

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I was just diagnosed with Cirrhosis of the liver, even though I have never tasted alcohol.  The final tests are not in, but they say the cause probably is an immune disease. I am wondering about what diet I should follow.  Are there foods I should not eat?  Thank you.
There are two supplements that provide [...]

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After surgery I have been given Coumadin, and told not to eat dark leafy greens, garlic and cranberry juice and they thin the blood and react badly with the Coumadin. If–they thin the blood then why not eat them instead of Coumadin?
That is a great question.  Eating those foods in high amounts is not as [...]

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Here’s a line graph of genetically modified foods, and how their use has expanded since their introduction in 1996.
Your option:  If you want to know what’s in your food, consider growing your own organic garden.  That’s what I have done.  I purchased an exceptional, thorough, step-by-step complete course on growing your own food.  This means [...]

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