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Stress, Abuse, and Weight Gain

August 10th, 2010 · 9:10 AM

I would like to learn how stress and abuse may have contributed to my weight gain.
Stress causes weight gain. It also makes it difficult to lose weight. Here’s why:
As our body reacts to the stresses placed upon it, it shifts into the ‘fight or flight’ mode called the sympathetic nervous system overload. This system is [...]

Meniere’s Disease

July 29th, 2010 · 8:29 PM

Meniere’s disease, do you have any suggestions? I read that it may be caused by inflammation, is this true?
Vertigo, tinnitus (ringing of the ears), dizziness and possible deafness may be symptomatic of Meniere’s disease. Some Meniere’s must be caused by inflammation, because aggressively treating it as if it were an inflammatory reaction helps some people.
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Beware of the ‘Science’ in Published Studies

August 7th, 2009 · 6:44 PM

Why Most Published Research Findings Are False
John P. A. Ioannidis, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Greece; Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Department of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
This abstract proves that most published research findings are false. [...]

“Alternative” Medicine is Mainstream?

February 20th, 2009 · 7:27 AM

The Wall Street Journal

‘Alternative’ Medicine Is Mainstream
Deepak Chopra, Dean Ornish, Rustum Roy, Andrew Weil

The evidence is mounting that what was formerly called ‘alternative medicine’ should be combined with ‘traditional medicine’ and focus on the science—what works and is cost-effective. Last year $2.1 trillion was spent on health care in the U.S., or 16.5% of the [...]