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What to do with High Iron Levels?

April 15th, 2010 · 9:21 AM

I just received lab work back and found that my iron and carotene levels were high. I take neither of them in a supplement. How do you suggest lowering the levels and what side effects results from them being high?
High iron levels are a catalyst for free radical (oxidation) damage in the [...]

Parkinson’s and Tyrosine

December 22nd, 2009 · 10:30 AM

A reader asks: What is the latest on tyrosine helping Parkinson’s?
As you know, Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a degenerative neurologic condition that affects the motor skills. It is manifested as a

Cell Phone Usage and Sperm Counts

January 15th, 2009 · 7:07 AM

Dr. Agarwal of Cleveland Clinic recently completed a preliminary study with 32 men whose semen was exposed to cell phone discharges (850 MHz) at a distance of 2.5 centimeters (the average distance of cell phone in a pocket and a mans gonads). The cell phone was placed on talk mode (as in someone talking with [...]

Plavix, Blood Clotting and Healthy Options

January 3rd, 2009 · 11:03 AM

Wall Street Journal
December 31, 2008
FDA Considers Updating Plavix Label

Three new studies in the New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet demonstrate several dilemmas in Plavix medication use:
1. What is the percentage of people taking Plavix (a medication that reduces the ability of platelets to aggregate, initiating the clotting process) who are still at risk [...]