Antibiotics and dental surgery….do I agree with taking AB’s preventatively? Part 2 of 2
Answer: Dr. Larson, I have always appreciated how conscientious you are in your practice, and in your ongoing study to legitimately find the truth. And I think it’s impressive that you stay open minded….plenty of docs wouldn’t even ask me what I think. Like I once did, they trust only peer-reviewed-journal-published clinical trials. Of course, [...]
13 Comments • Continue Reading →A healer in every home…..PART 2 of 3
The medical profession doesn’t have a single drug that the blood-brain barrier doesn’t put up a mounted defense against! (It’s a good thing, since drugs are never assimilated, digested, and eliminated by the body as natural plant foods and medicinal extracts are. And they always have side effects. Some side effects we FEEL, some we [...]
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Thyroid—you might have a problem and not know it
All estimates I’ve read are that 25 to 50 percent or more of American women have significant thyroid issues. Possibly over half of women over 40. Most of these women are undiagnosed. If you have low thyroid, which is the most common thyroid problem, symptoms may be low energy, slow metabolism / weight gain, dry [...]
20 Comments • Continue Reading →AstraZeneca . . . or a plant-based diet?
If you read this blog regularly, you’ve heard my opinion that the drug companies have to be watched closely because their motive is in direct conflict with public health interests. Don’t give your money to most “breast cancer research” campaigns, for instance, because it’s usually just the drug companies double dipping. That is, [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →“The plural of anecdote is not data” . . . part 1 of 4
I’m still laughing since I read that most excellent quote–thanks, Katie! When I’m teaching my college students elemental data analysis and research, I tell them my two pet peeves about research in general, but particularly in the field of health and nutrition. I say that I am completely frustrated with medicine. The [...]
10 Comments • Continue Reading →iron supplements
Q: Dear GreenSmoothieGirl, my little girl is anemic and also has been constipated for years. She is taking a prescription iron supplement and also Miralax. Couldn’t I tweak her diet for better iron absorption or something without overloading her on beef, liver, etc? A: You’ve read about the beef recall. I would skip the [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →It’s less safe than ever to rely on pharmaceuticals
In case you’ve been thinking that medical science is on a linear path to progress . . . The L.A. Times says reports of “adverse events” are soaring as Americans take more and more pills: in ’05, nearly 90,000 bad drug reactions were reported, with over 15,000 resulting in death. These numbers have tripled [...]
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