Tag Archives: healthcare
The Choice is Your’s
Finally, we’re back with another blog! After a busy July and almost a month without a computer with some major hard drive issues, I am happy to be back writing about health and happiness! I recently read an article written … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Public Health
Activity or Exercise? Do you know the difference?
Exercise is the key to staying healthy. Studies show that exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle because it reduces heart disease, cancer, depression, stroke and dementia to name just a few. However, I find that most people … Continue reading
Filed under Public Health
Hospitalizations from prescription drugs increase 98% in 5 years!
Below is an article on prescription abuse and misuse in the U.S. The numbers are startling. If we want to begin to cut health care costs we need to reign in the pharmaceutical industry and their aggressive marketing. See my … Continue reading
Filed under Big Pharma, Public Health
Obesity Costs U.S. $168 Billion
Two-thirds of Americans are overweight. This means that two out of three people in this country have at least one significant health risk factor. Not only does that shorten one’s lifespan, but it costs a lot of money too. New … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Public Health
Fighting Depression Naturally
Depression is a huge problem in the United States. The numbers are quite amazing. Approximately 20.9 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year, have a mood disorder. Depression … Continue reading
Filed under Brain Health, Diet
Confessions of a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep
The above video was brought to our attention from a patient of ours who happens to be a medical doctor. The woman in the video is a former pharmaceutical sales person and speaks about the amazing ways in which Big … Continue reading
Filed under Big Pharma
4 Substances That Slow The Aging Process
Anti-aging is a large field in medicine. Most of the diseases that human beings suffer from significantly increase as we age. The theory is that if we can slow down the aging process we can live longer, more disease free … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Public Health
Federal Subsidies for Soda?
I recently read a great editorial blog from the Huffington Post. It made the great argument that soda in this country is being subsidized by the government. It’s not being subsidized in the traditional way that, say, corn is, but … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Public Health
Pills, pills, pills…
Welcome back! We’ve been away for a while from the blog with the Labor Day holiday but we’re back with startling new information about the amount of prescription drugs Americans take. In my opinion, prescription medicines are the most overly … Continue reading
Filed under Big Pharma, Public Health
