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Massage has become a fairly popular alternative therapy for autism, but there is only limited evidence suggesting it is helpful, a new research review shows. Researchers say some studies did find benefits — for instance in language and social skills — but small patient samples and other problems make...

The short answer is … yes.  And I’m going to talk about how this little research finding relates to our Culture of Health.  Why were we so confused for so long about so much? Because we rely on a source of knowledge that is inherently unstable: research science.  Knowledge...

The old saying is, “If you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail“. In other words … if you have a product, you want to apply that product to everything. Here are two examples: Bariatric surgeons want to apply gastric bypass and banding to children. Companies that make Lipitor,...

Every year it’s the same!! The newest, new REVOLUTIONARY approach, from some new diet guru invites us to magically shed pounds with their wicked-cool fad diet.  (please share this video with anyone who is thinking about dieting!) But how do you take your fad diet flu shot? How do you inoculate yourself...

Every January, Americans renew their resolutions to fight the fat, battle the bulge, handle the love handles.  And yet, every year the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tell us that our obesity rates are increasing. What’s wrong with this picture? We are either the very definition of insane –...

Americans spend billions on over-the-counter pills, drops, sprays and other concoctions to battle  runny noses, scratchy throats and nagging coughs.  (please share this with anyone who is sniffling!)  We have been told that Echinacea helps your immune system fight infections. However, the largest study of more than 700 adults and children...

More is not better. In fact, more makes it worse in the case of drug interactions.  (please share this with some Chronic Pill Taker you know) Think about it. How does one drug interact with a second drug inside your body? Hmm? You don’t know, and neither do the docs...

Remember the Erin Brockovich movie, with Julia Roberts? At issue was that Chromium 6 had gotten into the water supply and was causing rampant cancer. (please forward to anyone drinks tap water) It turns out that many cities have this in their tap water!! Read the entire study by the Environmental Working Group. When...

Need to open up a can of “Love Handles-B-Gone”? Well, a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that becoming active at a young age, and then keeping it up, can indeed thwart your mid-life love handles!! Here’s what they did in this study Back in the...

The answer is YES, and here’s why.Mindless, distracted eating creates overconsumption. For years, people have noticed how (in healthy cultures) their focus on the food itself helps to improve both the quality (it goes up) and the quantity (it goes down) of the food consumed.  Now, researchers have found that...

Great research. Listen to this. (please share this with anyone who wonders why, oh why, can’t they lose weight!!)  A study published in the Journal of Physiology (you can read the study here) shows why it’s important to exercise in the morning. Not just in the morning … but before...

When it comes to your heart, we’re really good at treatment … but have a long way to go at prevention.  (please share this with anyone with a family history of heart disease) We have the best mechanics on Earth, who can unclog your pipes, tune up your valves,...