Root canals leaching toxins
Dr. George Meinig, a pioneer in root canal procedures and a founder of The American Association of Endodontics, wrote The Root Canal Cover-Up as his apology to humanity for promoting the root canal procedure. Everyone I know who has read it has
Are we really “all different”?
Here is a commonly held belief regarding diet: “We are all different (Bio-individuality) and there is no one diet that fits all. I find this conclusion quite puzzling, because,
Our understanding of health
I have a background, and publications, in the field of rocket science, having designed control systems for planetary landers and deep space probes. As most folks know,
The real Mediterranean diet
Ah, the famous Mediterranean diet – more lack of wisdom from the nutrition industry. According to them, the Mediterranean diet is low in fat, and loaded with grains. This misinformation was brought
Isolating super foods for health
In recent years, American “health experts” have searched the world over for health enhancing super foods from other cultures. In my opinion, there is actually a health danger in recommending culturally-developed foods in isolation, while ignoring
Gluten. Toxic to some, most or all?
Gluten is one of many natural toxins, also known as anti-nutrients or secondary metabolites, that nature has placed in plants, including seeds, nuts, and beans, to protect them from being eaten by certain animals, including humans. The idea is to make
Our current state of health
Unfortunately, this post is not very optimistic. My personal opinion is that the medical community gets an astounding amount of basic health information wrong, and that the situation will continue to get worse as time goes on. We are a society that
The “errors and omissions” of the medical industry
First, an article that appeared in JAMA in 2000, placing the medical community as the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Is U.S. Health Really the Best in the World? Then, we have a statistical review that places the medical community as the number one cause of death in the U.S. See: Death [...]
A sick society, getting sicker
We do not have a “health care” system. At best, we have an illness maintenance system that is unsustainable because too many people repeatedly need to use it.
Medical Research: Watch out, the truth is slipping away
Could the majority of the conclusions in published medical research be wrong? Is that why the medical establishment is at least the third leading cause of death in the U.S.? Check out these links and come to your own conclusion.