The FDA has issued a warning that in rare cases, use of the pain-and-itch benzocaine sprays, gels and liquids can cause methemoglobinemia, a sometimes-fatal blood disorder. With summer on the way, along with sunburn, insect bites and rashes, it’s important to remember that most substances that go on the skin travel into the bloodstream, and […]
Why use pricey progesterone injections when you can use progesterone gel? Pregnant women who can’t afford to spend $25,000 on progesterone injections to prevent preterm birth now have a good study done by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Columbia Laboratories showing that using progesterone gel reduced preterm birth in at risk women […]
Yes we can reduce our toxic burden, and in just 3 days! All it takes is naked food. “My daughter is pregnant and she’s so worried about exposing her baby to hormone-disrupting chemicals, but what’s she supposed to do, they’re everywhere!” This is a commonly voiced frustration, especially among mothers and grandmothers, but there is […]
The other day I was talking on the phone to a woman in her early 30s who has been trying to conceive for four years. She said her husband has been tested and is fine, and that the doctor tested her FSH and LH levels, and they were fine. She and her husband decided to […]
Progesterone supplementation can be very useful in preventing preterm labor and birth. Both injectable and vaginal progesterone are used for this purpose, and many a savvy doctor has also used progesterone cream. Natural progesterone, also called bioidentical progesterone, is likely the safest form of progesterone to use. Injectable progesterone for preterm birth has been in […]
The heartburn drugs known as proton pump inhibitors or PPIs have already been proven to increase the risk of osteoporosis, vitamin B12 deficiencies, and pneumonia. Some of the best-known PPIs include Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid. Vitamin B12 deficiencies, especially in the elderly, can cause anemia, fatigue, depression dementia and irreversible nerve damage. Now an FDA […]
Is radiation from Japan going to reach the United States, and if so what to do? First, our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to out to the Japanese people. Here in the U.S. we need to consider the very real possibility of radiation exposure over the next few days or weeks. Odds are, when […]
When a journal article reads, “Progesterone, the Ultimate Endometrial Tumor Suppressor,” it’s time for a small celebration. This study was done with actual bioidentical progesterone and confirms, from a biochemistry point of view what we already know, which is that the production of progesterone during the menstrual cycle is what keeps the uterus healthy and […]
People diagnosed with Parkinson’s may really be suffering from the side effects of prescription drugs or Drug-induced Parkinsonism (DIP). Every year about 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The consequences of the diagnosis are not just the progression of a terrible disease, possibly leading to placement in a nursing home, but also the side […]
The meteoric rise of asthma in children and adults since the 1970s has been blamed on smog, fragrances, processed foods, chemicals such as formaldehyde found in furniture and carpets, dust mites, tobacco smoke and more. But many parents aren’t aware of the connection between antibiotics and asthma. A number of studies published over the past […]