Evamist® is an estrogen spray approved by the FDA to treat hot flashes. There are at least two good reasons to avoid it. 1) Although advertised as a low dose spray, Evamist delivers 1.53 mg of estradiol per spray, which is a very high dose. Why does Big Pharma persist in their belief that dosing […]
Q: Thank you so much for your work. I am trying to sort out this hormone issue, and it’s not easy! I read on one site that bioidentical hormones may be either from a natural source or synthetically made, and that it’s more about the molecule being identical to the human molecule that our body […]
After I posted the article Save Your Liver – Just Say No to this Drug, which is about the dangers of the drug Tylenol (acetaminophen), I received a number of comments and emails asking for advice about natural alternatives for treating pain. Short-term or Acute Pain There’s a big difference between short-term or acute pain, […]
Q: I’m going to be visiting my family and in-laws over the holidays, which I’m looking forward to except for the allergies! I have a stuffy nose and watery eyes the whole time I’m at either house. Do you have any of your down-to-earth commonsense solutions for this? A: Between family pets, dry indoor winter […]
It’s true, the antifungal drug miconazole in Monistat can cure a yeast infection, and Vagisil probably can’t, since its active ingredients are only there to suppress the symptom of itching, not get rid of the yeast. This is an amazingly dumb concept because…
Back in 2010 I warned that the progestin in Bayer’s birth control pill Yaz® was uniquely dangerous and carried an increased risk of a venous thromboembolism, which is a blood clot, usually in the legs, that travels to the lungs and can be fatal. In April 2011 the British Medical Journal published research concluding that, […]
Baby formulas have to be heated during manufacture to keep out bad bacteria, and now scientists have discovered that the quest for bacteria-free purity leads to the production of toxins than can increase the risk of a myriad of health problems including diabetes. In fact, these are the same toxins found in French fries, the […]
In this small but interesting study out of Stanford University, of 68 healthy postmenopausal women at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, it was found that those using estradiol, an FDA-approved bioidentical estrogen, did significantly better on verbal memory tests than women using Conjugated Equine Estrogens (CEE), otherwise known as Premarin or pregnant horse urine extract. […]
Okay, I do understand why people take Tylenol. If you’re in unbearable pain and have a sensitive stomach it’s the over-the-counter drug of choice. But avoiding Tylenol when at all possible isn’t just about liver damage anymore; it’s also about years of recalls.This week is the anniversary of the 1982 Tylenol poisonings in Chicago that […]
When the neighbor’s dryer vent blows aromas your way do you inhale deeply and enjoy the experience? Or do you wrinkle your nose and slam the windows shut? Recent research suggests you may want to do the latter, as scented laundry detergents, fabric softeners and dryer sheets contain hazardous chemicals, some of them known carcinogens […]