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Mercury (Amalgam") Fillings Cause Alzheimer's Disease.

Brain Activity Blocks Alzheimer's.

Exercise Associated with Reduced Risk of Alzheimer's and Dementia.

High-Fat, Low-Carb Diet May Help Alzheimer's

Reduced Risk of Alzheimer Disease in Users of Antioxidant Vitamin Supplements

Green Tea Blocks Amylioid Deposits of Alzheimer's Disease

Green Tea May Protect Against Alzheimer's

I get a real kick out of using blood tests to spot signs of diseases to come. This article explores ways to extend your healthy lifespan through state-of-the-art testing...

A nasty fall...

Stop cognitive erosion with PS (phosphatidylserine). Here's the ultimate conundrum: taking this nutrient will enable you to pronounce its name.

ALC nourishes brain cells, stimulates neurotransmitter production, and prevents cognitive decline. Handy tools for keeping that cognitive spark alive longer.

Our brain cells are under more or less continuous assault from free radicals, toxins, pollutants, and other damaging substances. Lithium actually protects us against this damage. And for those nerve cells that have suffered damage, this mineral promotes regeneration. The source of the damage doesn’t seem to matter: lithium appears to protect nerve cells from just about every substance known to harm brain cells.

Mercury in fish damages the neurons in your brain.

The price of deficiency is now known to be huge: double the risk for all the major cancers, osteoporosis, immune deficiency, and accelerated aging--to name just a few.

If fatigue, weight gain, allergies, infections, high cholesterol, heart problems, constipation, skin disorders bother you, you may have a low thyroid. Of all the problems that can undermine good health and accelerate the aging process, none is more common -- or more likely to be overlooked -- than an underactive thyroid gland. And there is a simple test you can do to determine if your thyroid is low.

The chances are good that you have an underactive thyroid. Undiagnosed hypothyroidism is of epidemic proportions. Although 25-40 % of the population suffers from a low thyroid, very few are aware of it...

Is it possible that one food can single-handedly block the number one and two killers (heart disease and cancer), while defending your skin from sun damage, keeping your brain and body young, reversing osteoporosis, beefing up your immune system, preventing cavities and even getting rid of halitosis?

Oxidized LDL cholesterol is very dangerous to arteries, while cholesterol that has not been damaged by oxidizing agents is perfectly safe.

Do you have frequent gas, bloating, loose stools, food intolerance, or sluggish digestion? If so, you may have an easily treated intestinal disorder that usually baffles mainstream doctors..

IBS is a problematic diagnosis. Many people who are diagnosed as “IBS” actually have a condition alternative doctors call “dysbiosis.” Dysbiosis means disrupted intestinal flora. This condition is usually accompanied by chronic recurrent intestinal infections. Though the most common causative organisms are bacteria, fungal forms and parasites are often present as well.

If you don't know your fasting blood sugar level, find out today. Elevated blood glucose levels (above 98 mg./dL) cause accelerated atherosclerosis and heart disease...

Next time you find yourself wondering why you need to tread the treadmill, run the road, swim the pool, or pedal the bike, check out this list. The amazing array of health benefits delivered by daily exercise boggles the imagination.

Diet + Exercise Beats Exercise Alone for Metabolic Syndrome

Questionable research misleads public regarding echinacea...

Sometimes life is not so easy. Like when I discovered that after a quarter century of medical experience I had failed to diagnose an obvious disorder...in myself!

One day, a few years ago, frustrated with my chronic inability to focus on what she was saying, my wife suggested that perhaps I suffered from ADHD. Suddenly a light flashed on in my brain. Of course! Quickly reviewing my childhood in the context of what I had learned in recent years about ADD and ADHD, I suddenly realized that she was right...

Multiple roles as anti-metastatic, anti-cancer, immune activator, cholesterol lowering agent, and heavy metal chelator.

Donating Blood Reduces Heart Attack Risk

Long Term CLA Supplementation Reduces Fat

Vitamin D Deficiency May Cause Severe Muscle Weakness in Fibromyalgia

Vitamin D Levels in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Fibromyalgia

Kava kava found as effective as Buspar in double blind clinical trial...

Treatment of anxiety, tension and restlessness states with Kava special extract ...

A simple test can help you determine cnacer risk for prostate, ovarian, breast, and uterine cancers.

I always chuckle when I hear the term “free radical,” because it reminds me of the sixties! I think those of us who lived through those tumultuous times thought we were a lot freer and a lot more radical than we actually were!

Study demonstrating that ingested glucosamine goes dierectly to joints.

5-HTP, also known as 5-hydroxytryptophan, increases serotonin levels, causing a calming effect and better appetite control.

5-HTP increases leptin levels.

5-Hydroxytryptophan enhances sleep.

5-HTP proved effective in the prevention of depression.

5-hydroxytryptophan reduces appetite and induces weight loss in obese adult female subjects.

5-HTP reduces the intensity and duration of migraine headaches.

5-HTP has been shown to be effective in the treatment of Fibromyalgia.

5-HTP may be safely used to treat obesity

5-Hydroxytryptophan is effective in the treatment of depression, fibromyalgia, binge eating associated with obesity, chronic headaches, and insomnia.

Mastic has definite antibacterial activity against H. pylori and is extremely effective in the treatment of heartburn, peptic ulcer disease, acid reflux, and related disorders.

The mitochondrial genome plays a key role in neurodegenerative diseases.

Acetyl-L-carnitine enhances learning and cognition in rats.

Human growth hormone has been shown to relieve the pain and stiffness associated with fibromyalgia.

Increasing evidence suggests that these critical nutrients for the brain, otherwise known as essential fatty acids, may be especially important for children suffering from developmental disorders like autism.

A study of mercury levels in the baby hair of children who were later diagnosed with autism has produced startling results...

Although the cause of autism is still a mystery, researchers are now beginning to snap together what once seemed to be disparate parts of a puzzle.

Fatty acid abnormalities play an important role in neurodevelopmental disorders...

The genestein in Soy Isoflavones and Vitamin D have been shown to synergistically inhibit proliferation of prostate epithelial cells, and prostate cancer cells.

An abstract of a study published by S. Khanna et al in the journal Free Radic Biol Med 2002; 33:1089 shows that the proanthocyanidin and phytoflavone nutrients in Phytonutrient Complex enhance healing.

Managing andropause with testosterone testing and replacement reduces risk of BPH and Prostate Cancer.

Coenzyme Q10 can exert neuroprotective effects that might be useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Coenzyme Q-10 potentially useful in the prevention and treatment of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and other neurodegenerative diseases.

by Timothy J. Smith, M.D.

I never thought I’d be able to say this, but here I go: Ignorance is not just for the uneducated. Why is it that otherwise astute physicians and researchers--people who should really know better--make this mistake? I am speaking of hormones here, and let me explain the mistake.

Hormone Language confuses millions.

by Timothy J. Smith, M.D.

Glucosamine found safe and effective for osteoarthritis.

Degenerative (Osteo-) arthritis responds to Glucosamine

This study demonstrates the proven effectiveness of glucosamine for arthritis, but fails to mention the damaging effect of long term use of NSAIDs like ibuprofen.

You already know that vitamin E is important for optimum health because it is a powerful antioxidant that protects against cardiovascular disease, cancer, neurological disease, and all of the degenerative diseases of aging. But were you aware that there are several different types of vitamin E? And the kind you choose is important...