November is National Prevention Month (Because I Said So!)
November 1, 2011
Health Ambassadors, Last week I decided to totally hijack the entire prevention movement and throw all chronic disease, shit pickles, emotional BS and dis-ease into one month of self-care awareness. We’re calling November “National Prevention Month” – for everything! In 1971 – the year I was born – President Nixon and Congress declared war on cancer. So what’s happened in the 40 years since? Not much. Today, the United States has the seventh highest cancer… Read More >
Airport Radiation and Your Health
May 14, 2010
By Gabriel Cousens MD
A new threat, using another level of security scare, is being used to expose the flying population to either excessive ionizing radiation or ultra high frequency radiation. Thanks to the attempted airliner bombing on Christmas 2009, TSA Security Laboratory Director Susan Hallowell recently announced the agency’s intent to use back-scatter X-ray machines for passenger surveillance. Obviously we need to refine our screening techniques to provide maximum safety for our air travel. However, these X-ray machines… Read More >
Preventing Heart Disease
May 12, 2010
By Michael Greger, MD
The number one cause of death in the United States every single year for both men and women since 1918 (when a bird flu virus likely triggered the deadliest plague in human history) continues to be heart disease. William Clifford Roberts recently published a landmark review on the cause of our number one killer. Dr. Roberts is executive director of the Baylor Cardiovascular Institute, has authored more than 1,300 scientific publications, written more than a… Read More >
Medical Advice to My President
March 11, 2010
By Neal Barnard, MD
Photo Credit: Vanity Fair As a doctor, I want to get a few things straight, Mr. President. Right, left, or in-between, our country needs you. Your wife and girls need you. They need you in good health, and setting a good example, not least because talking about healthcare is so much more credible when we do what we can to not need it. Here’s the bad news: You have not one, but two risk factors… Read More >
Rush Limbaugh Should Be More Conservative
February 1, 2010
By Neal Barnard, MD
Meatless Monday is the perfect day to take a look at the connection between our health and diet. Read on to learn more about the state of America’s health and Neal Barnard, MD’s prescription for wellness. Rush Limbaugh was rushed to a Hawaii hospital in late December, reportedly suffering from severe chest pains. The concern was a possible heart attack, but fortunately, tests showed no such problem. This health scare should still be a wake-up… Read More >
