'eHealthy News You Can Use' Mercola 3-2-02

Do You Have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -- Let’s Destroy Part of Your Brain - They can't find a drug to repair the problem so researchers at Harvard have determined that destroying part of the brain is a reasonable option despite more effective and safer alternatives.

Who is Protecting the Public Health? - Conflicts of interest within the medical establishment force us to ask the question: Can we trust the regulators?

FDA Surrenders to Industry Pressure and Changes Fish Warning - The FDA softened its warning to pregnant women about the dangers of mercury in some fish, notably tuna, under industry pressure but don't be fooled.

Conversations with Dr. Mercola -- Part 4 of 7 - Gary Craig, the founder of EFT, and I recently had an e-mail exchange that he shared with his e-mail group which I am making available in the newsletter for my readers to enjoy.

Do Injections Help Arthritic Knees? - If you have knee pain you will want to read about non-drug alternatives that have helped many avoid surgery.

Challenging the Mind May Save it from Alzheimer's - The odds of developing Alzheimer's were nearly quadrupled, learn about simple inexpenisve techniques you can use to avoid this devastating disease.

Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Breast Cancer - After all these years of estrogen hype it is now quite clear to even those in traditional medicine that the benefits of estrogen don't outweigh the risks.

Many Want to Lose Weight But Not Many Diet or Exercise - Over 6o% of American adults currently meet the scientific definition of obesity, yet traditional approaches have failed miserably to help them.

NSAIDs Up Risk of Second Bout of Heart Failure - Advil and Motrin type drugs are available without a prescription and may cause these serious side effects.

Night Eating Syndrome Due to Stress, Not Hunger - If you have hunger cravings at night there is a disruption in your bio clock that needs adjustment to normalize your cortisol levels.

Update on Model Emergency Health Powers Act - If you value freedom in medicine you will want to take action on the latest threat by the government to force you to take potentially dangerous vaccine and even seize your property.

Upcoming Course/Seminar Information

Advanced SkaSys Seminar - Dr. Hans Lechner is a German dentist who worked for the last 15 years with EAV (electroacupuncture). He has developed the next generation EAV equipment that combines scalar wave broadcasting and computer equipment along with arm length testing. There are currently ten units in the US and I have owned one since January. He is giving a lecture in Chicago in April.

Vaccine Seminars - Opportunities to attend live lectures around the country on this vitally important issue of our times. Have your specific questions personally answered with practical alternatives.

The Klinghardt Seminars in Applied Neurobiology - A complete course, taught by Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD, in today's most important and effective healing technologies for health care practitioners just entering the alternative field - but also for the most advanced CAM practitioner.

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