The Optimal Wellness Center's
'eHealthy News You Can Use'
May 25, 2002 - Issue 327 (Previous) (Index)
Annual Exam Abandoned by Doctors, but Read My Recommended Tests to Monitor Your Health - The "experts" say we don't need one, but don't you believe them. Read my recommendations for a routine annual screen and what I like to have my patients over 40 done on an annual basis.
If Your Fasting Blood Sugar is Above 90 You Are At Risk of Heart Disease - The standard threshold for high blood sugar is too high. New research from the Cleveland Clinic shows that levels above 90 will increase your risk of heart disease by 300%.
High Cholesterol Drug Mevacor Approved for Kids -- But Don't Be Fooled - The FDA's profound lack of appreciation of how diet can normalize cholesterol now makes available the use of a drug which could devastate the health of your kids. Find out the real solutions to high cholesterol.
Fruit Juice Increases Colicky Babies and Need for Eye Glasses - Roughly 40% of people develop myopia and about 20% of infants have colic. Stopping fruit juice can help both of these problems.
Antibiotic Useless for Acute Bronchitis - Read about other less expensive, non-toxic, non-drug options.
Alternatives to Antidepressant Use for Children - Antidepressants like Prozac have increased over 20 fold since the 1980s. What are practical and inexpensive options.
Flu Vaccine Now Recommended for Infants - Amazing conflicts of interest has led to the inappropriate recommendation of vaccinating infants for the flu.
Anthrax Shots for Military to Be Limited to High Risks - Finally, the military has seen the error of their ways and has called off immunizing the troops for anthrax.
Book Review: "Fatal" by Michael Palmer - Normally I don't post information on novels but this one is written by a physician and highlights one of the most controversial and devastating topics of contemporary medicine.
Upcoming Course/Seminar Information
Do You Need to Lose Weight This Summer? - You can attend a highly targeted four hour session held by the chief therapist at my center, Jody Stevens, that will provide you with the basics of EFT so you can begin to construct a permanent solution to your weight loss challenge.
Gentle Hands Can Restore Health - Now health care practitioners can learn this innovative technique from Australia that can radically improve your ability to provide rapid relief to your clients/patients. All four therapists and myself use this technique nearly every day in our center.
Modified EFT Technique - Dr. Garcia is a dentist and highly skilled cranial osteopath and is Dr. Mercola's associate. She will be describing her modification of EFT which incorporates breathing to stabilize the primary cranial respiration and further improve the results with EFT.
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.
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