How is it that I’ve never heard of David Avocado Wolfe before?
I’ve been at this skeptical blogging thing for over a decade now. I realize that I periodically remind you, my readers, of this and that perhaps I do it too often, but my reminders generally serve a purpose. Specifically, they serve to put an exclamation point on my surprise when I discover a new purveyor… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - May 28, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Medicine chocolate David Avocado Wolfe David Wolfe Deepak Chopra deer antler energy quackery woo zapper Source Type: blogs
Cancer is Not a Death Sentence
Life is Good!
If you or a loved one has just gotten a cancer diagnosis, I want to reach out to you with this article to let you know you don’t have to be afraid. Of course you will be in the beginning. We are conditioned to fear cancer. But, I want you to know that you have enormous hope for a high quality, healthy, even long, life in your future if you want that and are willing to listen to the message from your body and take action to heal it.
Let’s Face the Fear Factor First
I realize that having “death” in the title is a little scary, but it’s true: Cancer is not your death sentence. Being born is. At birth...
Source: Life Learning Today - May 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AgentSully Tags: Green Living Happy Healthy Living How To Solving Problems Spiritual alternative cancer cures alternative cancer healing Believe faith fear fear of cancer heal yourself healing cancer healing power love yourself Source Type: blogs
Is my conditioner covering my hair in plastic?
Havoctheory says…I heard that conditioners contain ingredients such as polymers with reflective qualities to coat hair strands. They reflect light and therefore makes your hair shiny. Is this true? What kind of chemicals would also produce this effect?
The Beauty Brains respond
This question comes from our Forum where Pufff added this comment: “Hey! I actually was just thinking about this the other day! I was reading the ingredients on some of the old gel I have and saw it used a polymer which surprised me cause isn’t that plastic??? The gel did make my hair look shiny soooo who knows.”
Polymer does not equal “...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Myths Source Type: blogs
Simple Tips & Tweaks for Creating a Productive To-Do List
I love lists. And I make many of them. I make lists of my daily tasks. I make lists of the articles I need to write each month — both in a Word doc and in a separate notebook. I make lists in most of my blog posts. I make lists for different projects. I make lists for the grocery store. I make lists of the bills I need to pay and write down when I’ve paid them. I make lists of books I’d like to read. I probably make lots of other lists that simply aren’t coming to mind right now.
With my penchant for listmaking, it seems I’ve found a kindred spirit in Paula Rizzo, the founder of ListProducer.com and author of...
Source: World of Psychology - January 31, 2015 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Books General Habits Industrial and Workplace Mental Health and Wellness Motivation and Inspiration Self-Help Stress Students Success & Achievement list making Organization Productivity Time Management to-do list Source Type: blogs
Viroids, infectious agents that encode no proteins
Genomes of non-defective viruses range in size from 2,400,000 bp of dsDNA (Pandoravirus salinus) to 1,759 bp of ssDNA (porcine circovirus). Are even smaller viral genomes possible? The subviral agents called viroids provide an answer to this question.
Viroids, the smallest known pathogens, are naked, circular, single-stranded RNA molecules that do not encode protein yet replicate autonomously when introduced into host plants. Potato spindle tuber viroid, discovered in 1971, is the prototype; 29 other viroids have since been discovered ranging in length from 120 to 475 nucleotides. Viroids only infect plants; some cause ec...
Source: virology blog - January 14, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information DNA dependent RNA polymerase noncoding RNA plant potato spindle tuber viroid ribozyme siRNA viral virus Source Type: blogs
Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 064
This study showed a poor specificity (48%) for two tools in identifying stroke patients in the field speaking to the need for better tools and/or better training. A low specificity means lots of patients without disease may be treated.Recommended by: Anand SwaminathanEmergency Medicine, Neurology Hamaekers AE, Henderson JJ. Equipment and strategies for emergency tracheal access in the adult patient. Anaesthesia. 2011 Dec;66 Suppl 2:65-80. PMID: 22074081How to access the cricothyroid membrane….or not! – a great review of the literature for different ways of gaining emergency airway access via the cricothyroid...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - December 31, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Anand Swaminathan Tags: Cardiology Education Emergency Medicine Gastroenterology Intensive Care Neurology Ophthalmology Pediatrics Pre-hospital / Retrieval Resuscitation critical care Press Ganey R&R in the FASTLANE recommendations Review Source Type: blogs
How to pick the perfect makeup remover
Makeup can be tough to remove so it’s important to pick the right kind of cleanser. Tune in to this week’s show to learn everything you need to know about the perfect product to clean your face.
Click below to play Episode 63 or click “download” to save the MP3 file to your computer.
Show notes
The Beauty Brains on Dr.Oz
I just returned from New York where I not only attended the annual Society of Cosmetic Chemists meeting but I also appeared on the Dr. Oz show! I talked about beauty myth busting and I’ll post a link to the video as soon as I know when the episode airs.
Question of the week: How...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 30, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiThe Beauty Brains Tags: Best Podcast Problems Source Type: blogs
Gluten-free foods are NOT an argument against grain-free: a rebuttal to Consumer Reports
A recent Consumer Reports article has apparently raised skepticism that being gluten-free is really healthier. So let’s clear the air on this awful, awful report and expose it for the cheap shot it is.
First of all, those of you familiar with the Wheat Belly message understand: Wheat Belly is NOT about being gluten-free! Despite the popularity of the Wheat Belly message, I still have to remind critics and people in media of this fact.
Nonetheless, let’s go through the arguments that Consumers Reports makes and show why they drip thickly with misinformation, one by one:
1. Gluten-free isn’t more nutritious ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 8, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle barley corn gluten gluten-free grains rye Source Type: blogs
Make Your Own “Deconstructed” Grilled Guacamole
Holey moley, grilled guacamole? Summer is coming to an end but the weather is still perfect for grilling and being social. If you’re finding yourself wanting to do something fun and flavorful for your end of the summer dinner party or cookout, you MUST try my grilled guacamole!
With a little inspiration from the brand folks at Mazola Corn Oil, I’ve created four guacamole dips with creative flavor twists that will make you look like a culinary rock star! Read on to discover how you can add a sweet, smoky and tangy twist to your guacamole.
You might be wondering how one “grills” guacamole? It’s simple! ...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - August 26, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food nutrition recipes vegetables avocado Grilled Guacamole healthy grilling recipes heart healthy cooking oil mazola corn oil vegetarian grilling recipes Source Type: blogs
Foods and Snacks to Keep Your Cool
It’s the ‘dog days’ of summer and the heat can really take a toll on our willingness to cook hot meals. Watch my recent appearance on Let’s Talk Live DC as I show some of my favorite foods and snacks that are nice and cool and you don’t have to turn on the oven to enjoy them!
Read on for some fresh and flavorful foods and snack ideas to help keep your cool in this hot and humid summer weather.
Go Tart
Go tart – tart cherries that is! Tart cherries have been found in research to help ease muscle pain and improve sleep quality and they happen to be a great ingredient in some cold food recipes. We...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - August 8, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food recipes vegetables chilled soups fritolay frozen desserts granola healthy convenience foods homemade popsicle recipes KIND protein snack dips summer snacks tart cherries Source Type: blogs
Take a Vacation but Not from Health
Welcome to the dog days of summer.
Lots of Americans are headed off to the beach. Some are headed to a State Fair. In my town of Philadelphia, we say they are going ‘down the shore.’
When they get there what will they find to eat? Here’s what the various fairs and boardwalks are advertising:
Chocolate covered bacon strips, suggested as best served in a pancake folded like a taco, with a few fresh strawberries (let’s hear it for the fruit!).
Mojito cookies: butter cookies with rum.
Risotto bombs: deep-fried ball of Arborio rice, breaded and with mozzarella filling.
Fried pickles: deep-fried, breaded an...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Face Whisperer Day Cream – Look at the label
Face Whisperer Day Cream is a top seller on Amazon this week. Let’s listen carefully to the label.
Face Whisperer Day Cream claims
Argireline Reduces Fine Lines & Wrinkles up to 30% in 1 month
Wrinkle reduction is a standard claim that many moisturizers can support
Moisturize and Replenish Skin with Superior Ingredients
“Superior” is considered a puffery claim and doesn’t mean this product have been proven to be better than others.
Trylagen boosts collagen production
According to the label, Trylagen is a mix of Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Prote...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - July 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Claims Source Type: blogs
Don’t make these mistakes when starting Wheat Belly!
Follow our discussions here and on the Wheat Belly Facebook page, and you will see that newbies make the same mistakes, over and over again. While all of these issues are discussed in the original Wheat Belly book, and even more extensively in the soon-to-be-released in September, 2014 Wheat Belly Total Health book, somehow they missed some crucial pieces of the message.
So, to help you avoid such common mistakes that booby trap both health and your ability to lose weight, here is the list.
Don’t make these common mistakes:
Eat gluten-free foods–Gluten-free foods made with cornstarch, tapioca starch, potato fl...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 14, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle Fat gluten-free hydration opiate organic Source Type: blogs
Don’t make these mistakes when starting Wheat Belly!
Follow our discussions here and on the Wheat Belly Facebook page, and you will see that newbies make the same mistakes, over and over again. While all of these issues are discussed in the original Wheat Belly book, and even more extensively in the soon-to-be-released in September, 2014 Wheat Belly Total Health book, somehow they missed some crucial pieces of the message. So, to help you avoid such common mistakes that booby trap both health and your ability to lose weight, here is the list. Don’t make these common mistakes:
Eat gluten-free foods–Gluten-free foods made with cornstarch, tapioca starch, potato fl...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 14, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle Fat gluten-free hydration opiate organic Source Type: blogs
Low Carb, Paleo Sushi- and No, I'm not kidding.
When one makes the decision to embrace a grain free diet, one often fails to consider that one of the carby delights in life, sushi, will no longer be a regular staple of the diet. I like sushi, but I am not a purist, I'm a roll kind of gal. Which in some sets, is the trash of sushi. I like things with rice, tempura-ed shellfish, cream cheese, things with the word 'rainbow' in the name, avocado, things with the word 'California' in the name. I think you get the gist. So while I could have proper sushi, nigiri, on a paleo diet, I have ZERO interest in eating raw fish by itself. I love the soy sauce, the wasabi tha...
Source: the beautiful diabetic - June 27, 2014 Category: Diabetes Authors: Kathryn Source Type: blogs
