Doctor: “ I don ’ t believe in supplements. ”
Patricia shared her recent experience of having to endure the rants of her doctor:
“Well, I guess that I am officially undoctored! I have been going to the same internist for two years and she has always said that she knows nothing about supplements. But that was okay, as I do know something about them.
“During this time, my medication has not changed, blood work was the same, with almost the same results each time. Just this week, she kind of went ballistic, repeated that she knows nothing about supplements, but does not believe in them, cannot imagine why people take them, told me that they were totally screw...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle calcium diy health diy healthcare Dr. William Davis nutritional supplenments vitamin D Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
DIY Fatty Liver
Fatty liver is a common and potentially dangerous condition that is miserably mismanaged because doctors are still waiting for a drug to “treat” it–but YOU can do a terrific job on your own using safe, effective, natural methods and reverse the condition completely within weeks to months: DIY Fatty Liver.
This is no small matter: Between 75 and 100 million Americans are believed to carry the condition, most of them without knowing it. And many of these people will, over time, develop cirrhosis that can be fatal unless liver transplantation–a horrible procedure that, at best, buys a few years with m...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 12, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle alt ast bowel flora fasting fish oil gluten grains low-carb low-fat microbiome omega-3 sugar ultrasound Source Type: blogs
Do you really need 3 kinds of conditioner? Episode 142
This study involved having 18 young adults evaluate the attractiveness and age of 8 female faces. The images varied in terms of natural aging features like lines and wrinkles.
While evaluating the images the subjects were exposed to different odors, one pleasant (rose oil) and one unpleasant (fish oil). Then the subjects rated the age of the face in the photo, the attractiveness and the pleasantness of the odor. The result was that odor pleasantness directly influenced rating of facial attractiveness suggesting that odor and visual cues independently influence judgements.
One downside to using pleasant odors is that visual...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - July 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
The Door Opens Wider For Drug Companies To Make Off-Label Claims
The FDA has finally reached a settlement in its long dispute with Amarin Corporation, manufacturer of the prescription fish oil product Vascepa. Last year a US judge ruled against the FDA. The settlement brings an end to the litigation and will permit Amarin to promote off-label usage of Vascepa as long as its statements are...Click here to continue reading... (Source: CardioBrief)
Source: CardioBrief - March 9, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: People, Places & Events Policy & Ethics Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes Uncategorized Amarin Caronia FDA first amendment Fish oil REDUCE-IT Vascepa Source Type: blogs
When to take Wheat Belly nutritional supplements
I’ve gotten a number of questions over the timing of taking the supplements advocated in the Wheat Belly lifestyle. So let’s talk about this issue. It’s actually quite simple.
Probiotic–Timing is unimportant. It’s also unclear whether they can or should be taken with food or on an empty stomach, as there are no clear data on this. So, until we have clarification, take it any old time. The only precaution is that it is probably best to not take your probiotic with anything really hot, e.g., coffee, as some species are heat-sensitive and will not survive. It is probably best to not take your pr...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel flora fish oil gluten grains iodine magtnesium microbiome nutritional supplements omega-3 probiotic vitamin D Source Type: blogs
Eureka ! Fish oil - Not Made from fish! says Professor
Please tell me this is a misquote Farmers WeeklyTwonkoid 1“People find it a bit surprising that fish oils are not made by fish. They obtain these omega-3 fatty acids from the marine algae they feed on,” noted Prof Napier.I think what the professor means is omega 3 EPA and DHA is not made by fish it's made by algae?Twonkoid 2 Prof Napier said the camelina plant oil could be fed to salmon and other farmed fish, as an alternative feed source to fishmeal and fish oil from small wild fish, such as anchovies, to boost their omega-3 levels. Why the hell not just feed the seeds to humans? Omega 3 Hummus anyone?ht...
Source: Healthy Eating and Nutrition News - October 4, 2015 Category: Nutrition Tags: algae camelina dha epa fish fish fingers Fish oil health nutrition omega 3 seeds vegan Source Type: blogs
The Wheat Belly lifestyle BEGAN with heart health
Debbie posted this comment on the Wheat Belly Facebook page:
“I posted a few weeks back about our scare from our primary care doctor. My husband had a calcium score of 1200. We panicked! Messaged Dr. Davis and went the next day to a cardio doctor and had a stress test, ultrasound, and blood test (inflammatory markers). Got him on recommended supplements per Dr Davis.
“Latest update: Cardio doctor says, being as you started ‘Wheat Belly’ back in October, 2014, your score could have been higher and already started to improve, we don’t know. What we DO know is, because of this new way of eating,...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 15, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle calcium score cholesterol fish oil gluten grains heart disease iodine Thyroid vitamin D Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
The Amarin Decision: Free Speech Or Truthiness?
Amarin, which makes the prescription fish oil product Vascepa, won a big victory last Friday in its ongoing battle against the FDA. The bottom line: a federal judge ruled that the FDA can’t restrict Amarin’s first amendment right to disseminate off-label information about Vascepa providing it is neither false nor misleading. (You can read a detailed description of the entire case on the FDA Law Blog.). The ruling basically affirms and slightly expands the 2012 Caronia ruling, which first broadened the right of free speech for pharma representatives. The judge in the Amarin case said that this right applies ...
Source: CardioBrief - August 11, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: People, Places & Events Policy & Ethics Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes Amarin Caronia FDA Fish oil Vascepa Source Type: blogs
Blow your HDL through the roof
The HDL cholesterol value is one of the four values on any conventional lipid/cholesterol panel, along with total cholesterol, triglycerides, and calculated LDL cholesterol (what I call “fictitious” LDL because of its incredible inaccuracy when compared to superior measures).
The HDL cholesterol value has some unique characteristics not shared by the others, however, and can serve as an index of overall health. Very high HDL values, for instance, are associated with extreme longevity. Centenarians typically have values of 90 mg/dl or higher. Higher HDLs are also associated with less risk for diabetes, hypertens...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 29, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle fish oil HDL longevity omega-3 saturated fat vitamin D Source Type: blogs
The ABCs of your post-grain experience
Wheat/grain elimination is an exceptionally powerful tool for restoring health, reducing inflammation, returning metabolic distortions such as high blood sugar and blood pressure back to normal, and for losing weight. But many of the adverse health effects of years of grain consumption do not fully reverse with their elimination. Specific efforts may therefore need to be undertaken to accelerate your return to full health. Taking these extra steps stacks the odds heavily in your favor that you will enjoy full recovery from abnormal health conditions.
Among the strategies to consider are:
Cultivate and nourish healthy bowel...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 28, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel flora fish oil iodine probiotics resistant starch Thyroid vitamin D Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Who needs Viagra?
Yes, erectile dysfunction can reverse with the Wheat Belly lifestyle. But why and how?
Erectile dysfunction, ED, and thereby erections, are fairly complicated phenomena. But the capacity to mount an erection parallels arterial health elsewhere in the body, particularly in the heart, since penile erections are a blood flow regulation phenomenon. In my cardiology practice, for instance, it was virtually the rule to see ED coupled with coronary disease, since coronary disease is essentially an expression of poor arterial function and health, also. If you have coronary disease, you likely have ED; if you have ED, you likely ha...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 21, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle erectile dysfunction fish oil grains omega-3 sex sexual vitamin D Source Type: blogs
Amarin Says It Will Complete Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial For Its Fish Oil Pill
After nearly a year of uncertainty, Amarin announced its commitment to complete REDUCE-IT (Reduction of Cardiovascular Events with EPA – Intervention Trial). The trial is designed to test the effects on cardiovascular outcomes of Vascepa, the company’s high EPA omega-3 prescription fish oil product, in people with moderately elevated triglyceride levels between 200-499 mg/dL. Last year the company said it might discontinue support of the trial, which began in 2011, after the FDA turned down the company’s application for an expanded indication for Vascepa. … Click here to read the full pos...
Source: CardioBrief - September 16, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: People, Places & Events Policy & Ethics Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes Amarin Fish oil omega-3 Vascepa Source Type: blogs
Fish Oil May Preserve Brain Function, Improve Memory
Newer studies are discovering that the role of fish oil in our diets is broader than once thought. The Omega-3 fatty acids naturally found in fatty fish but often taken in capsule form have long been considered of major importance for heart health. Lately, scientists have discovered that these Omega-3s are of great benefit to our brains, as well, especially as we age.
Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital recently published their... (Source: Carol Bradley Bursack's SharePosts)
Source: Carol Bradley Bursack's SharePosts - August 2, 2014 Category: Dementia Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Did Pawn Star Rick Harrison Ask His Daddy About the Value of Vascepa Omega-3 Fish Oil?
Cable-TV star Rick Harrison (host of the show Pawn Stars) is now officially a celebrity spokesperson for Amarin's Omega-3 Vascepa brand Rx drug. A few minutes ago, Harrison made the official announcement via his @GoldSilverPawn Twitter account, which has over 155,000 followers: "Excited to share my story of lowering my very high #triglycerides through the new Lower My Trigs campaign: http://bit.ly/1uXxUSP #spon"“If I hadn't checked with my doctor, I would have made the mistake many make, thinking dietary supplement omega-3s are actually over-the-counter drugs,” Harrison says in a video on the site Lo...
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - June 25, 2014 Category: Pharma Commentators Tags: Celebrity Endorsement Cholesterol Lovaza Pawn Stars Vascepa Source Type: blogs
Fish Oil May Help Preserve Brain Cells
It’s well known that the aging process generally causes the brain to shrink. But there may be hope. A new study of women’s brains is encouraging in that their data show that easily obtained fish oil seems to preserve brain cells and delay shrinkage.
James Pottala is an assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of South Dakota in Sioux Falls and principal biostatistician at Health Diagnostic Laboratory... (Source: Carol Bradley Bursack's SharePosts)
Source: Carol Bradley Bursack's SharePosts - January 26, 2014 Category: Dementia Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
