Question/Answer: What is a good Detox diet for an ectomorph body type?
‘Ashley’ asks a great question so I thought I’d post it here with an answer – enjoy:
I am 20 years old and have been having digestion problems and a few health problem. Yes, I have seen a doctor about it and everything seems to have rational and easily fixed by medication. It was suggested to me that I do a detox diet just to try to clear out some of the bad stuff in my system. But its hard trying to find a diet I can actually do.I am about 5’1″ and 105lbs. I have a naturally high metabolism and physically need protein though out the day and sustenance or I become ill, light headed, naus...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - November 11, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Addiction Recovery Author Tags: Medical Detox Source Type: blogs
Yet another incompetent regulator. The General Pharmaceutical Council is criminally negligent
Conclusions
The main conclusion from all of this is that the General Pharmaceutical Council is almost criminally negligent. It continues to allow pharmacists, Anthony Pinkus among them, to endanger lives. It fails to apply its own declared principles. The members of its Council, and Duncan Rudkin (its chief executive and registrar), are not doing their job.
Individual pharmacists vary a lot, from the superb to those who believe in quackery. Some, perhaps many, are embarrassed by the fact that their employer compels them to sell rubbish. It’s too much to expect that they’ll endanger their mortgage payments by sp...
Source: DC's goodscience - November 4, 2013 Category: Professors and Educators Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: Ainsworths Alliance Boots Anthony Pinkus Avogadro CAM General Chiropractic Council General Pharmaceutical Council homeopathy Royal Pharmaceutical Society Ainsworth's malaria meningitis pertussis pharmacists Pharmacy regulator Source Type: blogs
One incompetent regulator, the Professional Standards Authority, approves another, the CNHC
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The consistent failure of ‘regulators’ to do their job has been a constant theme on this blog. There is a synopsis of dozens of them at Regulation of alternative medicine: why it doesn’t work, and never can. And it isn’t only quackery where this happens. The ineptitude (and extravagance) of the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) was revealed starkly when the University of Wales’ accreditation of external degrees was revealed (by me and by BBC TV Wales, not by the QAA) to be so bad that the University had to shut down.
Here is another example that you couldn’t make up.
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Source: DC's goodscience - October 13, 2013 Category: Professors and Educators Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: Anti-science antiscience badscience CNHC NOS Professional Standards Authority Quality assessment regulation alternative medicine CAM Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council Harry Cayton National Occupational Stardards Ofquac Source Type: blogs
Q&A: Is it a good idea to detoxify the body?
I was looking through some old posts and found this question. I thought it was a good one so I wanted to post an answer here. The question comes from ‘Ryan D’:
I have never done a detox, as far as I can remember. Lately I have been feeling tired and worn out and was thinking maybe I need to detox because I have heard about it benefiting your body and renuing energy. What are the best (safe) detox kits out there?
Answer: You can’t detox. That’s a huge myth.It does not work for detox purposes and it is an extremely unhealthy way to try to lose fat. It’s no more than a really bad fad.”De...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - October 4, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Addiction Recovery Author Tags: Medical Detox Source Type: blogs
Why Big Pharma is bad for your health
Just take one and you’ll feel better. Promise (Image from shutterstock).On Wednesday I came down with a stinking cold. Loaded up with all the cold and ‘flu medication I could find on the pharmacist’s shelves I headed into the office where I found on my desk a pre-ordered copy of Ben Goldacre’s new book Bad Pharma: How drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients.I had read and enjoyed Goldacre’s previous book ‘Bad Science‘, an accessible and entertaining exploration of the world of medicine. I have not touched a homeopathic sugar pill or written an ill-informed scientific article since. Not that...
Source: PharmaGossip - September 22, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Does the Tagaway Skin Tag remover really work?
Tara’s torn up about tags…I have a skin tag on my neck and when the neckline of my blouse rubs against it, it drives me crazy. I keep seeing this TagAway product at my local Walgreens. Is it safe and effective?
The Beauty Brains respond:
Skin tags are a benign type of tumor that affect many people (particularly those who are obese, diabetic, or pregnant.) The technical term for these annoying little bumps of skin is “acrochordons.” (Hey, aren’t those the intelligent microscopic life forms that power the “Force” in Jedi Knights?)
TagAway seems like a waste
TagAway is a homeo...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - August 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs
Reader Question – Homeopathy for life long anxiety?
Many of you might be asking this same question so I’m posting with the answer here. Enjoy. The question is from scary cherry
i’m 19 and have been suffering from anxiety my entire life. by the time i reached my teens, i had panic/anxiety attacks, bouts of agoraphobia and OCD. i thought i’d grow out of these things so i didn’t do much about it until i was 18 and i realized the anxiety was seriously keeping me from doing things. all those years i put all my energy into curbing my anxiety, and it didn’t leave much time for enjoyment. by february, i was on zoloft, and by june i was off of it beca...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - July 30, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Addiction Recovery Author Tags: Heroin Treatment Source Type: blogs
The Quacktitioner Royal is a threat to constitutional government and to the health of the nation
This article has appeared, in nearly identical form, on the UK Conversation . You can leave comments there or here.
The modern major-general
A constitutional monarch is purely ceremonial and plays no part in politics. Well actually in the UK it isn’t quite as simple as that. The first problem is that we have no constitution. Things haven’t changed much since the 19th century when Walter Bagehot said "the Sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy… three rights—the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn."
These are not inconsiderable power...
Source: DC's goodscience - July 30, 2013 Category: Professors and Educators Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: British Chiropractic Association CAM College of Medicine craniosacral Department of Health General Chiropractic Council herbal medicine herbalism homeopathy HRH Michael Pittilo Prince Charles Prince of Wales Prince's Foundation Source Type: blogs
FDA Soliciting Input on Global Supply Chain Provisions in FDASIA
In a recent post from the FDA Voice Blog, Office of Compliance Director for FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) wrote about the agency's future activities to help combat the globalized supply chain—in particular about the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA).
In addition to sharing his priorities about resolving problems regarding drug compounding, Office of Compliance Director Howard Sklamberg noted that one of his main priorities is the globalized supply chain. He noted how today, "nearly 40 percent of the drugs Americans take are imported and nearly 80 percent of the a...
Source: Policy and Medicine - July 26, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Family Sues After Dangerous Flu Vaccine Causes Child to Become Severely Brain Damaged
Conclusion
After reading realms of information about the flu shot and the many tragic cases of vaccine-injured children, including the sad case of Saba Button, in my opinion, a child is far more likely to suffer serious side effects from the flu vaccine than from the flu itself.
However, despite the many children who have become seriously ill after various flu vaccines, the governments around the world continue to portray the flu vaccine as safe and effective.
Many flu vaccines still contain thimerosal, an ingredient that is said to have been removed from vaccines from as far back as 2007. [9] Since that time, this dangero...
Source: vactruth.com - July 9, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Christina England Tags: Christina England Top Stories Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Afluria Brain Damage Centers for Disease Control (CDC) CSL Fluvax Thimerosal Vaccine Side Effects Source Type: blogs
An Answer to the Question: Does anybody know how to do a weight loss detox?
I thought I’d post this question from Bicarra since a lot of people seem to be asking it lately:
I am 17 years old and I am getting quite fat. I’d like to do a 7-day detox or a 14-day detox. I’d like to know actual meal options and times that they should be consumed as well as exercise tips. I’ve looked all over the internet and nothing has helped. Thankyou!
Answer: “Detox” is short for detoxification and detoxification is a natural process involving your liver and kidneys and there is nothing you can do to effect it. It is impossible to detoxify a human once the toxin is in the blood w...
Source: Addiction Recovery Blog - June 30, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Addiction Recovery Author Tags: Medical Detox Source Type: blogs
Sometimes it is best to do nothing. A "must read " by Dr Justin Coleman
The Naked Doctor: an indepth look at the pitfalls of “cutting edge” medicineThe Naked Doctor is an ongoing project at Croakey that aims to encourage discussion and awareness of the opportunities to do more for health by doing less.In this latest edition, Dr Justin Coleman suggests that an equitable health system does not mean trying to give everyone the very best, if that means “the most tests, the most expense, the most treatments”.“Not only will that aspiration require others to miss out on even the second-best treatment, but it too often also actively harms the recipient,” he says.Perhaps one ...
Source: PharmaGossip - June 24, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Yet Another Reason Why Dr. Oz Cannot Be Trusted: False Claims About Red Palm Oil
Dr. Oz is a powerful guy, blessed with a name that conjures up wizardry. He just unveils his latest “miracle,” which seems to happen on an almost daily basis, and people scamper off to the nearest the health food. Recently the great Oz anointed the oil extracted from the fruit of the palm tree that grows in Indonesia and Malaysia as a wonder product that can aid weight loss and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and heart disease. Introduced to this marvel by his a guest, a homeopath, Dr. Oz excitedly gushed about the beta carotene and “special form of vitamin E” found in “red palm oil.” A curious business. Tell ...
Source: Better Health - June 3, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: admin Tags: Opinion Quackery Exposed Alzheimer's Carotenoid Dr. Oz Dr. Oz Show Exaggerations False Claims Indonesia Malaysia Mehmet Oz Miracle Cure Red Palm Oil Snake Oil Vitamin E Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
A curious letter from David Tredinnick MP, the government’s resident medical loon
It’s hard to know what to make of David Tredinnick MP (Cons, Bosworth). He is certainly an extreme example of the scientific ignorance of our parliamentary representatives, but he isn’t alone in that. Our present minister of Education, Michael Gove, memorably referred to Newton’s Laws of Thermodynamics, blissfully unaware that thermodynamics was a 19th century development. And our present Minister of Health seems to think that magic water cures diseases.
But Mr Treddinick breaks every record for anti-scientific nonsense. That, no doubt, is why he was upset by the recent revision of come NHS Choices ...
Source: DC's goodscience - May 15, 2013 Category: Professors and Educators Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: Andrew Lansely Anti-science antiscience badscience Bait and switch Department of Health Health Professions Council herbal medicine herbalism homeopathy NCCAM NHS Pittilo Prince Charles Prince of Wales Prince's Foundation TC Source Type: blogs
IVF/ICSI Success story for a man with globozoospermia
As a referral IVF clinic , we treat many patients who have failed IVF and ICSI cycles in other clinics. Here's a success story from such a couple.
Globozoospermia is a very rare condition , and most IVF clinics in the world will not be able to even properly diagnose this condition, leave alone manage such complex cases. While I am very proud of the fact that we helped our patient to achieve a pregnancy, I am even more proud of the fact that he has become an expert patient, who is very well-informed about his problem ! He now knows more about globozoospermia than most IVF specialists !
Here's his first person account.
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Source: The Patient's Doctor - May 13, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Source Type: blogs
