Statin Myth A New Factor In Diabetes
Over the past two decades, I have watched with increasing alarm the skyrocketing numbers of patients with type 2 diabetes who come to my wellness clinic.
Often, they come to see me about other medical issues, but their diabetes adds a new level of complications to their treatment.
Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body’s response to insulin – the hormone critical for the maintenance of healthy blood sugar levels – becomes either ineffective or the insulin itself is produced in insufficient amounts.
The horrific trend I’m seeing at my wellness clinic mirrors almost exactly what’s happening in the rest of...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - May 6, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Nutrition diabetes insulin statins type 2 diabetes Source Type: news
Save Your Brain
Alzheimer’s is one of the most devastating and dreaded diseases I’m confronted with at my South Florida anti-aging clinic.
And because I’m based in a part of the country that’s a major retirement Mecca, I see more seniors than the average American physician – and proportionally more Alzheimer’s sufferers.
Many patients fear Alzheimer’s more than cancer or any other debilitating disease.
They’re terrified of this cruel, progressive and degenerative illness that attacks the brain, steals memory, confuses thinking, and can turn even the most intelligent and achieving adults into men...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - May 6, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Brain Health Nutrition Alzheimer's disease arginine dementia logic memory nutrients Source Type: news
This Herb’s A Brain Booster
I was hiking in the Amazon Rainforest a few years ago when I was first introduced to a safe and natural super-stimulant that I’ve been recommending to my patients ever since.
“This is better than coffee,” a number of my patient s have told me.
I usually smile at this point, because the substance I’m talking about is the extract of an Amazonian, caffeine-loaded berry. But they’re right. It really is better than coffee.
The substance is guarana, an aphrodisiac, medicinal, appetite suppressant and energy-giving plant named for the Guarani tribe.
Legend has it that the first bush sprang up on a b...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - April 24, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Brain Health Nutrition caffeine choline coffee energy guarana Source Type: news
These Special Omega-3s Beat Depression
Over the years, I’ve seen an increasing number of patients at my wellness clinic suffering from depression – many without even knowing it.
This terrible rise is a reflection of a growing epidemic of depression that’s happening all over the Western world.
Depression is often hard to diagnose, because the individual symptoms often point to so many other things.
Psychiatrists often talk about chemical imbalances in the brain – as if they really know what the right balance should be. They don’t. In fact, they’re guessing.
And it’s hard to calculate the very real impact of spending every weekda...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - April 24, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Brain Health Nutrition antioxidant astaxanthin depression DHA EPA krill oil omega-3 fatty acids suicide Source Type: news
GMO Apple Is A Rotten Idea
I knew Frankenstein apples were coming – but I still almost choked on my morning fruit bowl when the young, local TV reporter revealed what just happened.
The United States Department of Agriculture gave the nod that allows trees bearing genetically manipulated apples to be sold to farmers. Consumer safety approval by the FDA is now sure to follow.
That means that this Frankenstein fruit will be coming to a supermarket shelf near you in just a few years.
I warned you about these GMO apples – called Arctic Apples – more than a year ago. Their genetically engineered twist is that they don’t turn brown when cut or...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - April 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Nutrition FDA food genetically engineered food GMO organic toxins USDA Source Type: news
