We are amidst a chronic disease epidemic. Currently, over a third of our adult population is obese and the number of children with obesity and adult-associated illnesses continues to rise. In other words, our aging population is becoming unhealthier and sickness is starting earlier. Conventional treatment for obesity has been to eat less, exercise more, [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND Ok, here it comes again. One of my favorite topics is back at center stage in this week’s blog. It’s all about toxicity and detoxification, also known as biotransformation of environmental exposures. Approximately a year ago, I discussed how we are serving as human reservoirs for the chemicals that are [...]
By Sarah A LoBisco, ND In the next few weeks, I’ll be sprinkling in my blogs more of what I learned at the IFM’s Advanced Practice Module on Detoxification. However, this week I’m aware that most have their vision more on dancing sugar plums and running out for last minute gifts than on the [...]
By Dr. Sarah LoBisco The holidays are here! Soon, we’ll be gathering amongst family and friends, joining in celebration and giving thanks for all our blessings. For some, holidays can trigger mixed emotions, not just from relationship dynamics, but with the angst and inner conflicts in their relationship with food. It’s the balancing act between [...]
By Dr. Sarah LoBisco, ND “The holidays are coming, the holidays are coming!” -Well, maybe that’s not the exact Paul Revere quote?! It’s that time of year again; the manifestation of all those well known holiday triggers is upon us. As Bing Crosby’s melody of “I’ll be home for Christmas” echoes in the valleys, mixtures [...]
In no way am I advocating that existing in a constant arousal and fearful state is something to aspire to, but I can see why some have. Have you heard what’s out there? Now, it’s not just found in our genetically probed and pesticide ridden foods, it’s in our chemical water, or off-gassing from [...]
Drug Updates How Effective are Drugs (Huffington Post) The British Medical Journal's "Clinical Evidence" analyzed common medical treatments to evaluate which are supported by sufficient reliable evidence (BMJ, 2007). They reviewed approximately 2,500 treatments and found: (Note the link to BMJ shows different numbers, actually less favorable, please cross-reference!) 13 percent were found to be beneficial 23 [...]
DRUG UPDATES Drug Company Pays Ghostwriter for Fake Studies on HRT (Reuter's) They said Wyeth, now owned by Pfizer, paid a medical communication company called DesignWrite $25,000 to ghostwrite articles on clinical studies, including four testing low-dose Prempro, the company's combination estrogen-progestin therapy. The team said the articles were intended to mitigate concerns that hormone [...]
Most people have heard of the controversy connecting the mercury content in vaccines to the rise in childhood autism. However, there may be more to the picture than advocates of this position originally had thought. This is not surprising considering the fact that most things related to health have more than one antecedent, trigger, or cause. Recently, [...]
