CATEGORY: Health and Wellness
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) Is Vital to Healthy Aging
How does vitamin E effect your mortality rate? Why should I worry about taking Vitamin E when it comes to aging? Vitamin E is an antioxidant that keeps your brain healthy, your immune system working effectively, and decreases the inflammation[...]
Vitamin B12 and Brain Aging
Health now a days requires following a fresh food diet, with supplements to fill the gaps in nutrition. Vitamins have been treated with disdain by medical doctors since I was in medical school half a century ago. Doctors have routinely[...]
Non FDA approved meds are prescribed by thousands of doctors every day
What happens when a doctor can’t find an FDA approved drug to treat a condition they are faced with? If you ever doubted your doctor because she wrote a script that you later “Googled” and found was not FDA approved,[...]
The 17 Year Delay
Why does the FDA take so long to approve new medications. You will learn: What holds up new treatments for diseases and conditions How long the FDA sits on a known safe medical medication before it is released to the[...]
Summer Heat Can Kill You
Heat stroke is not classically a stroke as you know it, however heat stroke can be deadly. The summer of 2025, the US has experienced record heat. Most Americans have been under a severe heat warning for months, which has[...]
Your body fat can work against you!
The more fat we accumulate the less we feel full, and the more food we take in. The American high carbohydrate diet has caused an epidemic of obesity which has killed the natural checks and balances our body must control[...]
“Inflammaging”—The Most Significant Factor in Aging
We now can measure “inflammaging” with HS-CRP blood test. Citation: Life Extension July 2025 As the founder and Medical Director of BioBalance® Health, an anti-aging longevity practice for 23 years, I have long sought a blood test that serves as[...]
Menopausal Women on Estradiol: Were you told your Estradiol is too high?
Estradiol taken non-orally (patch, cream or pellet) is safe and does not cause breast cancer, liver cancer, or cause blood clots. If you are female who is menopausal and you have experienced your OBGYN or internist drawing your blood to[...]
Nicotine Addiction….Is there a safe form of Nicotine?
Many people addicted to nicotine in cigarettes try other forms of the drug, generally derived from tobacco, introducing numerous other chemicals into their bodies. You have all heard about smoking and the risks of lung and mouth cancer as the[...]
Osteoporosis is a woman’s disease and has new guidelines
How to prevent, test for, and treat Osteoporosis. All women ages 65 and older, along with at-risk postmenopausal women under 65, should be screened for osteoporosis to prevent fractures, according to a final recommendation statement from the U.S. Preventive Services[...]