Oops, Shame On Insurance Companies
January 7, 2013Oops, Shame On Insurance Companies Are you one of those who have Aetna insurance and went “out of network”? Were you one of those left with a large bill to pay the doctor or emergency room even though you paid your monthly premiums? Well, it seems you were not the only one. Insurance premiums […]
Who Wins The Healthiest Countries Contest?
January 4, 2013Who Wins The Healthiest Countries Contest? Recently two world studies were released concerning the healthiest countries in the world. Whenever I see these studies, I always go immediately to see where the United States ranks. To my sorry, the US is falling on the charts for every study I have seen in the last […]
Man’s Best Friend Sniffs Out Infection
January 4, 2013Man’s Best Friend Sniffs Out Infection If you have ever had or ever known anyone who had been in the hospital and gotten C-difficile (Clostridium difficile), you know they were really sick. I have heard people say that the C-difficle was worse than the problem that put them in the hospital in the first […]
Cancer- Fighting Broccoli We always tell our cancer patients at New Hope Unlimited how important it is to eat your veggies and especially how important it is to eat broccoli. If someone were to ask me what food would I say patients dislike the most, I would have to say it’s broccoli. It seems […]
The Gift Of A New Year Well, another year has come and gone. My, how time passes. As I get older, time seems to pass much quicker than it used to. As I get older, I would like for time to slow down and allow me to experience it more than when I was younger. […]
Lycopene May Curb Stroke Risk A study published October 9, 2012 in Neurology, found that men with the highest serum concentration of lycopene were far less likely to have a stroke than men who had lower levels of lycopene in their system. That sounds like a lot of tomatoes and tomato-based products had to be […]
Laugh Your Way To Better Health
December 17, 2012Laugh Your Way To Better Health We have all heard that “Laughter is the best medicine” but we all think that’s probably just a cliche. Well, it could be partially true. Laughter could be good medicine. A recent study performed by the University of Maryland had two sets of people watching movies. One set watched […]
Did Your Hospital Get A Failing Grade?
December 13, 2012Did Your Hospital Get A Failing Grade? Twenty-five hospitals in the United States received a failing grade on patient safety from a quality-improvement organization called The Leapfrog Group. The Leapfrog Group said that the hospital safety grades are calculated under the guidance of a 9-member panel of patient safety experts. The hospital grading system derived […]
A Good Immune Support Breakfast
December 12, 2012A Good Immune Support Breakfast Sometimes, it’s tough to get in the morning, get everything ready to go to work, or get the kids off to school, and still find time to eat a good breakfast. I want to share a simple recipe you can create days ahead of time and put it in […]
Animal By-Products The following information was given to me by a patient who worked with an “all natural” cosmetic company. It is a little gruesome and is not meant to offend or upset anyone. I am only sharing this information for educational reason and I hope you do your own research and decide what […]
