Category: Disease Prevention

I don't know how some doctors do it.  Most oncologists have never had cancer.  Most orthopedic surgeons have never gone under the knife.  Few therapists have ever fought overseas and experienced post traumatic stress disorder.  It must be hard to have empathy if you've never experienced the condition for yourself.

Recently, a media report proposed a link between supplementing with fish oil and prostate cancer. This was put out on all the major media outlets. It was in newspapers, magazines, and on the morning news.

Most diets are designed for people to simply lose weight. And sometimes it works for people...in the short term. Whatever the motivation, 90 per cent of them gain the weight back, and then some. Why?

Unfortunately, while most people are arguing about WHO pays for it, we should be trying to figure out how to decrease our need for medical care, which is the only real way to decrease the associated costs.

A recent study at Harvard Medical School has linked the consumption of soda to knee arthritis.  I don't think anybody who drinks soda habitually thinks that it is a "healthy" choice but sucking down soda may have more health consequences than just a larger waistline.

In fact, it is always best to start with non-invasive methods of back pain treatment first. If all that fails, then (and only then) should one consider invasive therapies like injections, drugs, and surgery.