Browsing Archive: October, 2009

Polybotanical Pharmacy

Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Friday, October 30, 2009, In : Medical Care

I am seeing more and more patients who have seen other "natural" providers who load the consumer up with LOTS of herbs and vitamins. One patient that I saw recently was taking 18 different products each with multiple herbs and vitamins inside. When I counted all that she was taking, she was consuming 138 different substances and was overdosing on Vitamin A!

First, if it is natural does NOT maen it is safe! Next, how can ANYONE possibly determine the intercations between so many substances. Thi...
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The Public Option

Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Friday, October 30, 2009, In : Health Politics

I am all for creating a competitive environment in the matter of health insurance. I would like to see ALL Americans guaranteed some form of medical insurance. I am constantly befuddled as to why we would blow away money all over the world on wars we will not win and foreign aid to people who hate us and will never change their attitudes when that money can be used to create jobs, feed Americans and give us ALL health care.What are the feds thinking?

I am getting increasingly worried about th...
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Indoor Pollution

Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Thursday, October 29, 2009, In : Environment

Estimates vary that indoor pollution can be between 5 and 10 times the pollution outside your home. Open up your windows a enough to allow some air transfer for at least some part of the day. Next, consider natural air cleaning plants.

The New Ecologist made a list of the top 10 anti-pollution houseplants. They rate the best as:

The Feston Rose plant
Devil’s Ivy
Phalaenopsis
English Ivy (My personal favorite)
Parlor Ivy
African Violets
Christmas Cactus
Yellow God...

IMMUNE COCKTAIL

Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, In : Medical Care

Vit D3 (1,000 - 2,000 IU)
Cranberry Juice (NOT Cocktail) or cranberries
Fish Oil (2,000 mg)
Green Tea (ideally at least 2 cups)

Daily consumption may make you less susceptible to respiratory infections.Check with your doctor to be sure there are no contraindications for you specifically.
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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT WATER FAUCETS; GET THE LEAD OUT

Posted by Samuel Benjamin on Saturday, October 3, 2009, In : Product Contamination

Do faucets have lead?

Most faucets purchased prior to 1997 were constructed of brass or chrome-plated brass containing up to 8 percent lead (the main metals in brass are copper and zinc). Water sitting overnight (or for several hours) in a brass faucet tends to leach lead from the brass faucet interior which may produce relatively high lead levels in the first draw of drinking water. Due to recent regulations, most faucets purchased after 1997 contain less lead than previously used thereby l...