November 2009

  • Is Zestra Really the Miracle Cure for Women?

    By becksta on 11/30/09 12:31am
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    Seemingly, more women have trouble with sex than men. So, where is our magical Viagra to keep us living in style as we get older? Where is the extra juice that "we" (as in the mothers among us) need to give us extra energy to raise our children and raise the roof in the bedroom? What can post-menopausal women who have enjoyed a healthy sex life for decades do to reclaim their mojo? In short, where is our magic pill?

    Obviously, this should be more of a priority than it is now. Men seem more than willing to take the little blue pills to make it all work, and when their wives are having sexual difficulties they are also more than willing to have affairs or to seek out the services of so-called "escorts".


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  • Dietary Truths That Might Not Be

    By erika on 11/29/09 3:39pm
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    Sources of CalciumSources of CalciumI have recently been reading the mounting evidence on two fronts, which thoroughly challenges conventional wisdom.  The first is that taking calcium (either dietary intake of dairy products, or by taking calcium supplements) has little to no effect on osteoporosis.  The second is that the amount of fat that you eat has little to no effect on your cholesterol levels.

    Now obviously, everyone needs to still get a certain amount of calcium in their diet.  And the cholesterol findings don't give you an excuse to eat Big Macs with every meal.  But it seems that our understanding of how these two processes works is not entirely correct.


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  • The Role of Prayer in Healing

    By ecoscott on 11/24/09 11:44am
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    Should the Government Pay for Prayer Healing in the Health Care Reform Bill?Should the Government Pay for Prayer Healing in the Health Care Reform Bill?What is health care, anyway? I stumbled on an article today that blurs the lines between what most people consider health care (i.e. going to the hospital or taking some medicine) and what some consider just as effective- prayer.

    The article is about The Church of Christ, Scientist religion and how they use prayer as a medical treatment- but before you start shaking your head back and forth and cursing the Christian Right over some outlandish classification and demand, think about it- it’s not that crazy and they do have a point. The article begins with a profile of a prayer-healer within the church who takes phone calls from people.

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  • Niacin: The New Miracle Cure?

    By erika on 11/16/09 4:34pm
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    Niacin has recently shot to public attention after it won a battle with the prescription drug Zetia in lowering cholesterol.  Niacin (or B3) is considered an essential human nutrient, and is found in organ meats, chicken, beef, fish, milk, eggs, nuts, dark green vegetables, coffee (yay!) and mushrooms.  The humble niacin was known primarily for flushing the faces of those taking B vitamin supplements, but now is being touted as the newest cure for Alzheimers, high cholesterol, and oily skin.

    Niacin's effect on cholesterol was recently presented at the American Heart Association's annual meeting, as well as being published in the New England Journal of Medicine.  In a tightly controlled study, niacin in combination with statins was shown to be more effective than Zetia in reducing arterial plaque.


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  • Tyra Banks and the Tapeworm Diet

    By erika on 11/9/09 8:22pm
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    On Monday's show, Tyra Banks profiled the tapeworm diet, which is supposedly the hot new thing among those in the know who want to stay slim.  Tapeworm diets have been the thing of fact and legend for at least a hundred years, when tapeworm eggs were sold as diet pills to the unsuspecting public.  (Welcome to a time before government regulation, here's your parasite!)  


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