September 2008
Many times you see this verbiage in labeling, and you need to be careful not to fall into the trap of what natural means. I had a patient once that was flaring because she thought that she was eating something that was OK until she called the company that had this verbiage on their labeling and sure enough there was sugar in there.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26648177/from/ET/
People ask me if it is a good idea to vaccinate their child. That is a decision that should be made by each parent. Their are pros and cons to the concept and to each vaccine. Every parent should be well informed on the issue and of each vaccination and the disease that it is meant to treat. But, they should also be informed as to some of the behind the scenes issues like this article. As adults we may consider getting a vaccination for something, and this could have a serious impact on our health. And, we may not want to take that risk.
This is actually a super interesting articel. I have had several patients tell me that they cannot eat raw almonds. They feel sick. I thought at the time that that was because of the heghtened amount of enzymes in teh raw food relative to their condition. But, now I am questioing myself. Perhaps it was not that at all: http://www.naturalnews.com/024132.html
I get a lot of requests for information on the fish that have been found to have the lowest mercury contents and the following list comes from the compnay Nordic Naturals:
I will skip on the ones that are highest or medium, presuming that one would not want to eat those!
Anchovies, Calamari, Catfish, Clam, Cod, Crawfish, Flounder*, Haddock, (atlantic*), Hake, Herring, Mackarel, Mullet, Oyster, Perch (ocean), Plaice/Pollack, Salmon**, Sardine
A patient sent me this after reading my posts on cholesterol, so I wanted to share it with all of you. It is really a great commentary! Thank you for sending it!!!!!
I just wanted to follow up on the post I made about water contaminants the other day. I am not posting these things to make any of you afraid, but rather simply trying to drive home a point. And, the point is, we need to be aware of how our diet and environment are affecting us. That does not mean that there is an actual way to prevent every single toxin from entering our body. I am 100% certain that is an impossible task. But, we can learn from what may be contributing to our lack of well being most and adjust for that.
Greta, Greta--we have tried contacting you through email repeatedly and get no response. Please call us Tuesday! OR email directly to Raquel at 310-231-3300. Sorry to use my blog for this, but, I want to be certain you read this!
And, it seems that we are dealing with more and more contaminants: http://www.naturalnews.com/024071.html
OK I am going to go over a few points this week that I think are important to cover:
I am horrified to report that one vitamin tha I had been recommending to some people and using in my own family has turned up positive for lead. I am so upset about this. I am double checking another one I often recommend and think that it continues to be safe--All One, it comes in adult strength and children's strength. I will post when I find out. In any case, here is the article, and if any of you that are on it and I forgot to notify you, please stop immediately and email me.
