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Prescriptions for Health - 03/19/12

• ChemoBrain is Common in Breast Cancer
• Red Meat Consumption Linked to Increased Mortality
• Sugary Drinks Linked to Heart Attacks
• Fecal Transplantation to Treat C. Difficile
• Cell Phones in Pregnancy May Cause Behavior Changes in Offspring

Callers: #1 - Allen (Boston): Water, #2 - Don (WA): skin spots and growths Tips: Laughter is the Best Medicine! #1 - Blonde jokes, #2 - Adult Truths

Prescriptions For Health - 03/12/12

Prescriptions for Health, 3/12/12:

• The FDA May Allow More Drugs Over-the-Counter
• Does a Spoonful or two of Vinegar Make Sugar Levels Go Down?
• Breast Imaging for Pain is Not Useful.
• Ten Strategies to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
• Effects of Environmental Toxins Reach Down Through Generations.

Callers:

• Alan from NY: Parkinson's. Recommended Dr. Perlmutter in FL. Suggestions to discuss with Health Care Practitioner: CoQ10, Alpha lipoic acid, PPQ, toxins in environment, etc.
• Marlin from NJ: Inversion Table sound OK for disc disease under supervision of your Chiropractor.
• John from NJ: Hit as a pedestrian by a car and had questions about more surgery and some of his injuries

Tips:

1. Regulators dispute finding of cancer-causing soda
2. Why pistachio nuts are such a healthy snack

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Prescriptions for Health, 3/5/12

• New safety alerts on statins (cholesterol lowering drugs)
• Can anesthesia lead to dementia?
• Insomnia is linked to inflammation and increases the risk of death.
• Many leading prescription sleeping pills can increase the risk of death and increase the risk of cancer by 35%!
• Defying expectations, sleep gets better with age.
• Alcoholism is not uncommon among surgeons.

Callers:

• Alan (Brooklyn) - Hepatitis C and right hand shakes with possible Parkinson's Disease: Suggested CoQ10, IV Glutathione with Dr. David Perlmutter in Fla.
• Marlin (New Jersey) - Dupuytren's Contracture
• QUESTION: HOW MUCH MONEY DOES BIG PHARMA SPEND ON EACH INDIVIDUAL DOCTOR EVERY YEAR FOR PROMOTION? THE ANSWER FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE..... CORRECT GUESS WINS A BOOK: "A Return to Healing" by Dr. Len Saputo .......... Callers: Alan (Brooklyn), Amal (CT), Ed (PA), Nina (Santa Barbara, CA), Hal (North Carolina), etc.
• The winner is HAL!!!! His guess was closest to the answer.
• The ANSWER is an astounding $61,000.00 spent on each medical doctor to promote pharmaceutical drugs!

Vicki's 20:20 Health Tips:

1. Home Remedy (LOL)
2. Sharing a Marriage (Laughter is the best medicine :)

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Prescriptions for Health, 2/27/12.

• BPA or Bisphenol A found to increase the risk of heart disease plus other harms.
• Stainless steel and copper for killing germs. SS and glass as alternatives to plastic.
• Why is Vitamin D in the news again?
• Working out for depression and burnout....even on the job.
• In the absence of symptoms, carotid ultrasounds are of no benefit.
• Testing for osteoporosis and EKG's, etc. over done (Churches need to research).
• Virtual Colonoscopy offers little benefit.
• What are the best probiotics that will survive the digestive tract?
• Medical Ethics

Vicki's 20:20 Health Tips:

1. Trust your husband? LOL for laughter is the best medicine
2. Oldie's at lunch....another LOL, "         "   "     "        "

Caller: Stuart from L.A., CA - BPA concern and bladder stone.

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Here is a summary of today's Prescriptions for Health show, 2/20/12:

• Who are most satisfied with their health care? Answer will surprise you!
• When is medical practice more harmful than helpful?
• Are pediatrician's really firing patients that don't get immunizations?!
• Do we really have a drug shortage crisis or is it a marketing ploy?
• Heart failure is linked to thinner bones and fractures.

Tips: #1: Dangerously high levels of arsenic found in organic baby formulas and energy bars containing brown rice syrup because rice takes up arsenic from the soil. #2: The Perfect Diet? LOL because laughter is the best medicine :) Callers: JC from NYC: considerations for a pinched nerve in her neck Harvey from San Francisco: Considerations for corns on feet. Discussion of the  www.CaliforniaNuclearIntiative.com with CA. power plants on fault lines and brittle pipes just waiting to explode from "The Big One" along with no nuclear waste storage. Jackie from SF, CA: Discussion about cacao beans and black raspberries and health benefits.

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• Whitney Houston's death and antidepressants
• It may be best not to do heart screening tests, unless there are symptoms.
• Is defensive medicine worth it, or is it just driving up health care costs?
• The most powerful anti-aging medicine is not a drug. What is it?
• The most powerful non-meat sources of iron that are key to it's absorption.
• Personal medical debt is on the rise.

Tips:  #1 Raw foods may be mislabeled....Mislabeling in general. #2 Genetically engineered foods are in our blood. Are we a massive experiment?

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• Can your diet soda really cause a heart attack or a stroke?
• Will our health insurance companies be forced to cover massages with the latest exciting new research findings?
• Another risk for ADHD?
• H. Pylori has risks and benefits. What's the latest this week?
• Drugs to prevent a stroke can be life threatening, especially in combination. Are their safer alternatives?
• What is free that can reduce the risk of allergies and eczema in children?

Vicki's 20:20 Health Tips:

• Why are avocados so healthy?
• Think Before You Pink......pinkwashing re. the marketing of pink ribbon products that contribute to the risk of breast cancer

Callers: Stella from MI: Allergies (hay fever) Lily from SF, CA: Triclosan (antibacterial) dangers (found in her Microban electric toothbrush)

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• Can chlorophyll prevent cancer?
• Can probiotics prevent a heart attack?
• If sweets increase inflammation, what prevents inflammation?
• Sugary sodas increase fat in surprising places.
• Can you die of a broken heart?
• The medical use of insects

Callers: Bobby (NJ): H. pylori...normal to have it. Can be healthy to protect against inflammation in gut. Problem if an ulcer, but other things to try before resorting to antibiotics. The hormone, Leptin, is important for appetite regulation and low leptin levels are related to lower incidence of heart attacks. James (CA): PLAC test for LP-PIAZ blood test results may indicate risk for stroke. Discussed live blood cell analysis and vascular stiffness test and heart rate variability test. Vicki's 20:20 Health Tips:

• Growing older :)
• Observations on growing older ..... LOL