Published October 1, 2010

Diabetes Doubles Your Risk for This Deadly Disease —
But You Can Prevent Both

Are you obese or overweight and don’t exercise much? Do you eat more refined grains and sugars than you should? Don’t fool yourself. You’re heading toward type-2 diabetes. Unless, that is, you already have it.

Type-2 diabetes comes with a host of possible side effects. These include painful neuropathy and blindness. And it often leads to heart disease. But that’s not the worst news. A number of studies suggest that one of the risk factors for diabetes makes you more susceptible to another deadly disease. And trust me. This is one illness you want to avoid.

A group of researchers from the American Cancer Society and the American Diabetes Association recently brought this association to the attention of the medical community. They conducted a large study and published the results in the journal Cancer Causes & Control. They found that women with diabetes are at an increased risk for getting certain cancers.

Published September 1, 2010

Why Osteopenia Isn’t a Disease — And You Don’t
Need Drugs to Treat It!

Has your doctor given you the grim news: “You have osteopenia and you’re heading toward full-blown osteoporosis”? Is your doctor pressuring you to take Fosamax? If you’ve been reading my articles for very long, you know how dangerous Fosamax and other bisphosphonates can be. But osteopenia is a serious condition, isn’t it?

No, it’s not. In fact, it’s not serious and it’s not even a disease.

Let me tell you how I discovered the truth about osteopenia. Hopefully, it will prevent you from unnecessarily taking dangerous drugs.

Published August 1, 2010

Stop Excruciating Arthritis Pain in Just Two Days

Robin knows her body very well. She has had type-1 diabetes for more than 30 years. And new complications are always possible. Robin already has some arthritis in her hands and changes in her vision. But for someone with so many health challenges, she’s in pretty darn good shape.

One reason is that whenever she notices even a minor change in her health, Robin looks for the cause and addresses it — naturally whenever possible. And she communicates closely with her doctor. Together, they stumbled upon a little-known side effect from a simple food ingredient. What they discovered could reduce your pain and inflammation from arthritis.