As long ago as 1984, Alex Schauss published his research on the relationship of malnutrition and criminal activity. In a recent e mail, in reply to my contact with him, he told me that impulse control in adolescent criminals was extremely poor. He said that “time after time a young criminal would say that he […]
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract, long thought to be specific only to the process of digestion, starts at the mouth and ends at the anus. Modern research has revealed that it has a very complex relationship with the rest of the body, especially the brain, and this post is aimed at giving the reader a glimpse […]
In this post I will try to indicate how you might detect cognitive changes in a loved one and how you might help defer the onset of severe neurological disease. Every person developing dementia goes through mild cognitive impairment first. A given symptom might be short-term memory loss, difficulty in finding a particular word or […]
Readers of this website must surely be aware that the American medical profession completely resists the possibility of vitamin deficiency as a cause of any disease in America. This is so deeply ingrained that anybody claiming such a diagnosis is considered a fool. This seems to be particularly addressed to the classic vitamin B1 deficiency […]
Homelessness affects men, women and children of all races and ethnicities. On any given night, more than 610,000 persons in the United States are homeless. Approximately one third of these are families. Homeless persons are more likely to become ill, have greater hospitalization rates and are more likely to die at a younger age than […]
It is entirely possible that some people are not aware of the mechanism by which the penis becomes erect. Because it arises spontaneously in relation to any form of sexual stimulation, the failure of an erection has long thought to be psychological. However, it must be clearly understood, that even if it is psychological in […]
Chelation therapy is an intravenous treatment designed to bind heavy metals in the body and cause them to be excreted in urine. Lead, mercury and cadmium are derived from the soil in minute quantities and have an effect on some of our tissues by interfering with normal oxygen utilization. Proponents claim that chelation therapy treats […]
There is an old saying “for any workman who has only a hammer for a tool, everything is a nail”. Thus, I am in danger of writing article after article about one vitamin, B1, or thiamin/thiamine, but write I must. Thiamine is critical for energy production and the energetic demands of pregnancy are substantial. Insufficient […]