IntroductionMagnesium is the most common divalent metal cation present in mammalian cells. It is estimated that the average 150 pound adult stores approximately 24 grams of magnesium in body tissues. Magnesium is an intracellular ion with relatively high cytosolic concentration in the millimolar range. Up to 99% of total body stores of this mineral reside […]
Host DefensesMost people are aware that Louis Pasteur played a major part in the discovery of microorganisms, particularly those that affect our health. He is purported to have said on his deathbed “I was wrong: it is the terrain that matters”. He meant, of course, the natural defenses with which the human body is equipped. […]
Several years ago, when I just beginning to understand the role of nutrient co-factors in mitochondrial health, I was working with a young woman who had been injured by Gardasil. She was my first ‘case’, contacting me online after a post I wrote about the thyroid damage done by this vaccine. Thyroid damage is among […]
Tonsillitis, Ear infections, and Swollen GlandsWhile working as a pediatrician at Cleveland Clinic, I encountered so many fascinating cases that I kept a diary between August 4, 1975 and May 14, 1976. One of the most interesting was a five year old boy. His mother brought him because of “repeated swollen glands”. The history she […]
Recent attention in a dual Reveal and Kaiser Health News Report to the risks of Lupron’s use in children with central precocious puberty (PP) or growth issues, and to Lupron’s risks in general, presents an opportunity to continue the disclosures on the risks of Lupron. This is the fourth part in a 6-week series exploring numerous areas addressing the […]
Mental Illness As Brain Energy DeficiencyThe February 3 issue of Time magazine had an entry entitled “When Every Day is a Mental Health Day”. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association reportedly found that in people between the ages of 24 and 39 in 2020, depression is the fastest-growing health condition. Fainting attacks, known as syncope, […]
Oral Contraceptives and AutismOver the last several months, I have published a series of articles exploring the potential connection between the use of oral contraceptives and the increased prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (here, here, here, here, and here). It is my hypothesis that the synthetic hormones in oral contraceptives, which were created to imitate […]
I often compare adverse drug reactions to earthquakes. People die in earthquakes. More people die from taking pharmaceuticals. Per Ethicist, Dr. Donald W. Light, “Every week, about 53,000 excess hospitalizations and about 2,400 excess deaths occur in the United States among people taking properly prescribed drugs to be healthier. One in every five drugs approved […]