by Brenda Watson | Aug 28, 2017 | Cleansing & Detox, Cold and Flu, Common Cold, Conditions, Environmental Toxins, Front Page, Immune System, Personal Care, Prebiotics, Probiotics & Gut Flora, Stress, Supplements
With the start of school and the change from summer to fall, you know what comes next—the dreaded cold and flu season. It’s only a matter of time before someone in your family comes down with the sniffles, a scratchy throat, or a cough. Whether you’re dealing with an...
by Brenda Watson | Jan 7, 2013 | General
Here we go again. A study is published and the media takes its message out of context with headlines like, “Weight Loss No Help for Diabetic Heart” and “Weight Loss No Help for Diabetes Risks.” Oh, please. A large National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study of...
by Brenda Watson | Jan 13, 2012 | General
In pediatric medicine, antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed medications, with more than 30 million prescriptions written each year. A recent study analyzed antibiotic prescribing patterns in outpatient visits in the United States between 2006 and 2008....
by Brenda Watson | Apr 27, 2011 | General
The American Association of Poison Control Centers recently published their annual report—174 pages documenting 2009 data from all 61 poison control centers across the U.S. In this report, there were no deaths reported from any vitamin, amino acid, herb, or dietary...
by Brenda Watson | Mar 14, 2011 | General
A recent national survey of doctors and hospitalized patients found that only 48% of patients said they were involved in decisions about their treatment. What’s even more alarming, 29% didn’t know who was in charge of their case while they were hospitalized. This got...
