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Pomegranate Is Powerful Prostate Protection
Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
The Prostate Gland: Who Needs It?
About the size of a walnut, positioned precariously below the bladder and surrounding the urethra—for men, the prostate gland is the key to reproductive and sexual health.
Each year more than five-hundred thousand men worldwide are diagnosed with prostate cancer. African-American men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer while Asian [...]
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Polyphenol-Rich Dark Chocolate Preserves Our DNA
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
DNA: The Stuff Of Life
Our DNA contains the genetic instructions of life itself—yes, that includes you.
However, protecting DNA is problematic. Everything from the air we breathe to the sun that shines down upon us, damages our DNA.
Enter polyphenol-rich dark chocolate.
According to a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, consumption of polyphenol-rich dark [...]
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Muddling Through Menopause? Resveratrol To The Rescue!
Posted on 03. Dec, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Resveratrol To The Rescue!
Of all the phytoestrogens (plant compounds with weak estrogen-like activity), resveratrol, is now considered the safest and most effective alternative to hormone replacement therapy.
Reseveratrol you’ll remember is an extract of red wine and grape skins and now, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, [...]
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Taiji: Mind-Body Medicine At It’s Best!
Posted on 01. Dec, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
The Essence Of Taiji: Integrating Heaven And Earth
Taiji (pronounced”tie-jee”) is an ancient healing/martial-art form that originated in China, thousands of years ago.
The Chinese conceived of taiji as a way to bring heaven and earth closer together, to resolve the great “opposites” of life—light/dark, yielding/resisting, relaxing/contracting and—to integrate mind and body.
The Yin And Yang Of [...]
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Vitamin C And Cataracts: Too Much Of A Good Thing?
Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
The Two Faces Of Vitamin C
L-ascorbic acid or “vitamin C” is an essential nutrient and potent anti-oxidant.
Vitamin C has a long history dating back to 1795 when the British Navy introduced lime juice to prevent the scourge of scurvy.
More recently, mega-doses of vitamin C have been used for everything from the common cold to cancer.
While [...]
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Vitamin D: The Ultimate Antiviral?
Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Remember cod-liver oil?
Well a great idea, just got better!
While cod-liver oil is a good source of vitamin D, it contains far too much vitamin A and a only a fraction of the omega 3 fatty-acids recommended.
We now know that vitamin D is the “active ingredient” in cod-liver oil and responsible for most of the [...]
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Men, Low Testosterone And The Risk For Diabetes
Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Some Fast Facts:
Men with diabetes have lower testosterone levels than healthy men
Testosterone replacement therapy is readily available and seldom utilized
Testosterone is critical for mental, physical and sexual health in both men and women
Low testosterone is linked to diabetes, obesity, heart disease, erectile dysfunction, depression and high blood pressure
Simple cost effective screening tests are available [...]
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Recent Study: Statin Therapy, It May Help Your Heart—Or, Give You Diabetes?
Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Heart Disease: It’s Not Just About LDL Anymore
The cholesterol lowering drugs known affectionately as “statins” are widely prescribed for patients with elevated cholesterol and/or diabetes. While they may be extremely effective at lowering LDL “bad” cholesterol, they also come with a “side-order” of side-effects—some potentially fatal.
As recently as 2008, statins were being extolled for [...]
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New Study: Lifestyle And The Mediterranean Diet Better Than Drug Therapy For Diabetes
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Diabetes: A Modern Day Plague Of Biblical Proportions
Twenty-four million people in America have diabetes. That’s a staggering 8 percent of the population.
Men and women in the 60 and over age group have the highest incidence with an equally incomprehensible 23 percent currently diagnosed with diabetes!
This modern day metabolic plague will continue to spread as [...]
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Talk About Your Antioxidants: Astaxanthin Combats Chronic Inflammation And Much More
Posted on 31. Oct, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Chronic inflammation underlies most diet and lifestyle related diseases, including high-blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, obesity and even Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
Antioxidants play a pivotal role in combating chronic inflammation and premature aging by reducing the oxidative damage that occurs when cells are stressed beyond their capacity. When left unchecked for months and years, cellular [...]
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The “Color Of Food” Not Food Coloring, Determines Health!
Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Recently researchers reported on data from “NHANES”, a survey that monitors the daily diet of Americians, with the following shocking conclusion:
Eighty per cent of Americans increase their risk for diet-related diseases by failing to eat a diet rich in colorful fruits and vegetables.
Rightfully so, America’s Phytonutrient Report, highlighted the importance of the color of fruit [...]
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Finally The FDA Finds That Supplemental Vitamins—”can be useful”
Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Earlier this month the Food And Drug Administration released a consumer advisory regarding the use of supplemental vitamins. To everyone’s surprise the advisory admitted that vitamins “can be useful” and that “there are many good reasons” to consider taking them! As a physician that practices “preventing” medicine, I couldn’t agree more.
Vitamins are and always will [...]
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Green Tea: Several Cups A Day Keeps Depression Away
Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Depression can be difficult to treat.
Even with the most effective medications, a sixty percent response rate is considered exceptional. Worse yet for most people, continued treatment revolves around minimizing side-effects rather than aggressively addressing the circumstances that allowed the depression to develop in the first place.
Even more confusing are recent clinical studies that suggest [...]
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Forget Cheerios: Try Harvard Medical School’s Top 11 Cholesterol Lowering Foods!
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
Why Not Try These Truly Functional Foods
This recently released list of foods that lower cholesterol will come as no surprise to some people.
What is surprising is how little it really takes to make a significant difference.
For example, just 20 to 35 grams of oats per day, 2 ounces of nuts, 10 ounces of tofu or [...]
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I’ll See You In Health! Stephen Colbert Rebuts Ridiculous Crestor Claim
Posted on 19. Oct, 2009 by Kerry D Friesen, M.D..
OZ: THE LAND OF INFINITE MEDICAL ANSWERS
(THAT DOESN’T EXIST)
What does it mean when Comedy Central becomes the voice of reason in all things medical?
Only that when you get to the Emerald City and pull back the curtain and discover the Wizard of Oz is really the Wizard of Biz and incapable of solving all of [...]
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