PORK – REALLY?

To keep pork safe, handle and cook it properly.  In a recent study from the University of Iowa, 65% of raw pork products were found to harbor Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, a leading cause of food poisoning.  More, 7% had MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus).  MRSA, which can additionally cause serious skin, blood and organ infections, is particularly dangerous because many antibiotics aren’t effective against it.

Pork labeled “raised without antibiotics” was just as likely to be contaminated as conventionally produced pork.  As with all raw meat, keep pork separate from other foods to prevent cross-contamination.

Being Jewish, you may want to learn why those who still keep the dietary laws – don’t eat pork!

My blogs are all about education – so be open – become aware – be wise – what we put in our mouths = health, sickness or death!   Dr. Rhonda – I care!

New CPR – A MUST WATCH!!!!!!!

I watched this and it’s A MUST WATCH!  One never knows when we may see someone collapse suddenly.

This is an easier and better method of CPR.
This is the best demonstration and explanation I have seen.

It’s done by the doctors who invented the procedure at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center.

THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY!!!  Be a blessing, and Click on this link!! Now! 

I want all my friends, patient’s, social media gang, etc. to watch this – and share this with everyone you know as well.   This short video illustrates the best demonstration and gives the simplest explanation of exactly what to do if  someone near you collapses and is presumably having a heart attack.

You could very well save the life of a friend or loved one.  Make sure the kids know how to do this too!

Someone with whom you share this video might save YOUR life!

This is certainly part of what The Health Experience is all about – Planning for Tomorrow’s Good Health – TODAY!

THYROID CONFUSION

Don’t take just any thyroid support”dietary supplements to treat a suspected thyroid disorder, to help you lose weight, feel more energetic, etc.  Many contain widely varying doses of thyroid hormones which are regulated as drugs by the FDA and are illegal in supplements. 

Even if they were approved in supplements, such compounds should be used only under doctor supervision because they require careful dosing and can cause serious cardiac and other adverse effects.

 In any case, unless you have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) or take dangerously high doses, the hormones will have little or no effect on your weight or energy level.

I was diagnosed with Hoshimoto’s Thyroiditis at the age of 10, and was fortunate enough to have a doctor who knew how to test me and then gave me a natural thyroid compound.  There are many safe natural alternatives, but do find out for sure if you have hypothyroidism and work with a reputable healthcare professional. A couple of steps you may consider is using my individualized HealthTest©, to get more information www.drhenry.com – mailto:healthtest@drhenry.com or you may order my At-Home Thyroid/Iodine Kit. 

I can’t even remember the numbers, particularly  ladies who I’ve consulted with who immediately told me that their thyroid was normal, their doctor told them so.  When I test them most have underactive thyroids.  

A shame. 

Check out my online show entitled: Hypothyroidism – The Misconceptions.

WEIGHT & FOOD?????

Dairy products may help premenopausal women maintain bone health when they’re dieting, suggests a study from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Weight loss is often accompanied by bone loss, unfortunately. In the study, 90 overweight or obese women, age 19 to 45, went on calorie-restricted diets and exercised daily (aerobic workouts and strength training) for 16 weeks. One-third ate a high-dairy diet, one-third medium-dairy diet, one-third low-dairy. All 3 groups lost an average of 10 pounds.

But the high-dairy group lost more body fat and less muscle, and had improved markers for bone formation and reductions in markers for bone loss, compared to those who ate less dairy.

Dieters who don’t like dairy should eat other foods rich in protein, calcium, and vitamin D to help protect their bones.

Foods you may want to consider:

Meat (beef, pork, fowl, chicken, turkey, etc) – dairy products – fish and seafood (offer the most complete forms of protein) – soybeans – beans – nuts – seeds – grain products – legumes (cooked dried beans and peas). However, if you want to lose weight and maintain optimal good health you have to find out much of each category of foods you need to succeed – permanently!

Also, the value of your foods must be taken into consideration. If you want to make your life easier, yet get the results you haven’t gotten yet – check out my individualized HealthTest© – There isn’t another self-help-health vehicle available. It’s copywriten and has been helping folks for over 30 years. Can I help YOU? Dr. Rhonda

OFF-LABEL DRUG USAGE

Right now, you might be playing a game you don’t even know about …

and it could be putting you at serious risk.  

It’s a dirty little game called “off-label usage.”

It sounds innocent enough, but it’s anything but.

You see, once the FDA approves a drug, doctors are free to use their own judgment in how they’ll prescribe the drug.

Now, drug companies can’t promote a drug for any disease it isn’t approved to treat.  Of course, they do it anyway.  It just happens behind closed doors when drug reps pitch drugs to doctors, one on one.

And it’s happening a LOT more than you’d think.  In fact, off-label usage accounts for 20% of the prescriptions written in the United States!

In some cases, it might work.  But in other cases it’s just downright dangerous.  The problem is YOU have no way of knowing.

Here’s one of the most egregious examples of ignoring off-label risks I’ve ever seen.  And it targets two of our most vulnerable populations … new moms and infants.

Two drugs – Reglan and Domperidone – ease gas pains.  But as a side effect, they happen to promote lactation.  That might be annoying if you have a gas problem.  But a little help with lactation can be appealing to new mothers who struggles with breast-feeding.

But Reglan side effects include depression, fatigue, and irritability.  You can put those right at the top of the list of things a new mom doesn’t need.

Now Domperidone makes Reglan look like Smarties.  Side effects from Domperidone include hot flashes, breast pain, headaches, eye pain, and eye swelling.

Again, just what a sleep-deprived, hormonal, new mother needs.

Still, it gets worse – and much more dangerous – for the baby.

You see, the body excretes the drug in breast milk.  That’s why the FDA warns that the drug could expose an infant to “serious adverse effects.”

 In this one instance, the agency has taken a stand.  It won’t approve Domperidone for any use in the United States.

Unfortunately, confused, desperate mothers can still get it pretty easily.  It’s available in Canada, and from dubious sources on the Internet.  And in spite of all the potential dangers, some lactose consultants actually recommend these drugs.

Unbelievable, for sure!

Breast-feeding is clearly the best way to feed newborns.  But encouraging vulnerable young moms to take these risky drugs is, well … let’s call it what it is … a medical (perhaps) malpractice crime.

This is just one example of off-label usage gone wrong … very wrong.

I’m not a fan for ON-label usage of most drugs, but this takes drug dangers and misinformation to a whole new level.  So, if your doctor prescribes a drug, always check to see if it’s approved for your condition before you swallow a single pill.

What a shame, in a country that was so great that the people we used to trust with our lives, are now out to just make money at our expense.  How shameful is this?

Please start to take more responsibility for your own health – it’s your body – take care of it!

Contact me if you’re confused about this, or any other health issues.  Contact@drhenry.com

For real health education that you’ll understand because I speak in English – and I am at times controversial – but I tell it as it is and I hope you will share me with those in your directory!

 

 

Sinus Infections – The Truth

Sinus infection

SINUS INFECTION TRUTHS

 If you have a sinus infection, don’t ask your doctor for antibiotics – and if you’re prescribed one, ask if it’s really necessary.  Though most cases of sinusitis are viral (as are all colds and the flu), an estimated 90% of people with symptoms are given antibiotics, which work only against bacterial infections.

Thus, the drug won’t help in most cases, as was seen in a recent study from Washington University in St. Louis, which involved 166 people with symptoms of acute sinusitis.  It found that antibiotics (amoxicillin) worked no better than a placebo.  Moreover, misuse of antibiotics contributes to the development of antibiotic resistance.  Antibiotics are usually appropriate only when sinus symptoms don’t improve within a couple of weeks.  Taking antibiotics can lead to Candida yeast infection.

Check out my HealthTest© it will help you STOP, The Food & Vitamin Guessing Game!™  – All the things you don’t know about your nutrient deficiencies – you can find out with my individualized scientific test.  If you don’t know where you’re nutrient deficient – or how to eat properly for your health goals – this is a guaranteed gift to YOU!  Let me know what you think!

Dr. Rhonda wishing you, what you wish for yourself!

 

Misleading Labels

Labels That Lie!

MISLEADING LABELS

Don’t be misled by ridiculously small serving sizes on food labels. 

Perhaps the most egregious example is Pam Cooking Spray, as the Center for Science in the Public Interest has pointed out.  The listed “serving size” is a spritz lasting an impossible 1/4 second (which sprays 1/100 of an ounce of vegetable oil). That allows the label to say that a serving has 0 calories, 0 fat, 0 everything – and that a 6-ounce can contains 529 servings.  More realistically, a 6-second spray has 50 calories and 6 grams of fat – as much as about ½ tablespoon of vegetable oil.

Check out my online radio shows and let me know what you think.  Any suggestions for blogs or shows – I’m open!   Dr. Rhonda

The PAP Test

The Pap Test

PAP TESTS

 If you’re a woman over 65, you should stop having Pap tests if you have had normal results in recent years and aren’t at increased risk for cervical cancer, according to the latest recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

That means you should have had at least 3 consecutive tests with no abnormal results during the past decade.  Before stopping, talk to your doctor to make sure you have been adequately screened, have not had abnormal results, and aren’t at increased risk.

Women should start having Pap tests at age 21.  If results are normal, they should repeat the test every 2 years until age 30, and from then on every 3 years – again, provided results are normal, so states, PSTF.

Check out my online radio shows and let me know what you think.  Please share me with your friends.  Thanks – Dr. Rhonda

WARNING: IT’S IN YOUR CAR!

THIS COULD SAVE A LIFE – Many people are in their cars the first thing in the morning, and the last thing at night, 7 days a week.   Pass this vital information to everyone you know.  We need to make some changes.

PLEASE do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car.  Open the windows after you enter your car and let the collected air escape – and then after a couple of minutes, turn ON the A/C.

Here’s why according to research, the car’s dashboard, seats, air conditioning ducts, in fact ALL of the plastic objects in your vehicle, emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin.  A dangerous carcinogen.  Take the time to observe the smell of heated plastic in your car when you open it, and BEFORE you start it up.

In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells.  It can also cause miscarriages in pregnant women.

The “acceptable” Benzene level indoors is: 50 mg per sq. ft.  A car parked indoors, with windows closed, will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene – 8 times the acceptable level.

If parked outdoors in the sun like we do in Nevada, at a temperature above 60 degrees F (try 100 to 110 degrees), the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, which is 40 to 80 times the acceptable level.

 People who get into the car, keeping the windows closed, will eventually inhale excessive amounts of the Benzene toxin.  Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidneys and liver.  What’s worse, it’s extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxin.

So, please open the windows and doors of your car – give it some time for the interior to air out – (dispel the deadly stuff) – before you enter the vehicle.

As soon as I drive into the garage I open all windows and also leave one side of my garage door slightly open.  I also leave my garage door up for about 5 minutes and if unloading groceries, etc., it stays up until I’m finished – the longer the better.  When I park away from home, I crack all windows, when I return to the car I try to wait a few minutes with the door open before entering.  Sometimes this may be inconvenient – but I want to live not be poisoned to death!

Sharing is caring so send this to everyone you know.  When you care for yourself, you are able to care for others!

Diabetes Mellitus

CoQ10 & Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus is associated with a number of metabolic abnormalities.  As a major player in the electron chain, CoQ10 plays a key role in carbohydrate metabolism.  Thus, it’s speculated that a deficiency of CoQ10 could have an adverse effect on glucose tolerance. 

In one study in patients with maternally inherited diabetes mellitus and deafness (MIDD), CoQ10 administration, 150 mg/day for 3 years, resulted in a significantly higher insulin secretory response, as compared to the control group.

Additionally CoQ10 consumption was reported to positively impact those with progressive hearing loss, and to improve blood lactate levels following exercise.

In my practice I use CoQ10 Ubiquinol which is the best form.

If you have an interest and/or have someone you care about with sugar issues, you may want to listen to my online show: The ABC’s of Diabetes.   Have a great day!