Clearing Up the Confusion About Wheat and Sugar

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

November 12, 2012

  • Is HFCS and just plain corn syrup the same thing?
  • Does corn have gluten?
  • Where to find alternative grains

I love getting reader feedback and questions about the topics in Advanced Natural Wellness. Not only is it nice to know you are reading the material… but the questions tell me that you are putting these recommendations to the test, as well. Continue reading →

This Is Your Brain On Sugar

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

November 09, 2012

  • The real reason you might want to cut back on sugar
  • The solution to sugar overload
  • How to handle your sweet tooth without compromising your I.Q.

Remember that anti-drug ad on TV from years ago? The one where they dropped an egg into the pan and said: “This is your brain.” And then, as you watched it fry, you heard: “This is your brain on drugs.” Continue reading →

Which Is Worse?

November 05, 2012

By David Blyweiss, M.D.

In This Issue:

  • The difference between wet and dry macular degeneration
  • Why certain nutrients are a necessity, not an option
  • When should you worry?

The recent series on vision health seemed to hit a nerve for more than a few readers. Sure, cataracts are scary – but with cataract surgery being common and usually successful – it’s not the issue that scares people the most. Continue reading →

What to Do When Your Immune System Turns On You

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

October 29, 2012

  • The rash that isn’t a rash at all
  • Why the cause matters more than the symptoms
  • Psoriasis cures your doctor won’t think to try

Growing up, it seemed like one kid every year always bore the brunt of teasing – usually for being noticeably different in some way. In third grade, it was the girl with scaly skin. Who always wore turtlenecks and long sleeves, in every kind of weather. And who was still tugging at her sleeves so they would cover her red, scaly wrists and hands. Continue reading →

The Trace Mineral Keeping Diabetes At Bay

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

October 26, 2012

  • Busting the Insulin Myth once and for all
  • The mineral that evens out insulin and could cure or reverse diabetes
  • How to get and absorb more of this miracle mineral in your diet

Before Type 2 diabetes grew into a national epidemic, the only people most of us knew with the disease had Type 1 diabetes – which was known then as Juvenile Diabetes. And we watched them carry around a syringe and little bottle of insulin, and inject themselves with insulin throughout the day. Continue reading →

How You Lose When Good Food Meets Bad Science

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

October 24, 2012

  • The organic controversy that isn’t
  • The danger of simplifying the answers to complicated questions
  • Red flags down all over organic fields

If you’ve been looking for an excuse to stop paying more for organic food, Stanford University just handed it to you on a silver platter. Continue reading →

Might As Well Trade In That Toast for a Candy Bar

October 17, 2012

By David Blyweiss, M.D.

In This Issue:

  • How the “whole healthy grains” myth is a diabetes nightmare
  • What you can learn from comparing the Glycemic Index of wheat and other foods
  • Why “gluten-free” isn’t the answer

Might As Well Trade In That Toast for a Candy Bar

If you think the best way to avoid diabetes is to eat less sugar, you could be in trouble. Even if you aren’t overweight, and don’t have a typical diabetic profile. Continue reading →

The Great Cholesterol Hoax… Exposed

October 15, 2012

By David Blyweiss, M.D.

In This Issue:

  • Everything they told you about cholesterol is wrong
  • The tests you really need instead
  • Ending the hoax is as simple as no longer believing it

The Great Cholesterol Hoax… Exposed

Sadly, by the time many of my patients get to me, they’ve been around and around the block with their regular physician. Often, they’re on statins, diabetes meds, blood pressure meds – and they still don’t feel healthy. Continue reading →

Getting Eggs Off The Cholesterol Hook and Back On Your Grocery List

October 12, 2012

By David Blyweiss, M.D.

In This Issue:

  • Five health benefits of eggs that outweigh cholesterol worries
  • Why stressed out chickens make bad eggs
  • The hierarchy of egg preparation

Getting Eggs Off The Cholesterol Hook and Back On Your Grocery List

While eggs have mostly been redeemed, I still find a lot of misinformation in both the popular press and the medical community about whether or not they should be included in your diet and in what quantities. Continue reading →

The New Skin Cancer Threat and What You Can Do About It

By David Blyweiss, M.D., Advanced Natural Wellness

October 05, 2012

  • How this summer’s storms may have increased your cancer risk
  • What to do while the experts argue
  • Why you must stop thinking of summer as the sunscreen season

Mother Nature dished out some impressive storms this summer. In different parts of the county, they were breathtaking, beautiful – and sometimes frightening. Continue reading →