Health
Doctor Game: The ‘perfect calcium’ to prevent weak bones
By Gifford Jones on September 9th, 2019
info@docgiff.com Leonardo Da Vinci, (often called the “Universal Genius), remarked over 500 years ago that “Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.” It’s a phrase often repeated when teaching young surgeons. Now, there’s a “perfect calcium,” an Icelandic natural remedy that helps to keep bones strong. Studies show that one in four women and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!To Your Health: Enjoy the outdoors with insect precaution
By GILLIAN SLADE on August 5th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Many of us will be planning a picnic or at least be eating outside on our deck this long weekend. Along with warmer weather, gardening and al-fresco dining we are bound to encounter wasps . Stings are not generally inflicted by the odd wasp flying around. More often than not it is encountering them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: North American diet a recipe for blindness
By Gifford Jones on August 5th, 2019
info@docgiff.com How often have we been warned, we are what we eat? Now, a book by Dr. Chris Knobbe, “Ancestral Dietary Strategy to Prevent and Treat Macular Degeneration”, is an eye-opener. Knobbe claims doctors have been taught for years that macular degeneration “MD” is due to aging and genetics but it’s an absolute untruth. Rather, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: The hypocrisy of pain control
By Gifford Jones on July 29th, 2019
info@docgiff.com Why is it that patients in severe pain from serious diseases are being denied painkillers? A report from the Chronic Pain Association of Canada (CPAC) states that it’s easier for addicts to obtain painkillers than non-addicted patients in desperate need of them. You might say this does not make sense. But the lack of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!To Your Health: Strategies to beat the heat
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 29th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade It has been a hot week with many of us battling to stay comfortable especially when there had been no breeze. Having been raised in a hot climate, where you had months and months to hone a strategy to manage the heat, I am often surprised at the choice of clothing people make in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!To Your Health: Money talks, even when it comes to your health
By GILLIAN SLADE on July 22nd, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Are you motivated by money? Most of us would probably say we are not. We either decide to do what we know is best or not and it does not having anything to do with money. However, many of us like to think of ourselves as being savvy shoppers and will watch for sales ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: A talking scale to fight obesity
By Gifford Jones on July 22nd, 2019
info@docgiff.com Are readers tired of me telling them that they should step on the scale every day? No one has said, “Enough is enough!” Besides, tons of readers evidently ignore my advice. Since the obesity epidemic gets worse year after year, is there any other way to convince readers that obesity causes Type 2 diabetes, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: Does too much sun cause melanomas?
By Gifford Jones on July 15th, 2019
info@docgiff.com In their book, “Embrace the Sun,” doctors. William Grant and Marc Sorenson, experts on vitamin D, report that North Americans have been taught to believe excessive amounts of sun cause potentially fatal skin malignancies. The result? North Americans have developed sun phobia and spent billions of dollars on sunscreen protection. But does the sun ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: Avoiding adverse drug reactions
By Gifford Jones on July 8th, 2019
info@docgiff.com Barnum and Bailey, the circus promoters, were right saying, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Or, as Dr. William Osler, Professor of Medicine at McGill and Johns Hopkins University, would add, “The one thing that separates man from animals is man’s desire to take pills.” Now, a report from the University of California cites ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: Believing myths is bad for your heart
By Gifford Jones on June 24th, 2019
info@docgiff.com George Orwell, the English journalist, wrote, “Myths that are believed in tend to become true.” Today cardiovascular disease is still the No. 1 killer. Yet there are still myths about this disease which can be dangerous to your health and longevity. I don’t have high blood pressure because it’s only high when it’s taken ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: What you should know about low intensity light therapy
By Gifford Jones on June 17th, 2019
info@docgiff.com Years ago I nearly made a bad decision. I was asked to attend a pain conference and initially declined. The meeting was about treating pain and other medical problems with low intensity light therapy (LILT). I thought it resembled old-fashioned snake oil. But then I noticed the speaker’s credentials and decided to attend. Now ... Read More »
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