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What Causes Diabetes 2? (Hint: Sugar Isn’t the Problem)
Many patients develop diabetes because of their diet and lack of exercise. (This may be in addition to a genetic predisposition.) In particular, a...
Can We Protect Football Players from Brain Damage?
The dangers of developing brain damage from football are well known at this point. Head injuries are not like normal inflammatory conditions, like a...
Smart Food, Smart Kids (or Why Junk Food is Making Us Stupid)
You know the scenario: you finished work or school and haven’t eaten all afternoon. You walk by a vendor peddling junk food. A quick fix of pork...
A New Year’s Message by Dr. Flavin
The word for The New Year: Kindness. It literally means compassion and generosity but it's so much more than that. First, what kindness...
Water, Water Everywhere…But Not a Drop to Drink!
We turn on the tap and the water is clear, so we think we're safe. We drink a glass and it tastes like water and again, we think we're safe. But are...
Going Crazy? Maybe You Have Parasites.
We've all heard the expression that someone may be a little “buggy.” Well guess what? They just might be. As a physician working primarily...
Learning to Love your Sulforaphanes
If you were anything like me, you probably hated broccoli as a child…especially if your mom cooked it like mine did: frozen, thrown into boiling...
The (Hidden) Health Hazards of Pet Ownership
The pure joy of owning a pet is truly special. But that love can also be quietly deadly. A caveat: I love all animals: dogs, cats, even fish and...
The Pathway of Cancer
by Dr. Dana Flavin The word "cancer" actually comes from the Greek word ‘Karkinos’, meaning crab. It was the Greek physician Hippocrates who used...
Are We Getting Stupid or Just Contaminated?
Mental deterioration is an ever increasing problem in our world. We are seeing loved ones—even ourselves—becoming more distant, forgetful and...
How to Keep your Pipes (Arteries) Clean
Yes, there are foods that decrease your cholesterol and open up those blood vessels. These cholesterol lowering foods increase liver X receptors, (LXR receptors) and help pull cholesterol out of the blood.
Spice up your Life, your Health!
If you grew up like I did, you were probably exposed to only three spices: salt, pepper and catsup, (which I used to think was from cats). I...
Poop or Get Off the Pot! (Get healthy and Thin with the Right GI bacteria.)
by Dr. Dana Flavin The best health workers we have in our bodies are our GI bacteria. Those little critters can make or break our health. They ward...
The Newest International Therapy for Global Glioblastoma may Save John McCain’s Life
What could be more important than saving a life of a war hero and a man of honor? Saving the life of anyone with glioblastoma. This post contains...
Today is Love Day – On Heart and Healing
Who says love doesn’t heal? It does! Dr. Dana Flavin Feeling the emotion of love helps us to relax, destress, increase our immune system and fight...
How to Detox from Little Green Monsters (Fungi)
Detox from the little green creatures. Keep the body alkaline. by Dr. Dana Flavin Acid causes fungi to grow and fungi causes acid, so the more white...
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