Stephen Barrett for at least 20 years has touted himself as a medical expert on "quackery" in healthcare and has assisted in dozens of court cases as an expert. He has been the subject of many magazine interviews, including Time, , and has been featured on television interviews on ABC’s 20/20, NBC’s Today Show, and …
These were the first words out of Nicole’s (31 year old) mouth as she sat down for her initial evaluation. She continues,” The minute I go off prednisone I cannot breath. I will wean off it for a week or two then have to go back on it. I’ve been on prednisone for 20 years. …
Judging by the number of TV ads, infomercials and magazine ads the weight loss supplement industry has to be a multi-billion dollar industry. Probably a week does not go by that I have a patient ask my opinion about their weight loss supplement. These supplements often have caffeine-containing herbs such as guarana, green tea, Yerba …
Fluoride is added to 2/3 of US public water supplies with the expectation that it reduces cavities. Just how little it reduces cavities was revealed by a study done in Australia. In the study 60,000 five- to six-year-olds were studied over a 5 year period. The fluoridated children averaged decay in about one tooth. Non-fluoridated …
How Does Holistic Medicine Differ From Traditional? At the Renaissance Medical Centre, we have been successful in treating almost all chronic diseases. Below is a partial listing some of the more common illness that respond well to alternative therapy. The wide array of unique and effective treatment modalities that we offer provides us with the …
Believe it or not diet sodas will make you fatter. Researchers at Purdue University gave rats set amounts of yogurt sweetened with either sucrose of saccharin plus an unrestricted supply of ordinary rat food and water. Five weeks later, the saccharin-fed rats had eaten more food, gained more weight and put on more body fat …
Recently Oprah featured neti pots or nose bidets for sinus problems. I have numerous chronic sinus and allergy patients that have seen the benefits from irrigating the sinuses using this technique. The neti pots have been around for centuries. They look like a small teapot or genie lamp. They’re filled with saline solution and used …
Over the years there has been mounting opposition to the fluoridation of public drinking water. The New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation states, Fluoride can harm bones, teeth, kidneys, the brain and more. Now the National Research Council (NRC) has published a report in which they state, many Americans are exposed to fluoride in …
Several weeks ago while sitting at the dinner table my 17 year old daughter mentioned how she had felt sorry for one of her friends because of the rough life she has had. As I listened it brought to mind a patient that I was currently treating. This patient who I will call Francine was …
Being a doctor in 1908 is a far cry from the easy life we have today as physicians. A page from a Chicago family physician, C.H. Bryan, MD diary recently was printed in JAMA. Let me quote a part of it. Dr. Smith was sitting by his fire one night about 11 o’clock. The frosty …