There’s Nothing Natural About Drug-Induced Dementia

It’s absolutely heartbreaking. All over America, nursing homes are filled with frail, feeble residents suffering from dementia. In many cases, these folks are so far gone they don’t even recognize their own children. But I’m going to let you in on a...

IPM Recognized for Quality in Laboratory Services

The Institute of Progressive Medicine has met all criteria for Laboratory Accreditation by COLA, a national diagnostic laboratory accreditation organization. Accreditation is given only to laboratories that apply rigid standards of quality in day-to-day operations,...

Incidence of Autism in California

As the incidence of autism continues to grow at an alarming rate, researchers are now saying that the 7-8 fold increase in autism seen in California cannot simply be explained by improved diagnostic techniques or changes in how those with the condition are counted....

Green Tea and Stress

It appears that there may be stress lowering constituents in green tea as a recent study showed that there was an inverse relationship between the amount of green tea one consumed and their level of psychological distress.Click Here for Organic Hojicha Green Tea by...

Cleaning Supplies Can Contaminate Classroom Air

Ordinary school cleaning supplies can expose children to multiple chemicals linked to asthma, cancer, and other documented health problems and to hundreds of other air contaminants that have never been tested for safety, a study by the Environmental Working Group...

Fun facts…

Magnesium, muscles and mortality.A small segment of the population have genetic mutations that cause them to have very low levels of magnesium, which can cause altered heart beats, seizures, and involuntary muscle contraction. In addition, it has been estimated that...

The Chemical Imbalance Scam

“One of the subjects that I have taught for over twenty-five years is psychopharmacology.  It might be helpful to challenge one of the great myths about mental disorders, namely that they are caused by chemical imbalances.  This myth is founded on some of the...

Meta-analysis supports safety of soy, red clover

Phytoestrogens like soy and red clover isoflavones pose no safety issues with regards to heart health and breast cancer risk, according to a new meta-analysis from Austria. Compounds such as genistein, naringenin, kaempferol, and lignans such as enterodiol and...

Chilli extract may prevent obesity complications

Dietary intakes of capsaicin, the compound that gives red pepper its heat, may prevent the development of diabetes-like symptoms in obese people, says a new study with mice. Animals fed a high-fat diet and supplemented with 0.015 per cent capsaicin lowered blood sugar...