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NEW NAME FOR CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME by Berkson

NEW NAME FOR CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME by Berkson

What the heck is chronic fatigue? You wake up un-refreshed, have a fatigue that is so deep it almost hurts so you can't engage in your life like you used to, you get exhausted from exercise or exertion, and when you stand up your blood pressure doesn't rise like it should and you feel dizzy and weak (orthostatic hypotension). You may have brain fog (less clear thinking.) It's got a new name: Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease, named by the Institute of Medicine. Old names: One of the early docs I worked with at the Center for Orthomolecular Medicine (1st holistic multi-disciplinary [...]

NEW NAME FOR CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME by Berkson2019-02-04T13:15:27-06:00

Alzheimer’s disease is now the new Type-3 Diabetes

Alzheimers disease is now the new Type-3 Diabetes. This means that if type-2 diabetes runs in your family, you should get a 4-hr glucose/insulin test, along with taking drugs or nutrients that activate the insulin receptor (PPARg) for prevention, which research has shown does prevent Alzheimer's onset. But you need to work with an in-the-know doctor/consultant/health coach as it takes strategy and planning to keep your brain safe. Metformin or herbs proven in randomized trials to work like that are top of the list considerations. And it is not just avoiding high glycemic foods, but avoiding overeating, and also identifying and avoiding [...]

Alzheimer’s disease is now the new Type-3 Diabetes2018-10-30T21:07:18-05:00

PRE-DIABETES/INSULIN RESISTANCE TEST we have all been waiting for!

We are all concerned, understandably and rightfully so, about getting diabetes. Or outliving our wits and developing Alzheimer’s disease, which is now called Type-3 diabetes of the brain.   The present tests we have, when we go once a year for a physical to our doctors aren’t working. Otherwise we would not be seeing one out of 3 people born after the year 2000 getting diabetes.   We walk around with the worry in the back of our head. I have too. But the fasting blood sugar test, glucose, is not enough. It does not tell us how our body handles [...]

PRE-DIABETES/INSULIN RESISTANCE TEST we have all been waiting for!2019-02-18T11:38:49-06:00

Solvents

Solvents, fertility, cancer, and home safety. Solvents are nasty and pretty much everywhere. At home. At work. The chemicals – benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene – are ubiquitous. I warned about them in Hormone Deception 15 years ago. Today in Environmental Health News they have been officially dubbed endocrine disruptors, even at the "every day low levels" we are ALL exposed to. Especially at HOME. HOME is not just where the HEARTH is – but where the SOLVENTS are. Many health problems like asthma, low birth weights, faulty sperm and infertility, heart disease, preterm births, liver and kidney disease, and even [...]

Solvents2019-02-14T13:57:14-06:00

How to protect your lungs

Breathing is non-negotiable Breathing is non-negotiable. You can go without food for a while, or go without drinking fluids for a while, or go without a daily “pooptatutional” for a while, but if you choose to stop breathing… in several minutes you are done. “What” are you breathing? Well, “what” are you breathing? That matters, too. Researchers in the UK have, for the first time, shown that exhaust pollution from diesel engines damages nerves within the lungs. They also identified the "mechanism," meaning how exactly does pollution Karate chop lung tissue in this nasty way. Bad news: Diesel exhaust pollution definitely [...]

How to protect your lungs2019-02-01T11:56:15-06:00

Don’t Reach for Acetaminophen but Magnesium Instead

Caution Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol (and by the trade name Tylenol™), is found to have “more risks” than previously thought, especially at the high end of the standard recommended dosage stated on the label. And perhaps even at lower standard dosages if you take it along with certain supplements. Caution is now the watchword. More side effects of drugs we have come to respect and use with a “sense of safety” come to light daily. And at the same time we are made to be more fearful of nutrients, herbs and diets, when often, not always, they have a better [...]

Don’t Reach for Acetaminophen but Magnesium Instead2020-02-28T15:47:55-06:00

The Testosterone Wars

An article came out on March 3 2015, in Medscape, an online journal that goes out to many million medical providers, entitled, Testosterone Labels Must Now Note CV (cardiovascular) and Stroke Risks, FDA Says. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now require makers of testosterone products to include two statements on each label. Clearly describe the “approved” uses of these medications. Clearly present the warning that use of this product possibly increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes. What did the FDA base these statements on? A team of experts wanted to know. Dr. A. Morgentaler, a urologist from [...]

The Testosterone Wars2019-02-13T11:19:32-06:00

Chocolate, the healthy gift for Valentine’s!

My mother died 4 years ago and 3 things I remember so strikingly about her were that she was a people person, very svelte and lean, and a born-again chocolaholic. She would eat one of the largest size Hershey bars, the ones on steroids, daily, all the while I was growing up. Yet everyone noted and commented about how fit and thin she was. Was chocolate her secret weapon? A recent study out of the University of California, San Diego, has rocked our world. For years science has acknowledged the beneficial role of chocolate in many aspects of health, from blood [...]

Chocolate, the healthy gift for Valentine’s!2018-10-12T17:25:47-05:00

Be gentle to hearts you meet…

Your broken heart has a billable medical code. It can now be diagnosed, tracked and turned into insurance for reimbursement. So, be kind to those who share your life for a while, don’t break their hearts!   The next time you go to break up with someone, be gentle. A broken heart is a real thing. The heart muscle weakens, mimicking a heart attack, even though the person may not have had the risk factors for heart disease. A broken heart can cause abnormal EKGs, elevation of heart enzymes (which means heart cells are actually exploding apart), and even skyrocket the [...]

Be gentle to hearts you meet…2018-07-23T11:11:26-05:00

Unhealthy Diets Shrink Brain Volume

From: Division of Nutritional Psychiatry Research at Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, and president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research Study: 250 individuals had brain volume (size) tracked by MRI over 4 years as well as what foods they ate. There was a difference of more than 200 cubic millimeters in hippocampal volume (seat of memory, spatial orientation and sense of self that shrinks before Alzheimer’s disease) between individuals who ate a healthy diet (fresh veggies, less meat and fast food and more fish) compared with those who consumed a typical unhealthy Western diet (meat, hamburgers, chips, sweets and soft [...]

Unhealthy Diets Shrink Brain Volume2019-02-06T13:32:39-06:00

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Medical Disclaimer: The information contained in this website is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. It is intended as a sharing of knowledge and information from the research and experience of Dr. Lindsey Berkson and the experts who have contributed to the field of research. You are encouraged to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional of your choosing.

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