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Can glucosamine supplements be dangerous for your eyes?

Can glucosamine supplements be dangerous for your eyes?

I had a patient in the last year that suffered a severe bout with a herniated disc. One of the natural protocols that acts nicely to tamp down all that inflammatory painful storm inside the disc is high dose glucosamine added to a few other disc healing nutrients. About a month later this patient went in for their regular eye visit to their ophthalmologist. The ophthalmologist sat back and said, "Now, don't freak out, but I have to tell you that you have glaucoma." Were the two things, glucosamine supplementation and the onset of this eye disease, glaucoma, related? Read on. [...]

Can glucosamine supplements be dangerous for your eyes?2018-08-02T09:28:37-05:00

Sugar and Sweat – our government’s report card on our health pollution

The CDC has just come out with reports on how we move and what we eat We flunked the 2 S's: Sugar and Sweat Americans aren't moving enough, nor smart enough The majority of us, 80%, are exercise polluted The CDC says, to stay well, we need at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week Either 20 minutes daily, or 75 minutes of vigorous activity twice weekly Along with muscle strengthening at least twice a week (which very few Americans do, perhaps as few as have reached Nirvana) Personally I like bouts of short high-intensity intervals but they have [...]

Sugar and Sweat – our government’s report card on our health pollution2019-02-14T14:02:51-06:00

Hormones and MS, can hormone replacement help MS?

Often people get a diagnosis of a disease and they are told they will have this disease for life and the only choices are medications and learning to live with the situation. But this is not necessarily so. Hormones, along with other novel therapies, including diet, may hold promising answers for improvement and possibly even remission for some individuals. Your own physician may not know about these therapies, but search around for those who work with alternative therapies such as these to at least consider other options. They are often inexpensive and have a high safety profile so you have nothing [...]

Hormones and MS, can hormone replacement help MS?2019-04-03T09:57:43-05:00

Hormonal Alerts – FDA says NO to non-hormonal hot flash med

It’s great that the FDA didn’t approve the use of gabapentin, a non-hormonal drug classically used for treating seizures and pain, for the treatment of hot flashes. And this is especially true considering the dosage that was being recommended. Dosage that was trying to be approved to treat hot flashes was 1200 mg twice a day. Have you ever had to take this medication? It melts your brain. It reduces nerve root pain fabulously (when you need it) but it literally makes most people who take it feel off balance, walking and weaving drunk-like, and with a difficult time focusing and [...]

Hormonal Alerts – FDA says NO to non-hormonal hot flash med2019-01-30T14:17:25-06:00

Hormone Replacement NEW guidelines from the British Menopause Society — HRT is going mainstream again

We are all aging. The aging segments of society are the fastest growing world-wide. The Brits have now said that sophisticated hormonal replacement treatments (HRT) are a sensible and powerful way to keep us healthy, and to avoid toppling medical care systems. But, HRT needs to be prescribed in ways where the benefits outweigh the risks as much as possible. This makes great sense. Hormone Replacement is Moving Mainstream Once Again I think what is exciting is that this report said hormones are helpful, the treatment should be individualized, there is no set time limit, old and young alike can benefit [...]

Hormone Replacement NEW guidelines from the British Menopause Society — HRT is going mainstream again2019-01-30T14:30:45-06:00

How does pot smoking affect insulin and blood sugar levels? Be very surprised…

Marijuana Controversy The issue of marijuana is a big pot of pluses and minuses. Some people swear it reduces their pain, others swear it causes brain drain. None-the-less, it’s a controversy that isn’t going away especially with Colorado leading the way of legalization of this herb. Joseph S. Alpert, MD, editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Medicine and on staff at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, prophesized, for the record, "Tetrahydrocannabinol, one of the active ingredients in pot, will be commonly prescribed in the future for patients with diabetes or metabolic syndrome alongside anti-diabetic oral agents or insulin [...]

How does pot smoking affect insulin and blood sugar levels? Be very surprised…2019-02-01T20:46:44-06:00

You need these watching your back, especially as you move into the 2nd half of your life.

When we are young and filled with energy the blood stream is optimally packed with sex hormones that deliver robust emails to genes inside cells that tell cells what to do. Younger folks have the cellular messages and thus the energy to run, think, focus, make love and enjoy it, and to also have the delicious mojo to approach any task with focus and force. When our hormones are robust we feel that the world is our oyster. As we age, the sex organs put out less sex hormones. Subsequently, the job of delivering life’s critical emails to cells to tell [...]

You need these watching your back, especially as you move into the 2nd half of your life.2020-02-25T12:57:16-06:00

Wild food for wild folks? Try sautéed dandelions; delicious spring detox for the liver!

When I used to live and study with Helen and Scott Nearing—authors of over 50 books like Living the Good Life and Loving and Leaving the Good life, and writers of the preface of my second book, The Foot Book (HarperCollins 1981)—this visionary couple used to encourage eating and living off the land. Soon after living with the Nearings, I got a job teaching health education in the high schools in Vermont, where, by the way, I eventually got fired for being a pagan as I taught yogic breathing for relaxation. But one of the many good things to come out [...]

Wild food for wild folks? Try sautéed dandelions; delicious spring detox for the liver!2019-02-05T12:25:23-06:00

The biggest addiction of Americans is what? And it’s harming our eggs and fertility!

What is a bigger addiction than alcohol or cigarettes? Carbs. Many Americans are, in fact, ‘carbaholics’. Dr. Jerome Block, who hosts the well-known radio show ‘All Things Medical’ that I often co-host with him, refers to this phenomenon as ‘A nation of craphaholics’. Dr. Block considers many of the carbs that we overeat—bread, cookies, cakes, bagels, pizza, and white pasta—as ‘crap’. Why? These are dangerous foods. At a recent lipid symposium in Philadelphia where 40 top heart and internal physicians gathered, the number one killer food that the convention agreed hurt heart health the most, was not fatty foods. No. The [...]

The biggest addiction of Americans is what? And it’s harming our eggs and fertility!2019-03-24T12:47:27-05:00

Is your body living in a different time zone than the one you inhabit, and is this part of your depression?

Do you often feel out of it? Depressed, isolated and like you don’t fit? Well, the ‘two-left feet cell syndrome’ may be at the epicenter of your depression. Research is showing that in some depressed persons, their cellular timing is way off. Every one of our trillions of cells has an internal clock. They don’t wear watches but they are aware of this critical metronome. Our cells are supposed to be fundamentally wired to dark and light. A healthy circadian rhythmicity is part of feeling truly well on all levels, body, mind and spirit. This being in sync with light and [...]

Is your body living in a different time zone than the one you inhabit, and is this part of your depression?2019-03-24T12:48:05-05:00

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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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