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Archive for December, 2011

Johnson and Johnson Pull Motrin From Store Shelves: Other Pain Relief Methods May Prevail

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

The company has stopped just short of a recall by pulling 12 million bottles of their pain reliever, Motrin, off of the shelves of stores nationwide. It is not an issue of contamination, but rather of effectiveness. Apparently when the pills come close to their expiration date, they take longer to begin to alleviate pain. […]

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Dr. Oz and Ways to Fight Fatigue and Find More Energy for Your Busy Lives

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Dr. Oz brought several experts on his show today to explain why women are feeling so tired. They are not eating properly and hormones alter the balance in their bodies in many cases. One of the experts told Dr. Oz that he uses Magnolia to help with hormone levels. While it’s true that it is […]

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When Frankincense Disappears: Cutting Down the Boswellia Trees and Destroying Healthy Options

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

People are short-sighted to say the least… Then again, they think that it’s progress to take down trees and develop property. In some cases, that’s true. But when it comes to cutting down the Boswellia trees, they are destroying a health option that should be protected at all costs. Frankincense is At Risk of Disappearing […]

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Dr. Oz and the Scoop on Your Drinking Water: Arsenic, Fluoride, and Other Toxic Substances

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Dr. Oz has an expert from the EPA on his show today talking about the safety and the health risks of plain drinking water from municipal sources. Meeting the current standards is far different than protecting your long-term health… Even when the EPA allows so many parts per million of any heavy metal like lead, […]

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The Chew and Daphne Oz on Nut Butter for Christmas Snacks

Monday, December 19th, 2011

The Chew continues to provide some solid and current nutritional tips for foods that will give you a healthy Holiday table this year. On today’s episode of The Chew, Daphne Oz explained how you can use Nut Butter for snacks and in a variety of dishes for a healthy Christmas alternative to salted nuts that […]

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Daphne Oz on The Chew: Tofurkey Glaze for Peking Duck Alternatives and a Healthy Intervention for Santa Claus

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Daphne Oz staged an Intervention for Santa Claus on Friday’s episode of The Chew. She had some healthy Lifestyle suggestions for old Saint Nick… First of all, he is not supposed to pull an ‘all-nighter’. Of, course, circling the globe in a sleigh is most certainly a challenge unless you know how to defy the […]

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The Chew: Christmas Recipes and Trees for Your Holiday Home

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

On Friday, the crew on The Chew featured a few recipes that you might really fall in love with for your Holiday entertaining and family meals that make memories and mouths water… One of the segments provided people with four different types of Christmas Trees to consider when selecting one for their Holiday Home. We […]

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Dr. Oz and Suzanne Somers: Stem Cells Replenish Her Breast Tissue

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Dr. Oz brought Suzanne Somers to the show today to describe the process she went through when she learned she had a tumor in one of her breasts eleven years ago. She had done a lot of research and she refused to undergo chemotherapy. Her doctor refused her care. She ended up having the tumor […]

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Dr. Oz and The Mutated Flu Strain: How to Strengthen Your Immune System

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Dr. Oz talked to an expert who shared the Breaking News that there’s a new strain of the Bird Flu that combines both human and avian material that could prove to lay the groundwork for a pandemic. This is not great News…it should make you shake in your boots. We already blogged about the Dutch […]

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TheDoctorsTV and Health Food Ideas From Around the World

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Today was one of the best episodes of TheDoctorsTV show in a long, long, long time. The physicians talked about different healthy ideas for common complaints from around the world. The various countries that were featured rely upon folk medicine, whole foods, natural products, or ancient practices for the most part, since they are less […]

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