Please read the lead article this week. It is not only interesting but very important about the politics of medicine and how vested interests use threat and abuse to stay in power. Health is not about drugs and surgery. It is about good nutrition, exercise, sunshine, being surrounded by loving family, friends and co- workers, and a strong purpose to help others. Have a great week. - D.I. Minkoff, M.D.

Quackbusters
There is a conspiracy in this country to prevent you from having physicians and dentists who practice alternative and complementary medicine. The suppression is real and active. - D.I. Minkoff, M.D.                                                                                      read more ...»

Food For Thought?!
This week I ran across some articles on food additives and food substitutes. It got me thinking about the word "food." I realized I didn't have a good definition of it. So I looked in Webster's: "food  (fÁd), n.
1. any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc."

Is sucralose (Splenda) food? Is Aspartame (Nutrisweet) food? Is MSG food?

Not according to this definition. If they are not food, then they don't sustain life, provide energy, or promote growth. We could call them "anti-food." - D.I. Minkoff, M.D.                                                                                                               read more ... »

Heart Disease Is The Number One Killer In The U.S.
A combination of moderate exercise and dietary supplements may be the best way to cut the risk of heart disease, research suggests. But what supplements? In the study supplements were the amino acid L-arginine, and antioxidant vitamins C and E. But I wouldn't stop there. Read my suggested BASIC program. - D.I. Minkoff, M.D.  read more...»

Halitosis Tales
Yesterday I was on a jam packed flight and stuck in the middle seat. A young man, perhaps middle twenties, took the aisle seat next to me. When he sat down, I got a whiff of his breath. Nothing could describe it better than "toxic fecal." Now my nose was broken a few times and it may look a little bumpy, but it can pick up odors as well as my trusty pooch. Whew, the odor of his breath was difficult to bear. I looked him over to see how this could be. - D.I. Minkoff, M.D.                                                                              read more ...»

Computerized Regulation Thermography
Correct diagnosis is the key to an effective health care program. What do we mean by that? Well, the most conventional health care focuses on alleviating the complaint (meaning, the symptom) and never really addresses the underlying cause(s) of the symptoms. It has even been noted that in some instances, some diseases are actually symptomatic of a more basic underlying problem. - D.I. Minkoff, M.D .                                                  read the rest ...»

Recipe of the Week - Tangy Lime Rice Pudding Pie
The Optimum Health Reports is trying to help guide you to live a healthier life through diet, exercise, and knowledge. We are now going to post a recipe each week from the cookbook, "Having It All Without Wheat, Dairy Or Sugar," by Gwynn Palmer.   

Please see the newsletter for the recipe.