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Which is the healthiest animal protein?

Which is the healthiest animal protein? Many of us are meat eaters, but which type of animal protein is the most or least healthy? Some of us are vegetarian while others are vegetarian but eat fish and avoid land animals.  Is this healthier? According to this interesting article originally featured in the Washington Times, Fish and Poultry may be the best proteins available, while red meat is good but in smaller quantities.  The article also offers a few surprises as well. Check out this article which is well-referenced below From Fish to Bacon, A Ranking of Animal Proteins in Order Read More »

Chronic inflammation and your health.

Chronic inflammation and your health. Chronic Inflammation has been shown to be responsible for autoimmune diseases, problems in the gut, cardiovascular disease, and even cancer. Drug companies have performed studies trying to show that the use of anti-inflammatory medication does improve inflammation however, their studies on lower back pain have shown these drugs worsen the conditions and pain over time. On the other hand, in our office, we carry Deflame based on Jeffery Bland Ph.D.’s diet will help you reduce inflammation naturally over time with its unique formulation.   Hight dose Tumeric use, also known as Curcumin is often used in Read More »

Insurance companies are not doctors, so why do we allow them to practice medicine?

Insurance companies are not doctors, so why do we allow them to practice medicine? Are insurance companies in the business of curtailing healthcare costs and helping improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare in the USA?  If they are, they have done a horrible job with it, as healthcare costs more in the USA than any other country.   They are also telling doctors how to treat their patients while loading them up with obscene administrative burdens. These costs have been passed along to us, the healthcare consumer.  Also, insurance protocols may require your doctor to send you elsewhere for a Read More »

Which animal proteins are the most healthy according to the Washington Post.

Which animal proteins are the most healthy according to the Washington Post. For those of us who are not vegetarian, some meats are more healthy for us than others. The Washington Post recently featured an article that rates the different types of protein according to how healthy and nutritious they are to eat. If you have already guessed that poultry and fish are the healthiest, you are correct. Check out this well researched article From fish to bacon, a ranking of animal proteins in order of healthfulness By Jenna Birch July 3 As an average consumer, you probably have a Read More »

Vermont is reforming healthcare with this healthcare experiment after failing to make a single-payer to work.

Vermont is reforming healthcare with this healthcare experiment after failing to make a single-payer to work. Vermont in 2013 tried to develop a single-payer system as a solution to the problems of cost and access to care.  Due to high-cost estimates, the approach was considered to be too expensive. Unless you have ignored the news, there is a huge problem with costs that is healthcare corporate system and insurance company driven, affecting the individual and small business marketplace for insurance coverage. Insurance networks are shrinking, doctors are being kept out of networks that are being tiered and the consumer loses.   Many doctors Read More »