Articles by Kerri Knox, RN:Prescription Antacids Can Lead to Severe Magnesium Deficiency(NaturalNews) Prescription antacids are some of the most highly prescribed drugs in the US today. When these drugs were first approved, they were intended to be used for temporary heartburn and only for short periods of time. As their usage evolved,...
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Doctors could Save More Sick Babies by Giving Melatonin(NaturalNews) Most of us think of melatonin supplements as simply a sleep aid, but what is not talked about much is the fact that melatonin is actually a quite powerful antioxidant. It is SO powerful and so safe that several studies have been done giving...
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Niacin Increases Good Cholesterol(NaturalNews) In the past decade doctors have declared an all out war on the high cholesterol levels by prescribing cholesterol lowering 'statin' drugs that have dubious safety records. What's not talked about very much, though, is that humans actually...
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Methylcobalamin Protects the Brain from Glutamate Damage(NaturalNews) Glutamates are substances that are present in food additives such as MSG and artificial sweeteners as well as occurring 'naturally' during the processing of foods or the browning of meats. Glutamates have led to toxic damage of the brain...
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Drugs to Prevent Abnormal Heart Rhythms Actually Cause Them(NaturalNews) Pharmaceutical drugs designed to control abnormal heart rhythms have been used for decades and have been 'presumed' to work without exacting clinical trials to prove this. While it has been taken for granted that these drugs work the way...
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Poor Nutrition Causes Impacted Wisdom Teeth(NaturalNews) Wisdom teeth, also called the Third Molars, are the furthest back teeth, erupt between the ages of about 16 and 25 years old and are the last teeth to come in. In a large percentage of the population, these third molars either come in improperly...
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Sauerkraut is the Original Probiotic Superfood(NaturalNews) With the advent of refrigeration and airline flights, getting and storing fresh vegetables year round is not something most people have to be concerned about. But before cold storage and long haul shipping was commonplace, vegetables spoiled...
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Nasal Swabs to Diagnose Flu are Unscientific and Meaningless(NaturalNews) During outbreaks of influenza, including the past H1N1 epidemic, it is the Standard of Care for doctors to perform a nasal swab to diagnose the flu. A swab, similar to an everyday cotton swab, is inserted into the nasal cavity for a sample...
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Common Antibiotics Increase Your Skin Cancer Risk(NaturalNews) Most people would identify sun exposure as the primary risk factor for getting skin cancer, but few would think of antibiotics as a contributing factor to this deadly disease. Yet there is an entire class of antibiotics that are known to...
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The Cervical Cancer Vaccine may Not Work, but Broccoli Does(NaturalNews) Gardasil, a vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer in women, has recently been the target of debate about its safety and efficacy. While young girls have been dying and key researchers are saying the vaccine doesn't work, there are...
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency can Look Identical to Alzheimer's Disease(NaturalNews) When is Alzheimer`s Disease NOT Alzheimer`s Disease? When it`s actually caused by undiagnosed Vitamin B12 deficiency. This frequent occurrence is a tragedy in our society where growing numbers of those with Alzheimer`s Disease are diagnosed...
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Babies Receive Heart Transplants Instead of Vitamin D Treatment(NaturalNews) Cardiomyopathy is a rare but frequently fatal heart condition in infants and children. In many cases, doctors are unable to find the cause, and severe cases need to stay in the hospital while waiting for their last hope at life- a heart...
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What You Do Not Know about Detoxification Can Hurt You(NaturalNews) If you have ever attempted a detoxification regimen, you know that it includes DECREASING the amount of toxins coming INTO your body while INCREASING the amount of toxins going OUT of your body. But unless you are aware of the concepts...
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Get the Right Dose to Correct Vitamin B12 Deficiency (NaturalNews) Vitamin B12 deficiency is a common problem that is often overlooked, but once a doctor FINDS vitamin B 12 deficiency in a patient, it's likely that the person will STILL suffer from their symptoms even AFTER treatment because most doctors,...
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The Right Kind of Vitamin B12 is Vital for Treating Deficiency(NaturalNews) Once someone has overcome all of the hurdles to get appropriate testing and is told that they have vitamin B12 deficiency, there is still a problem to overcome- getting the right KIND of vitamin B12. There are several kinds of vitamin B12...
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Get the Right Laboratory Test for Vitamin B12 Deficiency(NaturalNews) Vitamin B 12 Deficiency is a very common cause of fatigue in certain population groups. While many doctors miss the obvious signs of vitamin B12 deficiency or require a condition called macrocytic anemia to be present first in order to...
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Diagnosing Vitamin B12 Deficiency: What Doctors are Missing(NaturalNews) Usually, the presence of a condition called macrocytic anemia is what makes doctors suspect and begin to look for vitamin B12 Deficiency. But macrocytic anemia is the result of years of vitamin B12 deficiency. This means that until a doctor...
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Discover the Pain of Vitamin D Deficiency(NaturalNews) One little known, but extremely common symptom of Vitamin D deficiency is Pain. From bone pain to muscle pain to back pain, any and all unexplained pain COULD have vitamin D deficiency as its cause. Unfortunately, most doctors do not recognize...
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If You Have Chronic Fatigue, You Might Just Need L-Carnitine(NaturalNews) Nearly everyone experiences fatigue at one time or another, but when that fatigue goes on for long periods of time or when it accompanies another health problem, it can be devastating. While there ARE many medical reasons for it, often...
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If You Have Carpal Tunnel Symptoms, Better Check Your Thyroid(NaturalNews) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome affects millions of people every year. With increasing use of computers, more and more people each year seek medical attention for the wrist pain, numbness and tingling that characterize Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. While...
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Nutrition: A New Paradigm in Pain Relief is Here(NaturalNews) Chronic Pain is a devastating worldwide epidemic. With nearly 1/3 of the population of the US suffering from chronic pain at any one time, it is one of the single biggest reasons for a visit to a physician's office or an emergency room....
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Pre-Birth Vitamin D Levels Determine Your Health for Life(NaturalNews) In the nature versus nurture debate, scientists often talk about genetics versus environmental factors in health. One environmental factor that has been getting a lot of attention lately is Vitamin D- and with good reason. Vitamin D is...
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Side Effects of Mental Illness Drugs Cause Sudden Death(NaturalNews) Schizophrenia is a scary and difficult chronic mental illness- both for the person AND for their family who all have to live with the diagnosis. In most cases, antipsychotic medications need to be taken forever to control the disturbing...
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Inexpensive Magnesium Proves Impressive at Protecting the Brain(NaturalNews) Magnesium is a powerhouse. It is inexpensive and is used to treat a vast array of medical problems, often better than any drug or medical procedure available. The latest feather in magnesium's cap is its newly discovered ability to protect...
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Big Pharma Synthetic Fish Oil is Not Quite Working as Intended (NaturalNews) In the fall of 2005, GlaxoSmithKline released their new "Drug" Lovaza, a synthetic version of the Omega 3 Fatty Acids found in fish oil. But the highly refined oil isn`t performing as well in real life usage as the drug makers had hoped....
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