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Issue #10 Summer 2006
      Health Inequity and Toxic Load: A study finds that the English are healthier than Americans at 40%
             the cost for medical care. The authors cite Americans’ greater stress. But what about Americans’
             exposure to toxins?
      More Stupid Weight Loss Schemes: Researchers experiment with hormones to stimulate weight loss.
             It’s just another failure to investigate root causes of metabolic imbalance.
      Nutrient Supplements are Good for You: A biased report from the National Institutes of Health is the
             latest in a long history of distortion and misrepresentation.
      Food You Can Live With: Two tasty pork dishes are inexpensive and easy to make.

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Issue #9 Spring 2006
      Intestinal Ecology: The number of bacteria species in your bowel is greater than anyone imagined.
            Their ecology and its relationship to your health has become fertile ground for research.
      What Causes a Heart Attack: After decades of battling cardiovascular disease, heart attack remain
            the leading cause of death. Perhaps it’s because the conventional explanation of what causes a
            heart attack is wrong.
      Healthy Mitochondria: They produce all of your energy. They might also play a key role in aging
            and degenerative disease.
      Epigenetics and Proteomics: The human genome was mapped 10 years ago. It’s unlocked far less
            than expected. Researchers have turned to the complicated science of how gene expression is
            controlled… with nutrients.
      Avian Flu Roundup: As more is learned about the “deadly avian flu” it looks less like a public
            health crisis and more like fear mongering.
      Double Diabetes: Doctors are treating more young people for type 1 and type 2 diabetes at the
            same time. Yet some obvious questions are not being asked.

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Issue #8 Fall 2005
      Hypertension All Around: High blood pressure has been turned into a disease with vast
            amounts of effort and drugs thrown at treating it. But it’s a symptom, not a disease.
      The WiFi Blues: Wireless broadband Internet access is all the rage. The noise is drowning
             out concerns for this technology’s risks.
      Allergic Nation: Asthma and allergies are on the rise. It’s not just more allergens. Immune
            systems are more reactive, too.
      Cancer by the Numbers: A new report celebrates improved chances of surviving cancer. But
             some of the numbers don’t add up.
      Raging Hormones: The hormonal consequences of starch and stress are more than you
            might imagine.

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Issue #7 Summer 2005
      Stem Cells in Your Future: Controversy and money swirl around stem cell research. What’s the real payoff?
      Fat and Death: Trouble erupts at the CDC over whether too much body fat is a major killer.
      Metabolic Syndrome Coming At You: A drumbeat is building for physicians to diligently identify patients
            with metabolic syndrome. Is this good for your health?
      Atkins Was Right: A recent study shows that Atkins-like hunter-gatherer diets work for the reasons
            Atkins gave.
      Young Bones and Milk: Conventional wisdom says that milk builds bones, but available research
             suggests it’s exercise that does the trick.

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Issue #6 April/May 2005
      Flu Vaccine: Unnecessary panic and possible forced vaccinations for bird flu lurk in our future.
      A Good Night's Sleep: If stress causes illness, sleep and rest are the antidote.
      Depression and Suicide: For adults taking antidepressants, suicide is only one of the many risks from these
           grossly overused drugs.
      Raging Hormones: How one form of estrogen breaks your heart and another preserves your vaginal mucosa.
      Fit to Print? A review of resources for medical directives from Nolo Press.

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Issue #5 February/March 2005
      C-Reactive Protein and Heart Health: New research portrays C-reactive protein as a villain, but the research
           is really about promoting aggressive drug therapy
      Walking: Think You Know How? Considerations for doing the easiest form of exercise
      Meat and Cancer: Researchers claim red meat causes colon cancer, but the evidence isn't there
      Moved to Move: Strategies for getting the right amount of exercise

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Issue #4 December 2004/January 2005
      Antioxidant Follies: Why recent research warning that vitamin E might be dangerous is wrong
      Health Care Bankruptcy: Most of the costliest health conditions are preventable with diet and exercise
      Healthy Bones: The Surgeon General's report ignored some important safeguards
      Nicotine Addiction: A new discovery in nicotine biochemistry points to nutrient therapies
      Race-Based Drugs: Critics miss the point of drug research aimed at African-Americans
      Food You Can Live With: Not your grandmother's meatloaf
      Fit To Print? A review of The Truth About the Drug Companies and Critical Condition

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Issue #3 October/November 2004
      Bureaucratic Food: The new USDA food guidelines might affect you in ways you hadn’t imagined.
      Sweeteners: Not So Sweet: Even one sweetened drink per week puts your health at risk
      Smog, Deadlier Than Ever: Recent research shows that smog is riskier business than we had ever imagined
      Fit To Print? A review of The Meat You Eat
      Food You Can Live With: Ancient diet reverses ravages of modern autoimmune diseases

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Issue #2 August/September 2004
      Too Few Mammograms: Why Big Box Medicine worries and why you shouldn't
      In Your Prostate: New guidelines for the prostate cancer screening test
      Statins Uber Alles: There's a bandwagon for using statins. Should you be on it?
      Raging Hormones: What's wrong with conventional estrogen therapy research
      Food You Can Live With: Organic bureaucracy
      Fit To Print? A review of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer

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Issue #1 June/July 2004
      What If They Gave An Antidepressant and No One Came? Drugging our kids and ourselves into submission
      This Newsletter is Dedicated to Clara Felix, Publisher of The Felix Letter
      Bad Cholesterol? Bad Science: Desptie the hype, lowering cholesterol does not protect against heart disease
      Diabetes is Taking Our Kids: Once a disease of old age, type 2 diabetes is attacking children
      Food You Can Live With: Cauliflower replacements for rice and mashed potatoes
      Raging Hormones: The search for a well-tolerated thyroid hormone product
      Fit To Print? A review of The South Beach Diet