Dr. Chet’s Health Memos
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Is Flatulence Good for You?
In another off-beat recent study, researchers examined if hydrogen sulfide (H2S) could increase the longevity and vitality of C. elegans worms. (Personally, I don’t see what’s elegant about this nematode, but scientists seem to love it; it was the first multicellular organism to have its whole genome sequenced and has been the subject of four […]
Will Carbonated Water Aid Weight Loss?
In the next few Memos, we’re going to talk about several studies out of the mainstream. Today we’re starting with adding carbonation to water. If you walk the aisles of a grocery store, you can’t help but see 100 feet of shelves full of water—not just the regular purified or distilled, but flavored with every […]
Use It!
Paula, Riley, and I were in South Carolina for the past week visiting our son and his wife; the picture shows some of us collecting shells at Edisto Beach. After getting in and out of a boat, I came face to face with an issue that’s been bothering me for a while: balance. I don’t […]
A Little More About Sleep
After last week’s memos on short sleepers, I got a couple of questions about other types of sleep. Let’s take a look. One person asked if sleeping over 10 or 12 hours per night is problematic. The answer is that it could indicate a problem if done on a consistent basis. Sleep apnea can contribute […]
Never Stop Learning
The most difficult part of adult learning is choosing to learn. That’s the closing line from a recent Seth Godin blog. If you want to read it in its entirety, click the link below. Reading it double-tapped the nail on the head for me. There are definitely some courses and areas of study I would […]
Sleep: Your Body Decides
Before we get back to sleep (today’s topic), a reminder: don’t forget to sign up for the Kids’ Top Health Issues webinar tomorrow afternoon! And if tomorrow isn’t convenient, the replay will be available after the webinar ends. You can watch it as many times as you want to take more notes or absorb more […]
Do You Worry About Sleep?
We’ve all been there—an occasional night when you just can’t get to sleep. Judging from the questions I get, a whole lot of you are worried about getting enough sleep. I’m not talking about chronic sleep issues, which may require working with physicians and sleep specialists (as Paula has done). I’m talking about people who […]
From Polypharmacy to the Natural Way
When last we left our subject, he had a stent inserted while having a heart attack and was sent to cardiac rehab. He was on six medications (the very definition of polypharmacy) for congestive heart failure, A-fib, and hypertension. He decided that he wanted to get off all the medications he could because they contributed […]
Here’s a New Term: Polypharmacy
Polypharmacy is defined as the use of multiple or unnecessary medications. One of the questions I often get goes something like “How do I get off all these medications my doctor has me on?” Another related question is “I don’t want to take medications—I want to do things the natural way.” These are valid goals, […]
Let’s Improve Kids’ Health
I’m kicking off the New Year with a webinar about children, Kids’ Top Health Issues. Specifically, I’ll cover the top three questions that I get all the time about kids: digestive issues, especially constipation; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; and autism. If you have children who face these issues or even if, like a teacher or […]
