We recently had a question from a reader about the merits – or demerits – of Vita Flex. What is it? Where did it come from? Does it work?
Category Archives: Self Help
FDA May Ban Deadly Kratom Supplement
Kratom, an herbal supplement used as an alternative pain remedy, has been found to contain the same addictive chemicals found in opioids and has led to at least 44 deaths.
The Controversy Surrounding Raindrop Therapy
KJ writes: “I’m wondering about an essential oil practice known as Raindrop Therapy. The inventor, Gary Young of Young Living oils, claims it can cure scoliosis. Is this a legitimate use of essential oils and does it really work?”
FDA Plans Crack Down on $3 Billion Homeopathy Industry
Due numerous reports of serious injury and death attributable to the use of homeopathic drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new proposal to regulate the $3 billion industry.
Fed up with Medicine
T writes: “After many years of a plethora of illnesses I have decided to become an advocate for my own health. I put my trust in God and recognize that doctors were given their vocations by God. I now use complimentary medicine in conjunction with my doctors. According to this site everything is New Age and should be avoided at all cost. I have had some good results from sources other than AMA approved methods . . . .
Is Functional Medicine Legit?
BW writes: “My husband is a very sick man with several serious medical problems and while I was looking up different medicinal ways of helping him I came across a different way of practicing medicine which is called Functional Medicine. After asking someone about Functional Medicine I was told that it works, and many people have been healed by it. My concern is if you know anything about it and if you do does it have anything to do with New Age or the occult? I do not want us to get involved with anything like that.”
Major Vet Study Confirms Homeopathy as “Quackery”
Even though homeopathy is used by 500 million people worldwide, animals are also being treated with these implausible concoctions that a new study by scientists at the Royal Veterinary College London are calling quackery.
Do Oregano Oil Capsules Really Work?
CR writes: “Oregano oil capsules from Whole Foods seems to help alleviate my sinus pain. Are these capsules associated with the New Age or the occult in any way?”
How is Isometrics Different from Yoga?
Many people who want to avoid the religious baggage of yoga and are searching for non-yoga based exercises ask me what is the difference between isometric exercise and yoga.
Essential Oil Vaping: Is It Safe?
MJ asks: “Some of my friends have taken up the habit of vaping essential oils, claiming it’s safer than cigarettes or e-cigarettes. But is this really true?”
