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Parasites and Mind Control
Parasites have many definitions and different ways of affecting people. In previous articles, I have discussed parasites and their relationships to allergies, cancer and mental illness. So, what are parasites? Medical text books define parasites as plants or animals...
Parasites and Mental Illness: Delusions of Parasitosis
Are you one of those people constantly worrying about parasite infestation? You are not alone. There are millions of people suffering from the “delusion” of parasites invading their body, crawling under their skin, nibbling their flesh and taking away all the...
Parasites and Allergies – Similarity of Symptoms
I have compiled common symptoms associated with parasite infection and allergy related problems. You will be surprised to see the similarity of the symptoms. Many symptoms that indicate a parasite infestation also indicate allergy problems and vice-versa as shown in...
Parasites and Allergies – Paradise Lost in a Parallel Universe
Allergy problems have been on the rise for the last 50 years. Over 20% of the U.S. population is suffering from allergy related problems. This increase has coincided with the increase in the incidence of all chronic degenerative diseases such as diabetes, heart...
Fats – Good Fat, Bad Fat, and Killer Fat
America lives in constant fear of fat as if fats are villains. We are afraid of eating fat and we end up becoming fatter than ever. Most Americans are grossly misinformed about nutrition in general and the importance of fat and essential fatty acid intake in our diet....
Diabetes Epidemic: Evolutionary Adaptation to Food Crimes
We are a nation of perpetual war: War on Crime, War on Poverty, War on Cancer and War on Terrorism. At the same time, for the last 30 years, America has been intoxicated with excessive sugar products and gradually became an obese nation with epidemic incidence of...
Congestive Heart Failure: Nutrition, Infection, Drugs, and Environmental Failure
Well over 5 million Americans are suffering from congestive heart failure (CHF). Shortness of breath, fatigue and edema (excessive accumulation of fluid in tissues, cells, or body cavities) are some of the most common symptoms associated with congestive heart failure....
Soybean Heads: Deception and Dark Side of Soybean Miracle
I believe there are millions of people who have been deceived. Unknowingly they have been converted into “Soy Bean Heads” who believe in the “Soybean Miracle.” The soybean miracle implies that soy can save humankind from protein starvations, help women with menopausal...
Accidental Cure
If you are taking any prescription medicine, it may relieve your symptoms but is it really addressing the underlying cause of your problems? It most likely is not. All the medicine is doing is controlling the symptoms but never addressing the underlying cause of the...
Lyme Disease Under the Limelight: Are the Diagnoses Misleading?
Lyme disease and Lyme arthritis were first recognized in 1975 in the region of Lyme, Connecticut. Its discovery resulted from an unusual cluster of children experiencing arthritic pain after developing skin lesions with a bull’s eye red rash called erythema chronicum...
Dr. Simon Yu, MD is a Board Certified Internist. He practices Internal Medicine with an emphasis on Integrative Medicine to use the best each has to offer. For more articles and information about integrative medicine, patient success stories, and Dr. Yu’s new book, AcciDental Blow Up in Medicine: Battle Plan for Your Life, visit his website at www.preventionandhealing.com or call Prevention and Healing, Inc., 314-432-7802. You can also attend a free monthly presentation and discussion on Integrative Medicine at his office on the second Tuesday each month at 6:30 pm. Call to verify the date. Seating is limited, arrive early.