A mentor passes at 114 years old
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: This Christmas greeting from a dear friend and medical colleague was hugely appreciated. It is heart warming and validating. Want to live […]
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Healthier chickens – add oregano
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Finally, industry is listening to holistic doctors and minimizing rampant use of antibiotics in chicken feed. How long before conventional doctors start
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The heart as more than a simple pump
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Would you consider it reasonable to ask your stoic heart, an organ weighting 300 grams, to pump 8,000 liters of viscous blood
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Do you or a loved one take SSRI drugs? Were you informed of the risks and benefits?
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Informed consent is the foundation stone of a civilized relationship among consenting adults. In medical practice, informed consent is the start of
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Multi-Drug Resistance
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: The writing was on the wall for decades – even 20 years ago in medical school we talked about this problem. Well,
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Aloe for Alzheimer’s
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: I have recommended aloe vera orally and topically since the early 1980s and, while it is true that no other nutritional supplement
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Eat Less, Live More
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: The only thing ever shown to consistently prolong life is “caloric restriction” or eating less. Here is an update which demonstrates
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We can do better.
Dr Weeks’ Comment: We humans behave at times with honor and at times less than honorably. The hope is that we continue striving to be
Therapeutic Fever
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Fever is a common symptom of disease in general and cancer in particular. But is fever causative or it is the
The Computer will see you now.
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: In medical school, my teacher and mentor, Dr. Lawrence L. Weed, taught me humility and the importance of using the
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