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Testosterone and the Heart Part Two

Testosterone and the Heart, Part Two  by Jeffrey Dach MD In Part One, we discussed a 2010 study from Boston University in which testosterone was given to immobilized, elderly, obese male smokers.  The study was halted early because of poor outcome with increased heart attacks and “cardiac events”  in the testosterone treated group.  (1)  Upper […]

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Testosterone and the Heart

Testosterone Found to Cause Heart Attacks in Obese Smokers With Heart Disease by Jeffrey Dach MD This article is Part One, For Part Two Click Here. For part three click here. How Not to Do a Testosterone Clinical Trial A testosterone study by Bhasin published in the New England Journal was halted early because the testosterone […]

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John Crisler on How to Use HCG in Males with Low Testosterone

John Crisler on How to Use HCG in Males with Low Testosterone. For many men with symptoms of low testosterone, HCG is a useful add-on for their program.  Thanks to Dr. John Crisler for sharing his HCG protocol...For More Click Here

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Getting Off Statin Drug Stories by Jeffrey Dach MD

Getting Off Statin Drug Stories by Jeffrey Dach MD.  Martha is 55 years old, healthy and no history of heart disease.  Nonetheless, Martha has been taking a statin drug for “high cholesterol” under the care of “the top cardiologist”.   Every six months I recommend  stopping the statin drug, and every six month, her cardiologist […]

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Cholesterol Lowering Statin Drugs for Women Just Say No by Jeffrey Dach MD

Cholesterol Lowering Statin Drugs for Women Just Say No by Jeffrey Dach MD.  Judith Walsh MD reviewed 20 years of statin drug  data in JAMA in 2004.  She concludes that Cholesterol lowering with statin drugs does not reduce total mortality in women, PERIOD. …For More click Here.

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Healthy Men Should Not Take Statin Drugs by Jeffrey Dach MD

Healthy Men Should Not Take Statins by Jeffrey Dach MD.  This bombshell article by Rita Redberg, MD, appeared in April 2012 JAMA advising healthy men with high cholesterol to stay away from statin anti-cholesterol drugs, pointing out there is no mortality benefit.   for More Click Here.

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Does High Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease ?

Does High Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease ? by Jeffrey Dach MD  We live in a society which has an obsession with cholesterol levels. The reality is that our cholesterol level correlates very poorly (if at all) with risk for heart disease.  To Read More..Click here  

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Think Purple for Breast Cancer

Think Purple for Breast Cancer Month Perhaps you noticed the crowds of people wearing pink tee shirts and pink ribbons raising awareness for breast cancer.  Pink is nice and everything, but I think it is the wrong color. I suggest  purple for the color of Iodinesupplementation, our most effective breast cancer. preventive.  For More Click […]

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Acne Prevention with Vitamin B5 by Jeffrey Dach MD

Acne Prevention with Vitamin B5 by Jeffrey Dach MD.  Vitamin B5, also called Pantothenic Acid) serves as acne prevention and treatment by increasing the cellular utilization of fatty acids as energy.  Vitamin B5 reduces the oil build up in the skin which causes acne. For More Click Here….  

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Bad News on the NuvaRing by Jeffrey Dach MD

Bad News for the NuvaRing by Jeffrey Dach MD  Lately, we have seen a growing number of young women using the NuvaRing, reporting anxiety, depression, insomnia, headache, and other symptoms.  The NuvaRing is a contraceptive intra-uterine device (IUD) containing synthetic hormones, a form of birth control…For More Click Here.

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Government Shutdown and Reinventing Collapse by Jeffrey Dach MD

Government Shutdown and Reinventing Collapse by Jeffrey Dach MD,  Over night our government has been shutdown by Congress’ failure to pass the spending bill, a blatant attempt to stop “ObamaCare”.  Perhaps last night’s government shutdown is one step to a collapse scenario described by Dmitry Orlov in his book, Reinventing Collapse…Click Here for More

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PCOS the Hidden Epidemic Part Two by Jeffrey Dach MD

PCOS The Hidden Epidemic Part Two  by Jeffrey Dach MD.  Cindy, a 34 year old flight attendant had been taking birth control pills for 17 years because of PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome).. Cindy came for an office visit because she wanted a treatment that would restore normal menstrual cycles, fertility, as well eliminate the excess facial hair, […]

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Thyroid Pills Prevent Heart Attacks by Jeffrey Dach MD

Thyroid Pills Prevent Heart Attacks by Jeffrey Dach MD – Broda Barnes was the first to connect low thyroid with heart attacks and heart disease.  The Hunt study proved he was right….Click Here to Read More.

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Screening Mammography Found Useless in New Study by Jeffrey Dach MD

Screening Mammography Found Useless in New Study .  Another study showing screening mammography does little to reduce mortality from breast cancer…to Read More Click Here

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39 Reasons to Avoid Bypass and Stenting

39 Reasons to Avoid Bypass and Stenting by Jeffrey Dach MD – Thirty Nine Studies show that invasive treatment with stenting or bypass fails to reduce mortality or heart attacks, when compared to medical treatment with drugs…To Read More

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Vitamin E Heart Disease and Tocotrienols

Vitamin E, Heart Disease and Tocotrienols by Jeffrey Dach MD- We once took a family rafting trip on the Snake River in Idaho. We later explored Coeur D’Alene where I stumbled upon a dusty second hand book store, and a 1964 copy of “Vitamin E, Your Key to a Healthy Heart” by Herbert Baily.  I later learned this […]

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Increased Mortality from Blocking Testosterone

Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer by Jeffrey Dach MD Since the invention of the PSA test for prostate cancer, (prostate specific antigen) , it is quite common to detect elevated PSA in the male population.  Mainstream medical practice for these patients with elevated PSA is to refer them to a urologist for evaluation and possible […]

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Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Statin Drugs

Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Statin Drugs by Jeffrey Dach MD Left image: Red arrows: Heavily calcified coronary artery on CAT Scan. A Major Dogma of Mainstream Medicine One of the major dogmas of mainstream medicine is the miraculous benefit of statin drugs in the battle against atherosclerotic heart disease.  I have written a number of previous […]

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Russell Marker and the Origins of Bioidentical Hormones

Russell Marker and the Origins of Bioidentical Hormones by Jeffrey Dach MD Click Here for my previous article, The Safety Of Bioidentical Hormones. Where do Bioidentical Hormones Come From? A couple of times a week, I get the question, “Where do hormones comes from ?”  Russell E Marker was the Penn State chemist who originated […]

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New Study Shows Natural Thyroid is Better

New Study Shows Natural Thyroid Better than Synthetic by Jeffrey Dach MD Left image: Man with Hypothyroidism. Left Panel  is before treatment, and Right Panel is after treatment with natural thyroid pills NDT natural desiccated thyroid Photos taken from and courtesy of Mark Starr MD’s book, entitled  Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic. American Thyroid Association […]

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