“I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!” Then Don’t!!
By: Clifford M. Sonnie, M.D., M.P.H.
Remember the commercial where the steroid enhanced German hunk with long flowing blond hair looked into the camera and said “I can’t believe it’s not butter.” Well, this has been the message that chemical companies have been pushing on us for some time. In fact I had an argument with a dietician who works at the “Mecca of...
Cholesterol…
By: Clifford M. Sonnie, M.D., M.P.H.
Every so often the news gets a hold of this and the advertisers plaster the TV about cholesterol. Seems to me that no one really knows what cholesterol is all about. After all the “normal” level has moved up and down so much since I was in medical school that it looks like a yo-yo. I wonder, did the level go down when a new cholesterol-lowering...
COLD OR FLU?
By: Clifford M. Sonnie, M.D., M.P.H.
I was surprised to discover that many people do not know exactly what the difference is between a cold and the flu. So let me take a quick minute and tell you the differences. Now remember, nothing is written in granite. I also will not tell you my opinion of the seasonal or swine flu vaccine. (The dangerous, unproven, ineffective...
DON’T BLAME THE GENES
By: CLIFFORD SONNIE, M.D., M.P.H.
One of the mornings over the Thanksgiving holiday I was running in the park. It was a nice morning and usually on these mornings I get to see lots of other people running, biking, playing Frisbee and generally “blowing off stink” and exercising.
It struck me as interesting because even though medicine today generally...
Catch A Wave… or not!!
By: Clifford M. Sonnie M.D.
E.M. (Electromagnetic) Waves have been around for almost a century. Any electrical device will produce them. Even something as small as a nightlight bulb will produce them. For as many years as well, we have known that these EM waves can be harmful to our health. After all, when it comes right down to it, our bodies are all electrical. Our...
Fats; Friend or Foe
By: Clifford M. Sonnie, M.D.
Two physicians who did not know each other, both came up with a radical idea. While trying to treat their patients for two completely different problems both discovered that an all meat diet was the answer. What? An all meat diet? You mean eating fats? Unfortunately back in those days all fats were considered bad. So immediately their...
These Are a Few of My Favorite Herbs…
By: Clifford M. Sonnie M.D.
I know you have all enjoyed reading over the many articles about my opinion of pills. I don’t like them. But many times, they are a necessary evil. I much prefer whole foods, vitamins and minerals, and herbal products instead of traditional synthetic products. I also prefer a well-balanced diet over any type of whole food supplement....
FIGHT STRESS: BREATHE AND WALK
By: Clifford Sonnie, M.D., M.P.H.
Stress is probably the number one reason for any aliment in the human condition. It is how we handle stress that will ultimately determine how healthy we remain or become. In my clinic, I try to detoxify the body and replenish it with the needed supplements, hopefully replacing those in time with diet. But ultimately, it all comes back...
HEART DISEASE AND CALCIUM! FRIEND OR FOE?
By Clifford M. Sonnie, M.D.
Nothing in this world is caused by one thing and one thing only. Anything from A to Z and beyond has more than one reason for happening. Likewise, in medicine and heart disease there is always more than one cause. Remember last week...
HEAVY METALS. NOT JUST LOUD MUSIC
BY: Clifford Sonnie, M.D.
Toxic metals are toxic minerals. They are also called heavy metals. We are concerned with them because they can wriggle their way into our bodies and take the place of good minerals. How do we get them? Our environment. We breathe, drink,...
