Pearls for Health

    Everything negative about sodium in relation to hypertension, potassium does the exact opposite. High potassium containing foods like beans, fruit and vegetables will help bring down blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessel walls.   Eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily and 1-2 servings of beans will definitely be beneficial.  You…

      Defining Hypertension & “Watch The Salt (Sodium)”   Because hypertension is a “lifestyle” disease the primary approach must be addressing the way we live. While medications are needed in many instances, it does not cure the problem because if you stop them the elevated blood pressure will return. What is a normal…

  Photo by Mockup Graphics on Unsplash     “The Silent Killer”   “The Silent Killer”, hypertension, has for centuries plagued millions. In the United States in 2020, nearly half of adults had hypertension (119.9 million). Only 1 in 4 adults with hypertension have their hypertension under control (27.0 million), according to the National Health…

    Dementia & Diet   Two of the most common forms of dementia have been associated with diet. A study from ten years ago, in the JAMA Neurology published online on January 25, 2016, reported that indeed diet does impact the risk of dementia. During the study, “researchers recorded participants’ total caloric intake and…

    How Is Your Mouth?  “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are Gods.”…

    Are Your Naps Too Long? The benefits of sleep are legion. Proper sleep helps us deal with stress, reduces blood pressure and improves immunity. But it a 30 minute nap is good, wouldn’t a longer nap during the day be even more beneficial? A study to be reported 8 years ago at the…

    Acid reflux disease is reported to affect over 20% of the U.S. population. Medications, such as proton-pump inhibitors (PPI’s), are very effective in reducing symptoms; but, as addressed last week, can have serious side-effects! Why is this problem so prevalent? Unhealthy lifestyle choices are the blame! Over the years, I have found several…

    “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33 KJV) You will always be benefitted by following God’s will in everything; even when it comes to diet. In Eden, man was given a plant-based diet. (Gen. 1:29) A study, published…

    Indigestion, which includes acid reflux, heartburn, and other symptoms, are often treated with a group of medications known as proton-pump inhibitors (PPI’s). These include: Prilosec, Nexium, and Prevacid, which work by reducing the acid found in the stomach. It is not recommended that you use these medications for longer than 6-8 weeks for…

    The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is responsible for an estimated 184,000 deaths, globally, each year, according to past research. Sugar increases weight gain which increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer. The beverages which contain the highest sugar contents include soft drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks, homemade sugary drinks and…

    STATIN & BREAST CANCER Because heart disease is the number one killer of Americans, causing nearly 700,000 deaths annually, medications which reduce the risk are routinely prescribed. Statins are one of the most prescribed medications because they reduce cholesterol levels which reduce heart attacks. But these medications are not without side-effects i.e. increasing…

      Fruits & Vegetables in Mental Health in Women By: David L. Moore, MD   A study from Australia examining the effects of fruits and vegetable consumption on mental health showed that eating even moderate amounts of fruits and vegetables was associated with less emotional distress. After looking at 60,404 adults (45 years…

Week 4THEY ARE GOOD AND ALL GOOD!By: David L. Moore, MD Over the past 3 weeks you have read about the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables in stroke and diabetes prevention. If those benefits are not enough to sway you maybe this will. A study reported in the July 2014 British Medical Journal (BMJ) reports…

Week 3 FRUITS AND DIABETES – THE LINK! For decades patients have been told by health professionals to reduce the amount of fruit eaten if they had diabetes. This is contrary to the Bible’s diet prescription found in Gen.1:29. Who is right? God, as always! The Bible says, “…Indeed, let God be true but every…

  STROKE PREVENTION MADE EASY! By: David L. Moore, MD “About 795,000 Americans each year suffer a new or recurrent stroke. That means, on average, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds. Stroke kills more than 137,000 people a year. That’s about 1 of every 18 deaths.” (Jun 8, 2015 www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/) If a person survives a…

PEARLS FOR HEALTH – JULY 2022Written by: David L. Moore, MD,President Your BEST WAY, Inc. Week 1 FRUITS & VEGETABLES Do you desire better health? Fruits and vegetables can help you fulfill that desire. This month we will examine a few of the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables in abundance. Our Creator prescribed the…