Tag: brownstein

Birth Control Pills and IUDs Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Written by Dr. David Brownstein For many years, I have been counselling my patients not to use birth control pills as a form of contraception. My reasoning was that there were too many adverse effects with oral contraceptives and there were safe and effective alternatives that were not associated with serious adverse effects. In the… Read More »

Busting the Iodine Myths – by Dr. David Brownstein

Written by Dr. David Brownstein, author of the book, “Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can’t Live Without It.” I am frequently asked by my patients: “If you only had one natural item to treat with, which would it be?” Although there are many natural items that provide wonderful effects for the body, one… Read More »

Statins: One of the Greatest Failures of Modern Medicine

Written by Dr. David Brownstein I recently traveled to Chicago to lecture my colleagues, and I was asked what I thought about evidence-based medicine. In fact, I am frequently hammered by my conventional colleagues because they claim that I do not follow evidence-based medicine. Of course, I disagree with that statement, as I am always reading… Read More »