Thursday, May 21, 2009

Blood Pressure Control

Do you realize that there is an all natural blood pressure control? Numerous scientific studies have found that Transcendental Meditation (TM) significantly lowers the blood pressure. TM is an simple easy technique of meditation. Often I have patients say that they have too many thoughts to meditate. That is not a problem with TM because thoughts are a part of TM. For more information on TM go to TM.org oor call 1-888-LearnTM.

To Your Health,
Nicholas D'Orazio

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Eating Out

Everyone likes to dine out now and again.

But Consumer Reports just reported that the Center for Science in the Public Interest recently examined some top eating out spots and found that many of the meals are packed full of sodium - more than a day's allotment!

There are some helpful tips on how to curb your sodium intake while you're eating out. Check out their article here.

Friday, May 1, 2009

Conflict of Interest Disclosures

Here is good news for those concerned about the relationship between medical doctors and pharmaceutical companies. There are those pushing for stricter disclosure requirements for when a conflict of interest exists between medical professionals (even academic journals, institutions, and researchers!) and pharmaceutical companies.