Anyone who has sat through goes to the grocery or watches TV has no doubt been exposed to the alphabet soup of vitamins – A, B, E, D, K, not to mention the myriad of minerals, herbs, etc that are pushed on us by doctors, health guru, and the food industry. What should you be taking? The [...]

Earlier this week, I had a patient in her 90’s who wanted to know if she should continue taking Fosamax, which is an osteoporosis drug.  It is the only medication she is on, which is probably why she is still alive.  According to the CDC, most Americans are on 8 prescription drugs per day.  Studies [...]