Trying to prevent colds and flu is one of the questions that I get in the pharmacy every day this time of year.  While it may be impossible to prevent contracting a cold or the flu it is possible to ramp up your immune system to help it be as prepared as possible for the [...]

Let me give you an example of an enzyme that is very important to our health, nitric oxide. Nitric oxide can be inactivated by even low level lead exposure. Where do you get lead exposure from? Well if you live in an old house or older city you have the potential for exposure to lead [...]

Did you know that your prescription medications can cause your blood pressure and blood sugar to rise? I recently was checking prescription orders for a elderly customer that I have known for the better part of 20 years.  She will be 91 in August.  Most elderly people over the age of 65 take 3.8 medications, [...]

The most popular medications prescribed for  lowering blood pressure are diuretics.  They are the first line therapy in hypertension protocols.  These medications work by different mechanisms in the body but all have positive and negative effects.   The positive effects of course are lowered blood pressure and a lower risk for a serious cardiac event.  But [...]