Today at 5pm CST, I will be going live on the air with Christine Blosdale on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, as well as 98.7 FM in Santa Barbara.

The show will be centered around radiation poisoning. Recognizing the symptoms, dealing with the effects, and what you can do to protect yourself.

With the disaster at Fukushima and now San Onofre Nuclear Plant near San Diego, this will be a discussion you don’t want to miss.

If you’re in that area, please tune in. If you are not in that area, you can listen live online at KPFK.org by clicking the “Listen Live” tab at the top of your screen.

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KPFK is commercial-free and accepts donations. If you would like to pledge, you can do so online from their website.

Tune in and join the fun!

~Dr. G

Continue reading: “Dr. Group is Doing an Interview with KPFK Radio Today!”

There’s an old adage that says TV rots your brain. While this may not be literally true, there are ways it can contribute to the spoiling of your health. A newly published meta-study carried out by researchers at Loughborough University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health (SSEHS), in England, has underscored potential health hazards of spending too much time in front of the tube.

Data was collected from 53 separate international studies which focused on sedentary behavior as it relates to dietary and television viewing habits. A strong association was found between watching large amounts of television and increased intake of nutritionally poor foods such as high-calorie snacks, fast food, and soda. A reduction in fruit and vegetable consumption among avid TV viewers was also identified.

Dual Action

According to Dr. Natalie Biddle, lead author of the investigation, the negative influence television has may stem from some combination of interrelated factors. Constant bombardment of commercial advertisements during segment breaks and even within actual programming can encourage unhealthy food-related decisions. When this influence is combined with regular exposure to short bursts of highly targeted audio and visual stimulation, it has a very real effect on the viewer’s attention span and can impact their ability to make informed decisions properly.

Normal activities associated with TV viewing, like channel-surfing and “TiVoing”, also reward impulsive behavior. When viewers see a food advertised, there’s a good chance they’re going to want it, even if they aren’t really hungry. If that food isn’t readily available, they may lose interest and return to their seat empty handed… or they might just grab the next best thing sitting around the kitchen instead, and it may be less than nutritionally ideal.

Not only does habitually staring at the TV generally lead to increased snacking and poor diet practices, the sedentary nature of watching TV also takes a hefty toll on viewer health and physical appearance.

Alternatives

The easiest way to avoid these, and other, health risks connected with excessive TV viewing is to simply watch less television. Even without taking the recent Loughborough University findings into consideration, limiting TV time to a maximum of three or four hours a week is still a smart idea. Cutting back on television may result in having a lot of newly available free time to pick up new hobbies. And, spending the extra time hanging out with friends and family or using it to catch up on your reading will feel far more rewarding.

What do you think of the outcome of this meta-study? How does TV fit into your day? Let’s discuss, in the comments below!

~Dr. G

Recommended Reading:

• Dangers of Soft Drinks
• Research: TV Food Advertisements Promote Unhealthy Diets
• Americans Will Believe Almost Anything
• 7 Types of Foods to Avoid with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

I am proud to publish a video of my latest interview from the January 20th, 2012 edition of The Alex Jones Show. Mike Adams, of NaturalNews, was the guest host.

We covered quite a few topics, what are your thoughts on my interview? I’d love to hear them in the comments below!

~Dr. G

Part 1

Part 2

Recommended Reading:

• VIDEO: Dr. Group’s Interview with Natural Solutions Foundation
• Dr. Group’s Interview with Matt Monarch of Raw Food World
  
• Interview with Alex Lubarsky
• Heavy Metal Cleansing Instructions

We are excited to announce that Dr. Group will be the featured guest this week on ‘Natural News Talk Hour’ on January 12, 2012 at 9:00pm to 10:00pm (EST).

They will be discussing the various toxins present in many homes and how to identify and eliminate those toxins from your home using organic methods.

A few of the topics to be discussed:

• The most dangerous foods in your kitchen and refrigerator
• Harmful toxins that are most likely floating in the air inside your home
• Toxic chemicals in your home water system, dishwasher and laundry machine
• Chemicals and heavy metals most people and children are exposed to everyday
• The dangers of using a microwave oven
• Harmful radiation levels in the home

Continue reading: “ANNOUNCEMENT: Dr. Group will be on ‘NaturalNews Talk Hour’ on January 12″

There’s a deeply rooted need inside all of us to personalize the everyday items with which we surround ourselves. These personal touches of course vary considerably from one person to the next, but on some level, it’s something each and every one of us does.

For some, it’s as simple as the clothing they wear or the way they choose to style their hair. For others it goes a step further, and includes little things like customized cell phone cases, monographed neckties, or rear car bumpers wallpapered in stickers. For a growing number of young people however, the canvas of choice for these signature touches, is literally the skin they were born in.

Recent surveys show that upwards of 40% of American 20-somethings currently have at least one tattoo. And many of them, in case you hadn’t noticed, are practically covered in them. New research however shows that these self-identifiers many come at a high cost beyond the initial pain and financial investment.

Continue reading: “Chemicals in tattoo ink face scrutiny from the FDA”