The Dr. Amy Show

Dr. Amy discusses new research presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session which pointed out that two types of high blood pressure medications — alpha-blockers and alpha-2 agonists — are associated with blood pressure variability.  And these fluctuations are linked to an increased risk of death.

The American Diabetes Association recently published its Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. Perhaps one of the most important updates in the guidance for primary care physicians is that medications that have evidence of improving cardiovascular and renal outcomes are now recommended in at-risk patients independent of the need for additional glucose lowering.

In this episode Dr. Amy explains how chiropractic can help with back pain depending on the patient’s physical condition and the cause for the underlying pain. 

In this episode of Health In The News...Dr. Amy talks about the increasing evidence that shows many individuals receive care that provides little clinical benefit, and sometimes  more medical care is not always better, and sometimes it's worse.

Our modern lifestyle, the use of toxic products and exposing ourselves to pollution are just a few of factors that lead to the deterioration of follicles and eventually, hair loss. In this episode of Health In The News: Dr. Amy gives you some all natural remedies that can reduce the damage to your hair follicles and promote healthy hair regrowth.  

It's great that you want to improve your heart health. Don't think that you have to make big changes to have an effect on your heart health, though.  In this episode Dr. Amy tells you how even small, basic steps can have dramatic effects on your heart health.  

The definition for what is considered high blood pressure has been tightened.  Dr. Amy tells you what you need to know, and how the new guidelines affect you.  

Dr. Amy explains how the occurrence of common minor trauma events affects the risk of developing serious low back pain or long-term disease.  

It's been four decades since the first GMO insulin, a synthetic version of the human hormone insulin, was produced. Today, man-made insulin comes in many forms.  But is it safe?  In this episode of Health In The News...Dr. Amy takes you down the GMO Insulin pipeline and explains how it may be harmful to people with Type 2 Diabetes.  

Dr. Amy finishes up her discussion on the top six pharmaceutical drugs that could destroy your health.