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Routine Removal of Ovaries During Hysterectomy May be Harmful

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

The advice I’ve always given women past menopause who were having hysterectomies for some good reason (it used to be simply medical fashion), has been to leave their ovaries in place—and especially so for women who haven’t yet reached menopause.   A recent study conducted by Saint John’s Health Center and reported on Reuters seems to [...]

Dean Ornish gets it right!!

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

I knew Dean Ornish when he was a medical student, doing studies on yoga and diet with heart disease patients. I suspected then he was destined for great things. This article he just wrote for Newsweek beautifully expresses what i like to call The Art of Growing Young.
What really works to make sustainable changes in [...]

Dr. McKee’s Health Matters Becomes a Reality

Friday, September 26th, 2008

I have wanted to create this website for some time.  At Dwight McKee’s Health Matters I will have a news feed updated regularly with some informative and breaking nutritional news.  In addition, I will highlight some key breaking news or studies every day or so.
From time to time, I will also post articles on topics like [...]