Thomas Alexander, MD

The truth about healthy bones and preventing osteoporosis.

T Alexander MD — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:02:32 +0000

On May 9th of this year, the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine published a study that reviewed all the major studies of osteoporosis and its treatment with a common class of drugs called the bisphosphonates (Fosamax, Boniva to name a few). They found to their surprise that after six years of treatment with the [...]

A Great Cartoon on Acid Blockers

T Alexander MD — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:48:41 +0000

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ABC News Flash on Cholesterol

T Alexander MD — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:42:15 +0000

Cholesterol and Heart Disease: The link between cholesterol and heart disease has been exaggerated over the years. While ‘oxidized cholesterol’ is still a risk factor, there are more important factors in the development of heart disease. More information and blogs follow but this ABC news flash is a great appetizer pointing to the truth. [...]

FOX 10 News: Jump Start a Healthy Lifestyle with Natural Dieting Alternatives

Dr. Alexander — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:56:22 +0000

Alexis Vance of the Fox 10 News team has a great interview with Dr. Alexander on the Fox News Website. Here is a clip from the show: Jump Start a Healthy Lifestyle with Natural Dieting Alternatives: MyFoxPHOENIX.com And an excerpt from the article: You’ve tried everything from exercise to eating right, but you still can’t [...]

Do more for your health

T Alexander MD — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:57:22 +0000

It has been a while since I wrote a blog. A combination of circumstances have kept me engaged and made me tardy in doing my regular writing. We hope to get back on a more regular schedule though the posts will not be every week as it has been in the past. More details on [...]

The joy of movement. Part 3 of Health Resolutions for 2011.

T Alexander MD — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:04:50 +0000

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it. ~PlatoMovement is a medicine for creating change in a person’s physical, emotional, and mental states. ~Carol WelchThe word exercise has a tiring, obligatory and joyless connotation for some of us. So lets use [...]

Health Resolutions for 2011: Part Two.

T Alexander MD — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:21:04 +0000

Without further ado let me get to the list of simple steps to excellent health Stand Up…. A study published this July in the American Journal of Epidemiology (1) showed that sitting down for extended periods of time can decrease your life span. The study showed that something as simple as getting off your office [...]

Happy New Year 2011

T Alexander MD — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:46:12 +0000

“If I had 60 minutes to solve a problem and my life depended on it, I’d spend 55 minutes determining the right question to ask. Once I got the right question, I could easily answer it in 5 minutes.” Albert Einstein.A new year is dawning upon us and with [...]

Simple, powerful steps to excellent health

T Alexander MD — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:16:27 +0000

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lao Tzu. While we sit and wait for science to find a miracle cure for cancer or heart disease, we forget that prevention is the best cure. If you have followed my columns over the months, you likely know that the tools to good [...]

New hope for Parkinson Disease. Part Two: Treatment

T Alexander MD — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:06:11 +0000

The goal of medical therapy in PD is two fold – one is to alleviate the symptoms and the other is to stop the progression of the disease. There has been progress in drugs that help symptoms. From the days of using L-dopa, we have more available options for treatment. (L-dopa itself has been shown [...]