Dr. Walt's Health Blog

New Study Shows 85% of Women Say Abortions Cause Mental Health Issues

Dr. Walt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:04:58 PST

LifeNews.com is reporting on a new study from researchers at a university in New Zealand which found that 85 percent of women who had abortions report negative mental health issues as a result. The report is the latest from professor David Fergusson and his team showing abortions cause problems for women. According to the LifeNews report, [...]

More Than 90% of Women Carrying a Child With Down Syndrome Choose Abortion, but Parents Raising These Wonderful Kids Say They’re a ‘Gift’

Dr. Walt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:44:07 PST

In a past blog, I told you, “‘Safer’ prenatal Down’s syndrome test” will likely result in more deaths among unborn children.” I said then, “This whole prospect chills me – as I believe it’s going to lead to the unwarranted murder of many of these wonderful children – uncounted legions of precious children, like Trig [...]

Spare the Rod? Is Spanking a Child Harmful or Helpful? – Part 9

Dr. Walt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:23:36 PST

Opposition to parents spanking their children has been growing significantly in elite circles over the past few years. And, my blogs on spanking are among the most read of those I publish. Therefore, I’ve decided to, with the help of the research of my friends Den Trumbull, MD, S. DuBose Ravenel, MD, to look a the arguments [...]

Low carb, high-fat diet negatively affects mood

Dr. Walt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:38:53 PST

There’s a new study out that compares dieters eating food high in carbohydrates and low on fat with those on a low-carb, high-fat regime similar to the Atkins diet. The results may surprise you. Bloomberg News reports that, according to the study, which was published Nov. 9 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, “dieters eating food [...]

Vegetarian diet said to be safe at all ages according to a new study

Dr. Walt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:33:05 PST

A debate among physicians and dieticians has been swirling for a number of years about the safety of vegan or vegetarian diets, especially in adolescents and children. Now the American Dietetic Association has provided an update that, hopefully, will help settle the arguments. The Los Angeles Times reports this week on the ADA’s recent report by [...]

What are the facts about cow’s, goat’s, soy, almond, rice, and hemp milk?

Dr. Walt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:22:43 PST

Poring over facts about milk: cow’s, goat’s, soy, almond, rice and hemp http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-milk19-2009oct19,0,486524,full.story Full-fat, low-fat or skim? Used to be, there weren’t many choices to make over what to pour on your cereal. But the number of alternatives to cow’s milk — soy, goat’s, hemp milk, more — has steadily grown. Each has its fans: those who swear [...]

You think practicing medicine in the U.S. is tough? I hope you’ll pray for these missionaries.

Dr. Walt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:46:53 PST

A long-time friend who is a medical missionary has sent me a note from a colleague, Dr. Greg Shank, an Adventist missionary surgeon who, with his internist wife, Audrey, staff a bush hospital in remote northern Cameroon. As you read of their difficult work, consider praying for them, and, maybe, sending a note of encouragement. Beside [...]

TV watching is linked to aggression in kids. You think?

Dr. Walt — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:13:52 PST

A new study confirms many others: the more TV a 3-year-old watches, the more likely he or she is to behave aggressively. In fact, according to a report in Reuters Health: Just having the TV on when the child wasn’t watching it was also linked to aggressive behavior, although the relationship wasn’t as strong, Dr. Jennifer A. [...]

How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 9 – Preparation

Dr. Walt — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:12:52 PST

This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Although written primarily for professional birth attendants, I hope information will be helpful to lay women planning their birth. Today we’ll look at the seventh [...]

The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World – Part 8 – Spain

Dr. Walt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:27:28 PST

In the midst of our national debate about healthcare reform, people on both sides of the debate seem to pick and choose among the facts and myths about the nationalized healthcare available in a number of other countries. The fact is that every nationalized health care system in the world is battling issues of rapidly [...]