The Medical Advisor

An observational study presented at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting indicated that practicing Falun Gong could prolong the survival of patients with terminal cancer and alleviate their symptoms. Researchers from Switzerland, Taiwan, the UK, and the United States observed 152 terminal cancer patients in China who practiced Falun Gong. As of the report date, 149 patients were still alive and in good health. Compared to the predicted survival period of 5.1 months, their survival period was prolonged to 56 months. Notably, patients’ quality of life also improved significantly. A 2020 study involving more than 1,000 Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners found that individuals with chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, lung issues, and high blood pressure experienced a 70 percent to 89 percent improvement or recovery after practicing Falun Gong. Note: Falun Gong is an offshoot of qigong ( Britannica ). Advanced Stomach Cancer: A Specific Ca...

“I could not get any help despite being in the hospital. It was truly terrifying. My body felt like an instrument of torture, a prison trapping and tormenting me,” recalled Isabella Murphy, who once suffered from fibromyalgia. Originally from Taiwan, Ms. Murphy grew up in a happy family. She attended Taipei First Girls’ High School and later National Taiwan University. After graduating, she pursued two master’s degrees in biotechnology and computer engineering at the University of Connecticut. Ms. Murphy found a job before completing her master’s degrees and started a family in the United States. However, in 2005, a car accident turned her life upside down. Just a month after starting her job, she was rear-ended on her way home. Though she did not sustain any external injuries, she suffered from soft tissue injuries and a mild concussion. The doctors told her that no treatment was needed and that she would recover slowly. However, nine months later, her condition deteriorated, even aff...

The more I study science, the more I come to see how often fundamental facts end up being changed so that a profitable industry can be created. In the case of heart disease, I very much believe that is the case and in this publication, I’ve tried to expose the erroneous information that predominates our understanding of this subject (e.g., previously I’ve discussed why our model of how the heart pumps blood in the body is incorrect and in an article that will be released in a few weeks, I will detail the major misconceptions about blood pressure management). Within cardiology, I believe one of the most damaging falsehoods is that cholesterol causes heart disease and that taking statins (or their newer equivalents), which lower cholesterol, are the key to preventing heart disease. This is because, in addition to those “facts” being incorrect, statins are also some of the most dangerous and widely used pharmaceutical drugs on the market. Cholesterol and Heart Disease ...