February 20, 2009

 BRRRRIIINNNGGG! The phone next to my bed rang me out of a deep sleep this morning, and, as is usual for me, I caught it before the first ring had faded and before the second could begin. That’s one of the lasting effects of a surgical internship–I awaken instantly, on the first ring of the phone. That doesn’t mean that I’m happy about it, though. I was sleepin’ real good, too….
 
Turned out, it was my videographer, Jonah. You may recall that last December, I had shot a brand new video production of my very popular PAIN-FREE PROGRAM: EXERCISES TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html   starring me and the lovely Jennifer, a local personal trainer, who was the model for the exercises in the program.
 
Well, a few weeks ago, we had met in his studio to review and edit the raw footage we shot in December. That was a very good, intense session, where we roughed out the basic look and organization of what will be the DVD of the program. I was amazed at all the cool features that a pro like Jonah could inject into the production.
 
And, newbie at this that I am, I had thought that that was it. Finished! Well…no. Turns out that he needs me to do some “voice overs” for segments of the video that were marred by some guy who just HAD to come into the fitness studio, where we were actually in the process of shooting, and start his own workout on the treadmill. So, there’s a rumbling background noise, that mars the soundtrack, in some areas.
 
You know, I still can’t get over how rude that guy was. I mean, we had signs up, indicating that we were shooting a private video, with the permission of the owner and developer of the golf and country club, where I live. Made no difference to this guy. He just barged into the middle of things, right in the middle of the shoot, jumped on the treadmil and started pounding away, apparently oblivious to all of us, who just stood in open-mouthed awe at the sheer brass of this guy.
 
THEN, he turned on the TV. You had to grudgingly admire the outstanding demonstration of the chutzpah of this guy. Unbelievable! And, as a guest and visitor myself, there really wasn’t anything I could do or say, without making an ugly scene. And the guy WAS a resident member of the club. 
 
But really! I’m not known for being a shrinking violet, when asserting myself, but it would never even have occurred to me to calmly walk into an obvious video set, lights on, cameras and mikes everywhere, “actors” speaking, and just start disrupting the proceedings. I was just stunned.
 
The great author Travanian (The Eiger Sanction, Shibumi) once wrote that obtuseness is its own protection, as it prevents both realization and correction, or words to that effect. This guy so obviously didn’t give a crap about anyone, but himself, that it was breathtaking.
 
Anyway, we continued to shoot, but now, I have to go back and redo those sections that he ruined, with voice overs. I probably could get away without them–it IS a gym, after all and these ARE gym sounds. But my man, Jonah, is a real pro and he wouldn’t let me take the easy way out. He wants this production to be the best. And so do I.
 
And it will be. I promise. I was really pretty impressed and pleased by how good it looked at the first editing session. It’s really remarkably good. And we shot still photos of each of the exercises, as well, which I will use to redo the entire exercise manual of the PAIN-FREE PROGRAM, in a brand new, expanded and updated second edition, eventually.
 
Naturally, after all this effort and time and expense, it’s going to cost more. And since it will replace the current edition, that will become a collector’s item. So if you want to get a hold of the original PAIN-FREE PROGRAM,  or need these proven exercises, to relieve your knee pain, right NOW, then click here:   http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
 
Meanwhile, the DVD remains a work in progress. It’s my first one, so I had no idea what was involved, before the fact. But, anything worth doing… right? So I’m resigned to at least one more editing session, before I can get a completed master copy and release it. But I think you’ll like it, when you finally get to see it. It REALLY looks good….
 
Meanwhile, the new website for the very best pharmaceutical grade fish oil and other complementary supplements, dedicated to your optimal health, DR. BILL’S FAVORITE FORMULAS, is up and running and taking the supplement world by storm. We’re already on page 2 of Google for pharmaceutical grade fish oil. After only about a week! How about that? If you want to join in and get on board, go to http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html
 
And, to help us get going, please forward this email to two or three of your friends, who you think might benefit from my POWERHOUSE OMEGA FORMULA. Well, that’s the latest and greatest, my friend. Have a great weekend. Til next time, be well.
 
Yours for a pain-free tomorrow,
 
Dr. Bill 
 
P.S. For DR. BILL’S LITTLE GREEN BOOK ON ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN, a concise, but complete handbook on the root causes and the various options for treating knee pain, go to http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
 
P.P.S. For DR. BILL’S PAIN-FREE PROGRAM: EXERCISES TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN, please go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
 
P.P.P.S. For conventional and alternative treatments and exercises to relieve knee pain without surgery click on http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html
 
P.P.P.P.S. For the giant, comprehensive ADVANCED MASTERS’ COURSE: HOW TO ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN–ONCE & FOR ALL!, everything you need to know on causes and solutions for knee pain and the complete exercise program, too, go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/advanced_masters.html
 
FREE BONUS CD with any order: THE HEALING POWER OF POSITIVE PAIN PERCEPTION
 
Copyright, 2009 by William Thomas Stillwell, MD, FACS
All rights reserved

February 19, 2009

News services were abuzz this past Tuesday, when famed New York Yankee 3rd baseman, Alex Rodriguez, aka A-Rod, faced the cameras to deal with the fallout of his admission that he had indeed taken performance-enhancing steroid injections from his cousin, twice a month for three years (2001-2003). Which story brings the topic of steroids into the news, once again.
 
Apart from the unfair advantage he enjoyed over his unenhanced opponents, the drugs are now illegal for good reason, though they weren’t at the time he was using them. They pose a real health risk for anyone, athlete or not, who takes them.
 
First, though, we need to review exactly what the steroids in question are, and more important, what they are NOT. Many people lump all steroids into the same category, but there are different classes of steroids, some very beneficial, when used appropriately and monitored by physicians.
 
The illicit drugs that are the subject of this story are artificial anabolic steroids–that is, synthetic drugs that mimic the muscle-building properties of the male sex hormone, testosterone. Other drugs, which are called glucocorticoids, are also steroids, but they are not testosterone analogs. Instead, they are of crucial importance in supporting the body’s response to stress and suppressing inflammation. They are an analog of the body’s own stress hormone, cortisol, which is produced in the cortex of the adrenal glands.
 
Human growth hormone, normally produced and released by the pituitary gland, is technically not an anabolic steroid, but because it also tends to increase muscle mass, strength, stamina and overall performance, it too, is usually classified as a performance enhancing drug. 
 
It’s the side effects of anabolic steroids which are the source of the health concerns. Athletes who have been injected with these drugs over long periods have developed liver disease, tumors and heart disease, as a direct result of these drugs. So they represent a real danger to your health and are virtually never indicated for performance enhancement. They exist only because they have a role in patients with a deficiency of testosterone, due to various disease states.
 
Injectable growth hormone, often used for its anti-aging effects, may enhance the growth of a pre-existing cancer. So, if it is used, it must be used under the direct supervision of a physician, in appropriate doses. Undesirable side effects are more likely when external hGH is injected in doses that raise the blood levels of the hormone beyond those usually found in the human body.
 
So illicit drugs are illicit for good reasons–they are dangerous and really bad for your health, especially when used without proper indications and proper medical guidance.
 
But imagine if you could raise your own endogenous growth hormone to the levels you had when you were in your early twenties; that is, an elevated level, but within normal physiological parameters. You could have all the benefits of the increased human growth hormone levels of your youth, but without the risk of adverse side effects.
 
Imagine further that the substance associated with hGH injections that actually IS seen in cases of cancer, IGF-1 (Insulin-like Growth Factor-1), was actually REDUCED by the use of a special compound, that DIDN’T require injection. And that this special compound could elevate your own levels of growth hormone, just by rubbing it on your skin a few times a day. 
 
So, you could have all the benefits of growth hormone enhancement: reduced weight, lean muscle growth, improved strength, speed and stamina, enhanced libido and intimate performance, fewer aches and pains, better sleep, and a more youthful appearance, without the need for needles and with safety. Wouldn’t that be great?
 
Well, now you can. The miracle substance that’s medically formulated to all that and more is Trans-D Tropin, a botanical analog of Human Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone, and you can get it here:   http://drbillsclinic.com/trans_d_tropin.html
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You’ll notice that it’s not hGH itself, but a formula designed to stimulate production and release of your OWN growth hormone, made in your OWN pituitary gland. It’s basically like turning the biological clock back to the days of your youth. I use it myself and have for the past couple of years. Get your own here, at   http://drbillsclinic.com/trans_d_tropin.html
 
And for a DOUBLE WHAMMY, I recommend you take this together with my own “Fountain of Youth,” DR. BILL’S POWERHOUSE OMEGA FORMULA, my premium brand of ultra pure, pharmaceutically grade, enteric coated fish oil with the highest available concentrations of healthful omega-3 fatty acids. Get it here at   http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html
 
Don’t accept aging, with all its aches and pains. You don’t have to take it any more. Feel, act and look like you were twenty years younger. I do.  So can you. Just take these supplements, eat right, exercise strategically and regularly and feel those years just drop away!
 
Til next time, my friend, be well.
 
Yours for a pain-free tomorrow,
 
Dr. Bill
 
P.S. For DR. BILL’S LITTLE GREEN BOOK ON ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN, a concise, but complete handbook on the root causes and the various options for treating knee pain, go to http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
 
P.P.S. For DR. BILL’S PAIN-FREE PROGRAM: EXERCISES TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN, please go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
 
P.P.P.S. For conventional and alternative treatments and exercises to relieve knee pain without surgery click on http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html
 
P.P.P.P.S. For the giant, comprehensive ADVANCED MASTERS’ COURSE: HOW TO ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN–ONCE & FOR ALL!, everything you need to know on causes and solutions for knee pain and the complete exercise program, too, go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/advanced_masters.html
 
FREE BONUS CD with any order: THE HEALING POWER OF POSITIVE PAIN PERCEPTION
 
Copyright, 2009 by William Thomas Stillwell, MD, FACS
All rights reserved

February 18, 2009

Yesterday, President Obama signed the 787 Billion dollar stimulus package. Huzzah! It’ll be over a trillion with interest and all. So, we’re in it, now. But don’t break out the champagne, just yet. 
 
Some of my more liberal friends (who, for some reason, persist in calling themselves “centrists”) took me to task for predicting failure for this pork-laden boondoggle. I was being “negative,” they said, and “speculative,” because, you know, no one really knows what’s going to happen. Well, no. No one does.
 
Hell, I hope I’m wrong.
 
But when certain principles have been tried in the past, with predictable results, it is simply rational analysis to point out that the most probable results of trying them again will be the same. Wasn’t it Einstein who said that the definition of insanity was trying the same thing over and over and expecting a different result? Or words to that effect, anyway.
 
If you, too, are tired of just feeling and want to maintain the ability to think, whet a razor sharp intellect, capable of rational analysis and deductive reasoning, resistant to the ravages of age impairment and memory loss, go here:   http://drbillsclinic.com/brain_longevity.html
 
But be warned. It ain’t easy, thinking.
 
Believe me, I’m not happy about having a rational facility that demands facts and uses them to project uncomfortable probabilities. I’d much rather feel  good, by swallowing anything coming out of Washington and thinking positive thoughts. But, alas. Sadly for me, native intelligence does not permit me that luxury. 
 
It’s rather like the Hereafter–everyone has a different vision, or idea of what happens after death. Everyone BELIEVES in their own idea. Though no one really knows. But, all too soon, we’re all gonna find out. So why worry about it, or waste time fighting about it? Soon, you’ll KNOW. What is, IS.
 
Here’s just one thing that we DO know about it, one of a trillion reasons why you need to look out for yourself…. 
 
According to Betsy McCaughey, an expert on health care policy and former Lieutenant Governor of New York, before bailing out from his nomination to the President’s Cabinet as Heath and Human Services Secretary, over pesky tax problems and other pecadillos, Tom Daschle slipped into this bill the infrasructure for government taking over Health Care in this country. And he then went public with statements that we should be “more accepting of conditions that come with age.” You know, like the Europeans. 
 
Problem is, I’m getting older. And I don’t want some pencil-neck geek from HHS telling me I’m too old to get my knee replaced, if I need it.  Or suggesting that I should, you know, “get out of the way,” because I’m costing Uncle Sam too much. Screw them! That’s not my idea of America.
 
But this is just the beginning, my friend. You wanted change? You got it. My advice? Stop sitting on your butt, being a couch potato, eating chips and beer and whining about your aches and pains. There ARE things you can do for yourself. 
 
For example, if you have knee pain, you can learn what’s wrong with your knee, as well as a variety of treatments to heal it, in my LITTLE GREEN BOOK FOR ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN    http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
 
You can exercise strategically, to eliminate your knee pain with my PAIN-FREE PROGRAM here, at
 http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
 
Or, if you know you have a problem, but want to avoid an operation, then try one of the proven conservative remedies in my newest healing program,  HOW TO AVOID KNEE SURGERY. Click here, at   http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html
 
And for optimal heart health, brain function, lipid balance, reduced inflammation and joint pain, improved circulation and bona fide anti-aging  effects, you simply can’t beat my ultra pure, enteric coated, pharmaceutical grade fish oil,  DR. BILL’S POWERHOUSE OMEGA FORMULA. Get it here:   http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html
 
If you get healthy and stay healthy, you’ll not only live longer, be happier, look and feel better, but you won’t need to deal with the Medical System. And, in my opinion, that’s the surest way to win.
 
Til next time, my friend, be well.
 
Yours for a pain-free tomorrow,
 
Dr. Bill
 
P.S. For DR. BILL’S LITTLE GREEN BOOK ON ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN, a concise, but complete handbook on the root causes and the various options for treating knee pain, go to http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
 
P.P.S. For DR. BILL’S PAIN-FREE PROGRAM: EXERCISES TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN, please go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
 
P.P.P.S. For conventional and alternative treatments and exercises to relieve knee pain without surgery click on http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html
 
P.P.P.P.S. For the giant, comprehensive ADVANCED MASTERS’ COURSE: HOW TO ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN–ONCE & FOR ALL!, everything you need to know on causes and solutions for knee pain and the complete exercise program, too, go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/advanced_masters.html
 
FREE BONUS CD with any order: THE HEALING POWER OF POSITIVE PAIN PERCEPTION
 
Copyright, 2009 by William Thomas Stillwell, MD, FACS
All rights reserved

February 17, 2009

Whether you’re Lance Armstrong racking up seven straight wins in the prestigious Tour de France, and reportedly coming back for more, Michael Phelps, shattering Olympic records to win eight gold medals, more than any other Olympian in history (and BTW, how about cutting the guy a little slack with the Bong Episode–he IS only 23, and everyone I know was a complete jerk until he was at least 30), Tiger Woods, getting ready for the greatest comeback in sports, Michaelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel, or Einstein revolutionizing the world of physics forever with his Special Theory of Relativity, there is one essential element common to all great achievement.
 
Now, my good friend and mentor, Matt Furey, a world champion himself in the oldest form of Kung Fu and creator of the international best seller, Combat Conditioning http://drbillsclinic.com/combat_conditioning.html  teaches that everything begins with an idea, in the imagination. And that’s true. But without the essential secret ingredient, nothing will happen. Without it, an idea will remain in the realm of imagination and never attain substance in the real world. That’s why there are so many would-be champions and so few real greats.
 
No, you need more than imagination, important as that is. The really essential secret to success is…
 
PREPARATION.
 
You must be prepared to succeed, so when your moment comes, you can take action and grab it, force it into reality. Nowhere is this more important than in restoring and maintaining your health.
 
Most people hit middle age–and it hits them back. Most of us get slow and fat, we get painful joints, sore backs, failing memories, a host of diseases, and we begin to look and feel OLD, often before our time. And it’s all so unnecessary. You can regain your “mojo” and restore your health, with just a few simple measures, that are proven to turn back the clock. But, you have to DO them, not just imagine them. You must prepare for success, to succeed.
 
You have sore and aching knees? Many people do, as they age. My solution is to learn about why you hurt, and what to do about it, with my popular LITTLE GREEN BOOK FOR ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN   http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
 
Or, if you already know what your problem is, you can’t go wrong with my proven knee exercises http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html   I use these myself, prescribed them to my patients for over 25 years and I KNOW they work, to relieve knee pain.
 
But in addition to exercise and the conservative, non-surgical treatments I teach, you need a real “elixir of life” to restore physiological youth, heart and brain health, reduce inflammation and relieve joint pain and stiffness. And now, you can get my POWERHOUSE OMEGA FORMULA, the best pharmaceutical grade fish oil available here, at   http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html
 
What I teach is a multi-pronged approach that WORKS. The key to all of it is preparation. Like the Boy Scouts–Be Prepared. You need to be prepared to be healthy and pain-free, into middle age and beyond. If you use the methods and do the exercises I teach and take my new, pure, pharmaceutical grade fish oil, you will be.
 
Til next time, my friend, be well.
 
Yours for a pain-free tomorrow,
 
Dr. Bill
 
P.S. For DR. BILL’S LITTLE GREEN BOOK ON ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN, a concise, but complete handbook on the root causes and the various options for treating knee pain, go to http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
 
P.P.S. For DR. BILL’S PAIN-FREE PROGRAM: EXERCISES TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN, please go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
 
P.P.P.S. For conventional and alternative treatments and exercises to relieve knee pain without surgery click on http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html
 
P.P.P.P.S. For the giant, comprehensive ADVANCED MASTERS’ COURSE: HOW TO ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN–ONCE & FOR ALL!, everything you need to know on causes and solutions for knee pain and the complete exercise program, too, go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/advanced_masters.html
 
FREE BONUS CD with any order: THE HEALING POWER OF POSITIVE PAIN PERCEPTION
 
Copyright, 2009 by William Thomas Stillwell, MD, FACS
All rights reserved

February 16, 2009

Just pulled in to Orlando yesterday evening, having made another thousand plus mile run from Southampton. We only brought one cat with us, this time: little ”Misty.” And that’s because she’s our oldest “baby,” now going on 18, which is getting up there for a cat. Still jumps around like a kitten, though. 
 
She’s a beautiful small white Persian, shot through with some streaks and accents of gray, so she looks like mist–hence, the name. She loves to ride in the car. Because she’s only one cat, we can give her more freedom and let her lie on a pillow, on our laps (passenger side, naturally), looking around and acting like the Queen of Sheba.
 
At the last pit stop before we hit the Florida border, she actually climbed up into the windshield, so she could look around better. (No, of COURSE it wasn’t while I was driving. I’m NOT stupid, you know). Pretty cute. I think she’d try to drive, if I let her.
 
Anyway, we made it. My wife had a bad cold, felt terrible, coughing and everything, so I had to do most of the driving. The idea was to bring down the SUV, to collect the rest of the remaining cats in Florida and transport them to meet their brothers and sisters in Southampton. 
 
This will give us a cat-free house to work on here, which should make cleaning it up a whole lot easier.  Trying to clean while they’re there is like painting a bridge–you just never get done, ’cause they just keep adding to your work load. 
 
One thing I noticed this time, while on the road, is the absolute crap that you have to eat at the roadside stops. But, it’s either eat that, or starve.  And when I’m driving, I have to keep my blood sugar up, so I don’t get sleepy on long stretches of highway.
 
Nathan’s hot dogs (a Brooklyn favorite, which I dearly love), Arthur Treacher’s fish ‘n’ chips, cooked in deep fat, Sbarro’s pizza, made with God knows what, and of course MacDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and Hardy’s and all their ilk, with strange meat burgers, just dripping with animal fat and grease, are among the culinary delights from which you have to choose.
 
But in fairness, it’s the same thing with fine dining. That lovely, marbled, exquisitely tender steak, is no less trouble for your system (though presumably, it lacks the chemical additives of fast food). 
 
The problem is the gigantic overbalance of omega-6 fatty acids in the Western diet, especially in red meat, mainly linoleic acid, which is readily converted into arachidonic acid, the precursor of a host of inflammatory compounds, like prostaglandins, leukotrienes, etc. in the tissues, which cause joint pain and stiffness and the animal fat raises your blood triglceride levels, which help to clog your arteries in the heart and elsewhere. Good as it all tastes, it’s a nightmare for your system.
 
But here’s the good news, the “cure” for fast food on the road, as well as that succulent filet mignon–long chain omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, actually COMPETE with omega-6’s for absorption. So you can effectively BLOCK their bad effects, by increasing your intake of omega-3’s. 
 
That’s great news! With a little moderation and a few capsules of pharmaceutical grade fish oil, the most potent source of omega-3’s available, you can PREVENT all the damage your crappy diet would otherwise do to you. That’s why I take 4-6 capsules of my own DR. BILL’S POWERHOUSE OMEGA FORMULA every day–and a couple MORE, if I feel the need to indulge in “forbidden” foods. You can get your own right here:   http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html 
 
But don’t be misled. The cheap-a$$ stuff from your Drug Store and Wal-mart, and even many brands on-line, are NOT pharmaceutical grade. If it doesn’t SAY so, on the label, it ISN’T. 
 
What’s the big deal? Well, sad to say, polution of the waters over the years has led to contamination of many of the very fish you need for their life-giving omega-3 fatty acids. They’re often loaded with environmental poisons, like mercury, lead, cadmium and other heavy metals, not to mention dioxin and PCB’s (pesticides). And the bigger fish, higher in the food chain, which eat the smaller fish, get ever more concentrated doses of these poisons in their bodies. 
 
If you eat THEM, or use their oil, you may get those accumulated poisons in YOUR system. Not good. That’s why medical authorities now recommend that you limit eating fish to just a couple of times a week and avoid it entirely, if you’re preganant.
 
Fortunately, there’s a solution–but it ain’t cheap. What is these days? 
 
Using a special vacuum temperature process of molecular distillation, the fish oil can be purified to pharmaceutical grade: meaning virtually all the impurities and toxins are removed, leaving behind a concentrated lipid extract, with extremely high levels of health giving omega-3 fatty acids.
 
Now, if you package that exceptional, highly concentrated and purified oil extract in capsules with a special enteric coating, that delivers the fish oil to the intestines, not the stomach, before it releases the oil, so you avoid any fishy aftertaste, or “fish burps,” you have something really special.
 
That’s the process used to prepare my personal brand, DR. BILL’S POWERHOUSE OMEGA FORMULA. You can’t get anything better, regardless of price–it’s just the best there is. So do yourself a favor. Go to http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html
 
Start TODAY to repair the damage done by years of neglect and poor eating habits. Or enjoy that filet, (or hot dog, for that matter) without guilt, or worry about your heart health. Get all the many benefits of enteric coated, pharmaceutical grade fish oil, here: http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html
 
Take what I do, myself. Don’t delay. Click TODAY!
 
Til next time, my friend, be well.
 
Yours for a pain-free tomorrow,
 
Dr. Bill
 
P.S. For DR. BILL’S LITTLE GREEN BOOK ON ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN, a concise, but complete handbook on the root causes and the various options for treating knee pain, go to http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
 
P.P.S. For DR. BILL’S PAIN-FREE PROGRAM: EXERCISES TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN, please go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
 
P.P.P.S. For conventional and alternative treatments and exercises to relieve knee pain without surgery click on http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html
 
P.P.P.P.S. For the giant, comprehensive ADVANCED MASTERS’ COURSE: HOW TO ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN–ONCE & FOR ALL!, everything you need to know on causes and solutions for knee pain and the complete exercise program, too, go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/advanced_masters.html
 
FREE BONUS CD with any order: THE HEALING POWER OF POSITIVE PAIN PERCEPTION
 
Copyright, 2009 by William Thomas Stillwell, MD, FACS
All rights reserved

February 14, 2009

Over the coming days and weeks, I’m going to give you exclusive access to the latest research and developments in health and anti-aging. You’re going to get Special Reports and videos about:
 
The best supplements for staying as young as humanly possible
 
How to triple your heart health
 
How to eliminate joint pain
 
How to triple your energy levels
 
How to restore and increase your sex drive and performance
 
And much more…
 
For instance, in just a couple weeks, I’m going to let you know about an enzyme that is VITAL for the production of energy inside every cell in your body, and the kinds of heart medications that BLOCK this enzyme from being produced.
 
One thing that’s VERY important: Make sure emails from me don’t fall into your “schpam” folder. So put my email in your address book and mark it as a friend.
 
Be Well.

Dr. Bill

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February 13, 2009

Last Sunday afternoon, I was taking a break from writing my emails, catching up with friends on Facebook and Twitter (where you are welcome to join me, as a friend), finishing up the final preparations for the launch of my new website, Dr. Bill’s Favorite Formulas, and planning the introduction of my new, premium, enteric coated, pharmaceutical grade fish oil/omega-3 concentrate, DR. BILL’S POWERHOUSE OMEGA FORMULA  http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.com 
 
My wife and I decided to take a break and have a quiet Sunday Brunch at one of the local places on Job’s Lane, in Southampton.
 
It was an especially bright and clear day, warmer than it had been in quite a while, like a brief harbinger of Spring. We lucked out and found a parking spot right in front of The Driver’s Seat, a popular eatery, with the locals. We sat in our booth and watched other people come and go, while waiting for our order.
 
It’s a funny thing, but there is something about New Yorkers that marks them: a sense of style, even in jeans, a certain carriage, and a way of walking with a slight assertiveness, that is different from most anywhere else I’ve been. Not everyone, of course. But enough of them to lend a kind of “flavor” to the crowd that says New York. Especially, the women.
 
While we were relaxing and having our brunch, I saw at least three different people limping and favoring their legs, while walking out. Not a one of them carried a cane. And I had the sense that they may not have even been aware of that limp, even if they had a bit of knee pain. Yet, it was there, a sign of trouble within the joint.
 
It may have been residual from the cold weather we had before that day. They were all middle aged, so some degree of arthritis in their knees was the most likely cause. Had it been their hips, I would have known, because they would have leaned toward the side of the weak hip and they didn’t.
 
So my best guess was that they all had mild arthritis, or some other inflammation. Probably of the knee. And I reflected again, as I have many times before, that most people simply live with what they have. They make no effort to correct a problem, until it’s so bad that they have no choice.
 
How simple it would be for them to correct their problem early, with but a little effort on their own part. Just a few of the simple, but effective exercises I teach in my popular  PAIN-FREE PROGRAM, which you can get at  http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
and they would walk straight and without the pain.
 
But most people would rather have a “magic bullet” to relieve their pain, instantly. Only problem is that there ain’t no such thing as a “magic bullet.” Even my pharmaceutical grade fish oil  http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html   good as it is, isn’t an instant cure. 
 
But it CAN reduce inflammation, joint pain and stiffness, if taken for a sufficient period of time. And that’s in addition to its many other benefits: heart and brain health, reduction of blood pressure, reduced triglycerides, and a true anti-aging effect, you have to feel to believe. 
 
Try some today and see why I take it myself, every single day.
 
Til next time, my friend, be well and have a great weekend! And may you and the one you love enjoy a Happy Valentine’s Day.
 
Yours for a pain-free tomorrow,
 
Dr. Bill 
 
P.S. For DR. BILL’S LITTLE GREEN BOOK ON ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN, a concise, but complete handbook on the root causes and the various options for treating knee pain, go to http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
 
P.P.S. For DR. BILL’S PAIN-FREE PROGRAM: EXERCISES TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN, please go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
 
P.P.P.S. For conventional and alternative treatments and exercises to relieve knee pain without surgery click on http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html
 
P.P.P.P.S. For the giant, comprehensive ADVANCED MASTERS’ COURSE: HOW TO ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN–ONCE & FOR ALL!, everything you need to know on causes and solutions for knee pain and the complete exercise program, too, go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/advanced_masters.html
 
FREE BONUS CD with any order: THE HEALING POWER OF POSITIVE PAIN PERCEPTION
 
Copyright, 2009 by William Thomas Stillwell, MD, FACS
All rights reserved
 

Fevruary 12, 2009

Toward the end of last year, my wife had arranged a number of excursions into the City with Hampton Jitney, while we were scheduled to be in the Hamptons. We had planned to return to Florida this past weekend, but I got an unexpected phone call on Friday. 
 
It was the Jitney people confirming that we were coming this Wednesday, the 11th. Uh-oh. I had thought we were scheduled to go on MARCH 11th, not February 11th. So did my wife. But, we postponed our departure, so we could go. And I’ve gotta tell you, I’m glad we did.
 
Yesterday morning, we got on the Jitney, with a bus full of other folks from the East End and rode into the City, with clear skies, and virtually no traffic. We arrived earlier than scheduled at a New York City landmark–The Tavern On The Green, at the 67th Street entrance, off Central Park West. We haven’t been here for over two decades, so we were looking forward to lunch at this grand old establishment.
 
The Tavern is an old, rambling, one story building, embraced by a coat of ivy, through which the underlying bricks occasionally peek, with a pitched slate roof, set in a beautiful site, just off the entrance to Central Park, with a line of horse carriages at the curb. We entered under a long green canopy, through the entrance and walked through a long curved maze of bevelled mirrors, past a number of smaller dining rooms.
 
We finally came into a huge expansive greenhouse, which was their main dining area, The Crystal Room.  The far wall was a curved, semicircular floor-to-ceiling wall of windows, overlooking the verdant shrubs of the Tavern, carved into animaliere topiaries, including an elephant, ape and horse, and Central Park beyond. The room itself was a pastel confection, with a pale yellow plaster ceiling, bearing curved molded plaster wreathes of leaves, contrasting with barely perceptable washes of pink, palest blue and green. 
 
From this ornate, rococo ceiling hung ten enormous cut crystal chandeliers, each of a different pattern, some colorless, some solid emerald, or cobalt, others clear crystal with accents of ruby, cranberry, emerald, and colbalt blue, with festooned chains of  crystal “jewels” and pendants. These were complemented by sconces, that wrapped around the shoulders of four stylized yellow “Temple of the Winds” columns, that supported the ceiling. No mystery as to why they call this The Crystal Room. 
 
In short, it was a serene and elegant fantasy room, a unique indulgence of the imagination and a lovely and refined setting for an early lunch. We met a lovely woman and her mother, who was celebrating her birthday with this day trip. My wife and I ordered the tenderloin of beef, having been “chickened to death,” recently, just for a change of pace. 
 
Now, I often tell you to avoid red meat, to reduce any inflammation. But I also dearly love a tender piece of beef, occasionally. So, to compensate for the arachidonic acid load, that results from this indulgence, I take another couple of my own brand of pharmaceutical grade fish oil capsules,  DR. BILL’S POWERHOUSE OMEGA FORMULA,  with the unique enteric coating. Get your own here at: http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html 
 
Well, the food was excellent and fulfilled the promise of the beautiful surroundings. It was delicious and thoroughly enjoyable. And, like all good things, eventually came to an end. 
 
So, we all herded back into the Jitney and were driven to the August Wilson Theatre, in the Theatre District, on 52nd street, off 8th Avenue. We entered when they opened for the matinee performance, at 2:00 PM. We were directed to our seats, up three flights of stairs–and we were in the Orchestra. People in the Mezzaine and Balconies had to climb even more stairs–and many of these were senior citizens, for whom the stairs were a real challenge.
 
Everywhere I turned, I heard people complaining about the lack of elevators and the need to climb stairs for the Orchestra. Lots of complaints of knee pain, everywhere. Even my wife. Then, I overheard two of the theatre attendants, telling each other that everyone was complaining about their knees. I was sorely tempted to give them a card and send them to my website for the best knee exercises in my PAIN-FREE PROGRAM at  http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html  But I restrained myself and took my seat.
 
The play was the 2006 Tony Award-winning musical, ”The Jersey Boys,” which tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. It follows them from their beginnings, on the streets of their New Jersey neighborhood, to their meteoric rise up the pop music charts, their eventual breakup and eventual reunion, at their installation in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Using the music of the time, it tells a compelling tale, by turns comedic and dramatic, and always entertaining.
 
From their first big hit, “Sherry,” to following hits, that have become part of pop culture, like “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like A Man (my personal Four Seasons favorite),” “Oh, What A Night,” “Dawn,” “Rag Doll,” and Frankie Valli solo hits like, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You,” the rise and fall of this popular group is traced, revealing many of the inside facts. Did you know that Joe Pesci, the actor, was friends with these guys, from the early days in Jersey, or that he introduced the group to Bob Gaudio, who went on to write most of their big hits? I didn’t.
 
And the actors who played the singers were fantastic. The guy playing Frankie Valli was so good, he had the same multi-octave range that the original did (and still does). It was like hearing the real deal. It was terrific. Even better than all the buzz. So, I highly recommend the show. If you can get to NYC, and you want a great Broadway experience, you can’t beat “Jersey Boys.” And if, like me, you grew up with these guys, it’s like reliving a happy time from your past. 
 
All in all, a perfect day and a thoroughly enjoyable excursion. Damn, I love retirement! Tomorrow, it’s off to Florida again, for me. Til next time, my friend, be well.
 
Yours for a pain-free tomorrow,
 
Dr. Bill 
 
P.S. For DR. BILL’S LITTLE GREEN BOOK ON ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN, a concise, but complete handbook on the root causes and the various options for treating knee pain, go to http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
 
P.P.S. For DR. BILL’S PAIN-FREE PROGRAM: EXERCISES TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN, please go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
 
P.P.P.S. For conventional and alternative treatments and exercises to relieve knee pain without surgery click on http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html
 
P.P.P.P.S. For the giant, comprehensive ADVANCED MASTERS’ COURSE: HOW TO ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN–ONCE & FOR ALL!, everything you need to know on causes and solutions for knee pain and the complete exercise program, too, go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/advanced_masters.html
 
FREE BONUS CD with any order: THE HEALING POWER OF POSITIVE PAIN PERCEPTION
 
Copyright, 2009 by William Thomas Stillwell, MD, FACS
All rights reserved

February 11, 2009

All last week and over this past weekend, I was watching the geniuses in our Federal government, and our new President, laboring hard to create a “stimulus package” for the tanking economy. Except, apparently it won’t offer a whole lot of real stimulus and will spend vast, astronomical, heretofore unimaginable sums, which will have to be borrowed, with a debt service that will be a drag on the economy for longer than we and our children’s children will live. 
 
Scholars who have studied The Great Depression, which our politicians are apparently intent on recreating, now believe that all the government stimuli and the alphabet agencies did nothing to end the Depression, or put the country back to work. It took the Second World War to do that.
 
They apparently have learned nothing, don’t remember, or care, about the past and so, as famously said by Santayana, we “are condemned to repeat it.”
 
I know, I know. I promised I’d give the new President a chance, and I have. Really. But the effort to restrain myself is near to making my head explode and besides, Congress is always fair game. Our congressional wizards are about to make a bad situation infinitely worse. 
 
We’re treated daily to frankly false and stupid statements like “that’s the kind of worn thinking that got us into this mess,” referring to tax cuts for corporations, that would actually stimulate jobs and repatriate enormous sums from overseas shelters. 
 
No. It isn’t. 
 
What got us into this mess was good intentions and shallow political thinking: Congress pressuring banks to give mortgages to people who could not afford them, so they could own their own homes; Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac imploding, with absolutely predictable bad debt; the housing bubble tanking; an egregious lack of governmental oversight and then, putting the very “foxes” that caused this in charge of the “hen house.” 
 
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, an obvious intellectual giant, and her wild-eyed co-conspirators decided that THIS was the time to spend unfathomable sums on social engineering schemes and porkbarrel projects. The very idea that they would go on a spending spree, when people need jobs is outrageous. Sure, more reasonable heads will strip some of that pork out of the bill. But that is beside the point. It’s the fact that they TRIED to do this, NOW. What are they thinking? Not about us, that’s for sure.
 
Look, I’m no economist, but even I know that when you’re in a deep hole, rule number one is, STOP  DIGGING. It’s just insane.
 
The implication is that Capitalism itself is at fault and that the mandate for “Change” means that Americans want an entirely new system, like Socialism. 
 
No. It doesn’t. People just want the system to work.
 
The trouble with a mantra like “Change” is that it can mean anything. And these guys can always be counted on to overplay their hand. And they’ve wasted no time in doing just that. Trouble is, like jumping off a bridge, once you do it, you can’t go back.
 
The nature of politicians hasn’t changed. They are what they are. The great American author, wit and social commentator, Mark Twain remarked,  “Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” The recent actions of our Congress make it very clear to me why Mark Twain was right. God help us all.
 
And if you’re counting on these same clowns to ensure your health care…HA! If you’re smart, you’ll start taking care of your OWN health care–preserve what you have and prevent future problems. And the best way to do that is to maintain your health and avoid “The System,” entirely. 
 
Have knee pain? How about learning what the possible causes are and what you can do to to get relief? That’s what I teach in my LITTLE GREEN BOOK at   http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
 
Have severe pain going up and down stairs? There are exercises that can help, like my PAIN-FREE PROGRAM
 http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
 
Have arthritis in your knees, with pain and stiffness, but want to stay out of the operating room? I teach alternatives that work in HOW TO AVOID KNEE SURGERY   http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html
 
And for heart and brain health, joint pain and arthritis relief, risk reduction from heart attacks and strokes, potent anti-inflammatory and amazing anti-aging effects, you can’t do better than my new, pharmaceutical grade, fish oil concentrate, DR. BILL’S POWERHOUSE OMEGA FORMULA at http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html
 
Preserve your health. Learn to depend on yourself. Because these next few years are gonna be rough, and if you learn nothing else, know that you CAN’T depend on the government. Til next time, my friend, be well.
 
Yours for a pain-free tomorrow,
 
Dr. Bill 
 
P.S. For DR. BILL’S LITTLE GREEN BOOK ON ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN, a concise, but complete handbook on the root causes and the various options for treating knee pain, go to http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
 
P.P.S. For DR. BILL’S PAIN-FREE PROGRAM: EXERCISES TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN, please go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
 
P.P.P.S. For conventional and alternative treatments and exercises to relieve knee pain without surgery click on http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html
 
P.P.P.P.S. For the giant, comprehensive ADVANCED MASTERS’ COURSE: HOW TO ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN–ONCE & FOR ALL!, everything you need to know on causes and solutions for knee pain and the complete exercise program, too, go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/advanced_masters.html
 
FREE BONUS CD with any order: THE HEALING POWER OF POSITIVE PAIN PERCEPTION
 
Copyright, 2009 by William Thomas Stillwell, MD, FACS
All rights reserved

February 10, 2009 

Wow! It’s only been a few hours and already we’re getting people lining up for my new heart-healthy, brain supporting, anti-aging miracle formula:  http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html
 
Think they know something you don’t?  Could be…. 
 
If you want to drop your triglyceride levels like a rock, cut your risk of heart attacks and strokes, improve your memory and support your brain, slash your risk of blood clots, eliminate the pain and stiffness of arthritis and get proven anti-aging benefits, that will make you feel and look years younger, then…
 
Don’t be left out! Get yours NOW, right here:   http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html
 
I take this same formula myself, twice a day, every day. And I feel great! Now, you can too. Don’t wait another minute. Go here NOW, to get your very own, while supplies last:   http://drbillsclinic.com/favorite_formulas.html
 
Yours for a pain-free tomorrow,
 
Dr. Bill
 
P.S. For DR. BILL’S LITTLE GREEN BOOK ON ELIMINATING KNEE PAIN, a concise, but complete handbook on the root causes and the various options for treating knee pain, go to http://drbillsclinic.com/eliminate_knee_pain.html
 
P.P.S. For DR. BILL’S PAIN-FREE PROGRAM: EXERCISES TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN, please go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/exercise_eliminate.html
 
P.P.P.S. For conventional and alternative treatments and exercises to relieve knee pain without surgery click on http://drbillsclinic.com/avoid_knee_surgery.html
 
P.P.P.P.S. For the giant, comprehensive ADVANCED MASTERS’ COURSE: HOW TO ELIMINATE KNEE PAIN–ONCE & FOR ALL!, everything you need to know on causes and solutions for knee pain and the complete exercise program, too, go to
 http://drbillsclinic.com/advanced_masters.html
 
FREE BONUS CD with any order: THE HEALING POWER OF POSITIVE PAIN PERCEPTION
 
Copyright, 2009 by William Thomas Stillwell, MD, FACS
All rights reserved