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Wednesday
Aug042010

Pass the Mustard, or Just Pass on the Hot Dog?

Children who eat one hot dog a week double their risk of a brain tumor; two per week triples the risk. Kids eating more than twelve hot dogs a month (three a week) have nearly ten times the risk of leukemia as children who eat none. (3)

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Wednesday
Jun302010

Splenda Not So Splendid?

All the rage in the diet and low-carb worlds, Splenda is the brand name for sucralose, a sugar derivative, which is made through a process that converts natural sugar cane to a no-calorie, non-carb sweetener.

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Sunday
Jun132010

Pondering Probiotics? Here's What You Should Know

(ARA) -You've probably heard the buzz about the "good" bacteria that can promote healthy digestion and immune function.

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Tuesday
May112010

The Hidden Wikipedia: How to Find Deleted Material about Nutritional Medicine

"Some years ago, on seeing that the pages for Dr. Max Gerson and the Gerson Therapy were only stubs (short place-holders with little information on them), I took it upon myself to flesh out the pages. I thought Wikipedia was fairly neutral on balance, so I put in all the information that I could, and kept it factual with references, citations, and literature links.

"Within a month, the following had happened:

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Thursday
Jun252009

Help Protect Our Food Supply

We cannot survive for long eating food that has been irradiated. As of December 31st of this year, the US will be forced to comply with the provisions of what is called the "Codex Alimentarius." The treaty says we have to follow the Codex.

The Codex says all foods...including organically grown foods...must be irradiated. The WTO has strong talons to enforce this law.

Just as Pasteurization kills nutrients and enzymes in food products, irradiation is just as detrimental not only to food, but in the end, our bodies.

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Thursday
May212009

Natural Cures For Prostate Cancer: Just Go For It

Prostate cancer is treated in many ways. Hormone therapy, surgical removal of the gland and radiation therapy are just a few of the options available. Treatments like these are commonly resulting in various side effects as well. Some side effects are mild and short-term but some also are permanent and irreversible.

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Thursday
May212009

Chronic Pancreatitis And Alternative Therapy

Chronic pancreatitis means persistent inflammation and swelling of the pancreas an elongated, tapered gland that is located behind the stomach. Pancreas secretes digestive juice into the small intestine and the hormones insulin and glucagon into the blood. Digestive enzymes help to break food down into its smallest units - amino acids, carbohydrates, and fatty acids and to release the vitamins, minerals and other vital nutrients from the food. Hormones such as insulin and glucagon regulate the metabolism of glucose.

Pancreatitis begins when the digestive enzymes become active inside the pancreas and start "digesting" it. Chronic pancreatitis often leads to scarring and loss of function of pancreas.

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Thursday
Jan292009

Real Men Do Consume Salad

It is time for men to pay as much attention to natural health as women.

 

Thanks to well-liked culture, the image of men eating healthy diets has been "sissified."Individual’s men who gobble down prime rib, onion rings, milk, pizza, hamburgers and sugary sodas are consideration of as rugged American men.

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