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Posted in Health Controversies, Health Products, Informative on Sep 11th, 2007
Did you know you were too dumb to order health products?
Well according to many nutritional companies, you are.
Its happening all over again and this time in the natural health industry.
Several major companies in the natural food industry are establishing hierarchical guidelines regarding the use of their products. Are their products any different than the ones [...]
Posted in Drug Warnings, Health Controversies, Informative on Aug 11th, 2007
Despite a 2004 campaign promise to the contrary, President Bush continues to allow the mercury-containing vaccine preservative thimerosal to be added to childhood flu vaccines.
Thousands of parents believe the preservative has caused mercury poisoning and autism in their children. Still, President Bush plans to veto the HHS-Labor-Education Appropriations Bill, which includes a measure to [...]
Posted in Advanced Medicine, Conventional Medicine, Health Conditions, Informative on Aug 8th, 2007
Charles Bonnet syndrome—elderly people and visual hallucinations
Anu Jacob, research fellow1, Sanjeev Prasad2, Mike Boggild, consultant neurologist3, Sanjeev Chandratre, consultant4
1 Department of Neurosciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L9 7LJ, 2 Care of the Elderly, Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax HX3 0PW, 3 Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool L9 7LJ, 4 Care of the Elderly, Calderdale [...]
Posted in Food - Diet Health Advice, Informative on Aug 2nd, 2007
Eating Blueberries Slashes Colon Cancer Risk:Adding blueberries to your diet may be a natural way to prevent colon cancer, according to researchers at Rutgers University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.In a study of 18 rats with colon cancer, those fed a diet supplemented with blueberry compound pterostilbene had 57 percent fewer pre-cancerous lesions after eight weeks compared to the control group…. Adding blueberries to your ground meat before cooking it (ideally at low temperatures) is also an ideal way to prevent cancer-causing heterocyclic amines (HCA) from forming.Though blueberries are low in sugar, it’s best to eat them in moderation to keep your insulin levels from spiking.As for colon cancer, now the second leading cause of death from cancer in the United States, it’s considered one of the most preventable forms of cancer.
Posted in Environmental Health, Informative on Aug 2nd, 2007
Entertaining Kids for a Dollar or Less — Without the TV:Kids today are so enamored with TV, video games, and computers that they’re — at best — missing out on many of the simple joys of childhood, and at worst are increasing their risk of at least 15 different side effects, including obesity, cancer, diabetes, aggressive behavior, and more.There’s absolutely no reason for your children to be watching two hours of TV a day — as 83 percent of kids 6 and under do…. If you need some simple ideas to have fun with your kids, with no TV involved, this LifeHack article has 10 greats ones that cost $1 or less, such as:Using large cardboard boxes to make houses and castlesPlanting something in your gardenLetting kids run through a water sprinklerMaking paper airplanesA telephone made from tin cans and stringLooking for even more fun activities for you and your children?
