Archive for the 'Nutrition and Health' Category

7 Simple Ways to Decrease Your Cancer Risk:

By Dr. Dana Myatt
7 Simple Ways to Decrease Your Cancer Risk
Modern medical science knows a lot about the causes of cancer — much more, in fact, than we know about its cure. "Carcinogens," or factors that cause cancer, abound in the environment. Avoiding them is one way to prevent cancer. Other factors are protective, helping [...]

Vitamin-less Vegetables: The New Nutrient Deficiency

Who Cares about Vegetables?
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the FDA and the USDA consider vegetables one of the primary dietary sources of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients (non-vitamin, non-mineral nutrients derived from plants). Why? Because optimal levels of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients are necessary to prevent cancer, heart disease, neurological disease, and diabetes to name [...]

Lettuce And Spinach To Be Secretly Irradiated! Say It Isn’t So!

It Isn’t So!
There has been somewhat of a flurry of outrage recently with the FDA announcement that on August 22, 2008, they published a final rule allowing the use of irradiation on fresh iceberg lettuce and fresh spinach. The FDA claims that this will make them "safer and last longer without spoiling."
Opponents are claiming all [...]

L-5HTP, SSRI Drugs and Do-It-Yourself Medicine - Again…

Time and time again we have folks write (or call) us to describe their do-it-yourself attempts at treating serious medical conditions and to ask for medical advice - I’ve written on the wisdom of this before… there are plenty of articles about this in our archives!
Tracy recently wrote us to describe her years of suffering [...]

"Double Standards" and Natural, "Non-Conventional" Health Care

I was discussing the subject of drugs and drug testing with a friend online the other day, and thought that the following might be of interest to HealthBeat readers:

My friend wrote:
The problem: pilots are human, and subject to all the normal problems everyone else goes through. When a pilot gets depressed, they cannot seek help, [...]

Anti-Ageing with Vitamins and Herbs: Your Antioxidant Questions Answered

Ever watched in frustration as something "rusted away?" Well, your body could be undergoing a very similar process due to the effects of free radicals. Antioxidants are "rust proofing" for your body, and are an important part of any longevity and health program.
Antioxidants can be confusing - especially for someone without a background in biochemistry! [...]

The Ten Most Dangerous Foods:

There are some foods that are unhealthy for various reasons, and then there are foods that are SO unhealthy that they shouldn’t even be considered edible. Here are some of the major criteria I used in accessing the most dangerous foods:
1.) Omega Ratios: (ratio of "Omega-6" to "Omega-3" Essential Fatty Acids). Remember that a desirable [...]

The 5 Most Important Supplements For Health and Longevity

Many nutritional supplements and herbs have documented value in maintaining health and possibly also extending lifespan. The following list of recommendations comprises my picks for the 5 most important supplements the average person should take to preserve or reclaim optimum health and vitality. I have chosen this list based on what I call the "preponderance [...]

Do You Really Take All That Stuff ???

We often have people ask "Do you really take all that stuff you recommend?" and "Can’t you just get adequate nutrition from a good diet?" Both are good questions, and here are the responses we give and the reasoning behind them:
Yes, I really take a lot of my own Wellness Club "stuff" (more in a [...]

Similase and Similase Jr: - What’s The Difference?

We get a lot of product questions - and digestion and digestive enzymes make up a large part of those questions. There is no doubt that this important physical function is poorly understood - even by most doctors. No wonder so many lay-people are confused! Here is an example of a recent question, [...]