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The Most Dangerous Food
Written by Wellness Club on June 24, 2008 – 7:59 pm -This just in today from Medscape. Do you know what the most dangerous food — an entire category — is considered to be, based on the number of people affected? Meat you say? After all, E.coli has killed more than a few people over the years, especially in cheap hamburger from sleazy fast-food joints. But […]
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Reader Questions Soy Benefits: “One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison”
Written by Wellness Club on June 11, 2008 – 2:06 pm -Michael writes to comment: All of my other “Natural Health” information areas (including the book , “The Whole Soy Story”) are stressing the detriments of soy, so I am surprised to see such a positive review (of course, with some caveats). This statement from “The Dangers of Soy” actually contradicts what you have stated: Soy […]
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How Can I Have Mercury Amalgams Safely Removed?
Written by Wellness Club on June 5, 2008 – 7:14 pm -Mercury amalgams are increasingly in the news, and people are becoming better educated about the insidious dangers posed by this toxic kind of dentistry. Here at the Wellness Club we are receiving on an almost daily basis questions from readers who want to have mercury-containing amalgams removed from their mouths, but who want to do […]
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Teflon – Is It Safe?
Written by Wellness Club on May 29, 2008 – 4:14 pm -From The Frying Pan Into the Fire The controversy about “is Teflon safe?” blazes on, with people asking me if they should ditch their Teflon cookware and purchase a set of something else. (One well-known holistic doctor — who happens to be selling ceramic-lined cast iron cookware — is particularly vocal about the grave dangers […]
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Miracle Tea lowers cholesterol, blocks cancer, fights heart disease, and more!
Written by Wellness Club on May 29, 2008 – 3:17 pm -A nice cup of Oriental Green Tea can be a delicious, relaxing, soothing break in your day. But more than that, recent research is pointing out other benefits as well. A recent article in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that enriched green tea extract may be effective in reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Subjects […]
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