Supplements and Herbs

This article is the third in my series on detoxification. In part 1, we covered the simple and smart changes that can be made to avoid toxins in our day to day living, I called it my “Fight Back Daily Detox Program”. The commitment to live life as naturally as possible is really [...]

Experts closely tied to makers of statin drugs authored new cholesterol guidelines and sat on a panel for the National Cholesterol Education Program in mid-July that called for the aggressive and increased use of statin medications to treat high cholesterol. However, the recent guidelines published by the panel did not list the panelists’ links [...]

A recent study by two Purdue University researchers found that the consumption of artificial sweeteners may impair your body’s natural ability to monitor calories. Decades of research suggests that sweeteners contain neurotoxic chemicals that are very detrimental to human health.
In the studies, rats were given two different liquids for ten days.
One [...]

In a resolution that stated “most vending machine snacks have little nutritional value, and are in direct competition with a healthy school lunch program” the Washington, DC school system unanimously voted to replace junk food and sodas in school vending machines. The school system intends to fill the machines with healthier snack and food [...]

People receiving acupuncture had significantly fewer days with a headache than those on the waiting list, but the difference compared with people receiving minimal acupuncture did not reach significance. Acupuncture was well tolerated, and improvements lasted several months after cessation of treatment.
This is the conclusion of a randomised controlled trial by researchers in Germany. [...]

Two molecules from an extract of pineapple stems have shown promise in fighting cancer growth.

One molecule (called CCS) blocks a protein, which is defective in approximately 30% of all cancers.
The other molecure (called CCZ) stimulates the immune system to kill cancer cells.

The extract studied by the scientists, bromelain, is a rich source of enzymes [...]

Snack, convenience and fast foods continue to dominate the advertising shown during the programs children view most.
Researchers analyzed 426 food advertisements aimed at children and general audiences as well as the nutritional value of the advertised foods.

They found convenience or fast foods and sweets made up 83 percent of advertised foods.
Snack time eating [...]

Writing in the American Journal of Public Health, FDr. Bryn Austin of Children’s Hospital Boston and colleagues found that fast-food restaurants in Chicago cluster themselves within a short walking distance of schools, exposing children to “poor quality food environments” on a daily basis.
According to a study of fast-food restaurants in the Chicago area, the median [...]

JJuly 20, 2005
The learning ability of pre-school children improves significantly when they take a daily dose of fish oils, according to the first results of a new study being carried out in the north of England.
The early-intervention trial is an extension of the Sure Start project taking place in County Durham and follows on from [...]

According to the first randomized, controlled trial showing that lifestyle changes may affect the progression of any type of cancer, intensive changes in diet and lifestyle may stop or perhaps even reverse early stage prostate cancer in men. The findings of the study, directed by Dean Ornish, MD, are published in the September [...]