Articles – General Health
Alzheimer’s, A Disease Of Advanced Civilization
In parts of rural Africa lacking electricity, there is nearly a complete absence of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). This is what we know so far…
Good News About Artificial Sweeteners
The tide of public awareness is drowning Aspartame (nutrasweet) and its makers. One producer, Chicago’s Merisant, recently went bankrupt and Holland Sweetener, Europe’s largest aspartame producer terminated its operations in 2006.
Superweeds, A Growing Agricultural Nightmare
Just as the heavy use of antibiotics contributed to the rise of drug resistant supergerms, American farmers’ near ubiquitous use of the weed killer Roundup has led to the rapid growth of tenacious new superweeds.
An Update On The Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder
Scientists were blaming the honey bees new disease called Colony Collapse Disorder on everything from cell phone signals to pesticides, and to a virus. Well, it turned out to be a group of pesticides. The subject merited mention because honey bees pollinate a huge portion of the worlds food crops.
Cell Phones Are Safe, Until They’re Not
Germany, Switzerland, Israel, the U.K., France, and Finland are all recommending limited exposure, especially for children. The data that’s ringing the alarm is of increased cancer of the brain, head, and neck of frequent cell phone users.
Caesarean Sections Are Now Up To 32%, and Medicine Is Avoiding The Real Issue
Critics of the caesarean section rate claim that the procedure is exposing women and babies to the risks of major surgery. Advocates for Caesarean Sections attribute the increase in number to fertility treatments, poorer physical health of mothers, and more older women giving birth. Actually, to find the answer, just follow the money.
Supplements Cocktail Produces Astonishing Results In Rodent And Insect Experiments
Researchers at McMaster University, in Hamilton have developed a cocktail of 30 dietary supplements such as the B vitamins, etc., that counteract the symptoms of aging. The mice live 10% longer, are twice as active as normal, and seem to get smarter.
Slowing The Aging Process With Vitamin C
Dr. Pauling spoke to me of Vitamin C and its relationship to detoxification, immunity, sprain/strain repair and aging. Dr. Pauling’s reputation as a recipient of two Nobel prizes prompted me to head for the library at the local medical school to look up the available research on Vitamin C. This is what I found.
Factory Farming Connection To The MRSA Epidemic
I have been railing against factory farming for the last thirty years, telling my patients and Vitamin Customers of the dangers I foresaw from the many unsound practices of the participating farms. Among those practices that I saw as being dangerous to consumer health was the massing together of huge numbers of animals in unnatural and unhealthy environments that promote disease.
Preventing Age Related Mental Decline
It is customary in our society to expect mental decline in old age, however, a close look at history tells us that we are wrong in our expectation. As our natural foods have become less and less nourishing because of agribusiness farming practices that increase profits for the farmer with little concern for the consumer along with an enormous increased consumption of man-made/processed/manufactured foods, we as a nation have noticed this increase in mental decline, and I do not believe it is limited to old age.