Good Bacteria Fights
Flu - Researchers in Japan report that mice given a nasal spray containing
the "good'' bacteria Lactobacillus casei, found in human intestines, were
more likely to survive a serious bout of the flu and showed less influenza
activity.
Simple Measures
May Prevent Motion Sickness - Having regular small protein snacks, avoiding
grains and sugars (following the food
choice program) and keeping your face cool may be all it takes to prevent
motion sickness.
How Is This For
Scary – The Plants You Eat May Someday Deliver an AIDS Vaccine? - Imagine
eating your spinach packed with HIV suppressing proteins.
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GMO Crops Are An
Accident Waiting to Happen - A group of Canadian scientists warned that genetic
drift or pollution from plants gene-spliced to produce medical drugs or
industrial chemicals is a disaster waiting to happen.
Federal Report
States Data on Cell Phone Does Not Address Safety - Americans' cell phone
use has skyrocketed--from 16 million users in 1994 to some 110 million today.
This rapid increase has been accompanied by fears that heavy use of the devices
could lead to brain cancer or other health problems.
Resistance to
Whooping Cough Vaccine Is Growing - It seems like the bacterium is changing
part of its coat, thereby disguising itself. In recent years, whooping cough
has been making something of a comeback in the Netherlands, the United States
and elsewhere.
Preventing Rickets
Requires More Than Living in a Sunny Climate - This report suggests that
even in sunny environments, adolescents, who are undergoing rapid growth, may
be vulnerable to the disease.
Tanning Beds
Increase Cancer Threat - Suntan salons tend to like to make the claim that
their facilities are safe - and they are not.
Fluoride in the Water
Increases Hip and Bone Fractures - A recently published study has found
that the risk of having a hip fracture greatly increases when elevated levels
of fluoride are present in the water.
Mercury Detox
Autism Protocol - The professionals who put this protocol together are to
be strongly congratulated. They did a tremendous effort in getting together and
developing a consensus statement among some of the top clinicians treating this
problem in the country.
Finally
The Answer to What Am I Going To Eat? - Following the food choice program is a challenge
for most of us. You can now use our updated 257 page electronic
cookbook to help you design your personal program. It is only $15 with a full
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VACCINES - An
Educational Seminar - Dr. Sherri Tenpenny is one of the leading physicians
with the National Vaccine Information Center and she is so compelled to help
children she has taken time off of her very busy alternative medicine practice
in Cleveland to lecture around the country and educate physicians and health
care professionals about this topic. Highly Recommended.
University
of Illinois School of Public Health, Chicago Symposium on Food Irradiation
- If you live in northern Illinois please consider attending the FREE symposium
on food irradiation that will be held at the University of Illinois. Samuel Epstein, MD, Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition will be
one of the panelists.
Beyond Biodevastation - The
5th Grassroots Gathering to Celebrate Biodiversity and Question Genetic
Engineering.
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