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New Cholesterol Guidelines Issued - New
federal guidelines have changed the "normal" range for cholesterol so
now even more people will be put on cholesterol lowering drugs.
Rheumatoid
Arthritis Has Been Around for Centuries--How Best to Treat It? - Although
the condition was not recognized by European "official medicine"
until the 1800s, researchers have found evidence that rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
is an ancient disease.
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Wheat, Gluten and
Rheumatoid Arthritis - This is a very interesting case report that strongly
suggests a correlation between the consumption of gluten (found in wheat, rye,
barley, corn and spelt) and rheumatoid arthritis.
FDA Clears Way for
Fish Fat Addition to Baby Formula - There is good news and bad news with
this story. The good news is that the DHA-fortified formula will be an
improvement for most who are not breastfeeding, as DHA is an essential part of
brain development. Read my comments about the bad news.
Update On Water Drinking - The general rule is one
quart of water for every fifty pounds of body weight. Drinking enough water is
one of the most simple basic and important health steps you can do. It will
also be important to sip the water all day long. Your
Body's Many Cries for Water is an excellent review of the
many benefits of drinking enough water.
Depending on your size, your body can only process a bit more than a glass of
water per hour. If you drink much more than this at one setting the extra water
will not be used, but merely flushed down the toilet bowl. So keep your water
bottle with you all day long and you can confirm precisely how much water you
have consumed.
The Mystery in Your
Milk - Jane Akre and Steve Wilson, a respected reporting team at a Fox
Network Station in Tampa, Florida, were fired from their jobs after refusing to
broadcast what they knew and documented to be false and distorted information
about Monsanto's bovine growth hormone (BGH). Here, read the full unedited
transcript of the show, available for the first time, courtesy of Earth Island Institute.
Nursing Shortage
Crisis Could Help End the Traditional Paradigm - The shortage of nurses and
nurse aides is rapidly reaching the crisis point and is threatening the quality
of patient care.
Alcohol and Low
Vegetable Intake Linked to Breast Cancer - Postmenopausal women who drink
more than a half a glass of alcohol per day and have low intakes of the B
vitamin folate (folic acid) may be at increased risk of breast cancer.
Caution Warranted When
Your Kids Are Jumping On Trampoline - As the weather heats up, a group of
doctors is warning that home trampolines can be dangerous to kids.
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 cookbook to help you design your personal program. It is only $15 with
a full money back RISK FREE guarantee and there is no shipping fee.
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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.
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