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Side Effects From The Pill – What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!
Oral contraceptive pills can cause a laundry list of side effects and long-term health problems in women, who are not being warned about them. <strong “mso-bidi-font-weight:=”” normal”=””>Ross Pelton, R.Ph, CCN exposes this...Read More
Acne Might Be Linked With High-Sugar, High-Dairy Diets
Finally we have a study confirming what we have always known, that diet is related to acne and that sugar and dairy are the major culprits!In the study, young adults with moderate to severe acne reported consuming foods with a higher glycemic index and more sugar and...Read More
GLUTEN FREE JUNK FOOD
A few weeks ago I saw a patient for whom I suggested a gluten free diet for weight loss and health promotion in general. She had a negative reaction immediately. She said, “I’ve already done that. Last year I went out and bought gluten free muffins, pancakes, bread,...Read More
Homemade All Purpose Citrus Cleaner
I’ve tried for years to find a “natural cleaner” that wouldn’t spread chemicals all over my house or office, only to find that the cleaners either didn’t clean very well or did contain the chemicals I was trying to avoid, and they were...Read More
Benefits of Phosphatidyl Choline Depend on Liposomal Structure
Phosphatidyl Choline is a membrane component. It is present in all cells. The benefits of Phosphatidyl Choline, taken as a dietary supplement, are many: Liver: detoxification, alcohol and fatty liver, cirrhosis,...Read More
Why Is Fish Oil Associated With Prostate Cancer Risk? Look Closer At The Toxic Load
The news was reported online July 10, 2013 that the results of a large study, over 2000 men, the SELECT (Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial) was showing that high levels of each of several fatty acids (EPA and DHA) from fish were associated with an...Read More
Could Losing Extra Weight Improve Psoriasis?
There is more than one cause for psoriasis, but obese people are more likely to develop psoriasis, and losing weight has been associated with easing of psoriasis symptoms. In addition, people who have had Bariatric surgery have noticed that their skin symptoms have...Read More
DIABETES and PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLUTANTS
Evidently the Vietnamese are getting an alarming rise in Diabetes, according to an article in this Sunday’s New York Times June 9, 2013, entitled, “Prosperity in Vietnam Carries a Price: Diabetes”. Granted, with affluence come fast food restaurants, but this is...Read More
Eggs, Choline, and Heart attack Risk, Put into Perspective
For the second time in 2 weeks we are learning a staple of our diet can raise risk of heart attack and stroke, and not through the usual mechanism that we all know, raising cholesterol. Last week we learned that a study by Dr. Stanley Hazen of the Cleveland Clinic...Read More
