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  1. Preventing Cataracts with Diet Preventing Cataracts with Diet May 21, 2012

    Risk of developing cataracts was compared in meateaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.

  2. Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet May 17, 2012

    A healthy diet may not only prevent the complications of diabetes, but also reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration, another common cause of blindness.

  3. The Acne-Promoting Effects of Milk The Acne-Promoting Effects of Milk May 14, 2012

    Dairy is considered a major cause of the acne epidemic and other more serious chronic diseases in the Western world due to the “abuse” of the mammalian postnatal signaling system by widespread cow milk consumption.

  4. Cow’s Milk Casomorphin and Autism Cow’s Milk Casomorphin and Autism May 9, 2012

    Opiate-like casomorphins liberated from the cow’s milk protein casein are accused of participating in the cause of such conditions as: autism, crib death, type I diabetes, postpartum psychosis, circulatory disorders, and food allergies.

  5. Raw Veggies Versus Cooked for Heart Disease Raw Veggies Versus Cooked for Heart Disease April 25, 2012

    Fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, but which is more protective, raw or cooked?

  1. The Safer Cinnamon The Safer Cinnamon April 24, 2012

    There are four common types of cinnamon: Vietnamese, Chinese (cassia), Indonesian, and Ceylon (true) cinnamon. Which is safest in terms of the level of coumarin, which may damage the liver at toxic doses?

  2. Are Nitrates Pollutants or Nutrients? Are Nitrates Pollutants or Nutrients? February 28, 2012

    Phytonutrients such as vitamin C prevent the formation of nitrosamines from nitrites, which explains why adding nitrite preservatives to processed meat can be harmful, but adding more vegetables and their nitrite-forming nitrates to our diet can be helpful.

  3. Amla Versus Diabetes Amla Versus Diabetes January 17, 2012

    For a dollar a month, Indian gooseberry (amla) powder may work as well as a leading diabetes drug without the side effects.

  4. Power Plants Power Plants January 16, 2012

    Many of the most powerful drugs in modern medicine’s arsenal came from natural products, from penicillin to the chemotherapy agents Taxol® and vincristine.

  5. Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More Plants Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More Plants January 3, 2012

    A study of 15,000 American vegetarians suggests their lower chronic disease rates translate into fewer surgeries (including hysterectomies) and medications (including aspirin, sleeping pills, tranquilizers, antacids, pain-killers, blood pressure medications, laxatives, and insulin).

  1. Alkaline Water: a Scam? Alkaline Water: a Scam? October 17, 2011

    Hawkers of “ionizer” water machines (like Kangen) claim healing alkaline water benefits; skeptics call it snake oil. They both may be wrong.

  2. Rosy Glow Rosy Glow September 14, 2011

    Erectile dysfunction may be an early warning sign for heart disease.

  3. Avoiding Cholesterol Is a No Brainer Avoiding Cholesterol Is a No Brainer September 1, 2011

    Eggs and brains are the two most concentrated sources of cholesterol in the diet.

  4. Convergence of Evidence Convergence of Evidence June 1, 2011

    Profile of an editorial published by Dr. Dean Ornish in the American Journal of Cardiology describing the optimal diet and how simple choices can be as powerful as drugs and surgery.

  5. Is Vinegar Good For You? Is Vinegar Good For You? May 28, 2011

    The role of vinegar in modulating our blood sugar levels and satiety.