Nutrition

© Hyla Cass M.D. (Excerpted from St. John’s Wort: Nature's Blues Buster) Let food be thy medicine. - Hippocrates Besides the oxygen we breathe, all that we need to survive comes from what we eat. Food nourishes both the body and the brain. In...

by Leo Galland M.D., F.A.C.N. (Author of Power Healing: Use The New Integrated Medicine to Heal Yourself , Random House, 1997) Epidemics of parasitic infection from contaminated water and of bacterial food poisoning from chicken...

As the secretary for the ACA Council on Nutrition and the ACBN, I am frequently asked questions from the media about nutrition, its trends, its effectiveness, etc. While being interviewed by a newspaper recently, I was asked the question, "Why do you think nutrition has become so popular...

(Are You Getting Your Money's Worth?) If you can answer the following questions correctly, you have a basic understanding of why all vitamins are not alike. 1) Which vitamin E is synthetic? a) d-alpha tocopherol b) dl-alpha tocopherol 2) Which of the following calcium...

To eat healthy seems to be taking more and more effort these days. Commercial farmers are short-range profit oriented in that they show little regard for the long term damage they are doing to the land, the produce and the people who ingest their produce. The techniques they use...

When you decide to eat healthier, it will require a little more than just not cooking your vegetables. Raw is not the only concern that you have. Fruit and vegetables grown with regular pesticide sprays or genetically modified organisms are prevalent in...

Artificial sweeteners were designed to be sugar substitutes as a less fattening alternative. You find sugar substitutes in diet sodas, yogurt and such. These artificial sweetener additives mimic the flavor of sugar but with virtually no useful energy. There are five dangerous sugar substitutes that are approved for consumer...

Where We're Getting Our Sugar Carbonated sodas are the single biggest source of refined sugars in the American diet. " Energy drinks " are no better. And even commercial fruit juices are working against us. Some of these fruit drinks are more additives and sugars...

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is a nutritional lobbying group and they claim that sodium chloride, common table salt , can be very dangerous to eat. They are so concerned, they are working to get the status of salt changed so that...

White flour is made from stripping wheat of everything useful, adding synthetic B vitamins, and bleaching it to remove the milled yellow color and increase the amount of gluten the flour can produce. The synthetic vitamins that are infused into the flour are...

Soy is advertised as having benefits covering everything from heart disease to menopause . But is soy really nature’s "miracle food", or is its reputation just a bunch of hype? It is argued that soy plays a key role in the long, healthy lifespan...

Meat and milk, in their natural states, are not completely harmful. The thing is we don't get them in their natural states. Consider the changes that cows go through before they come to us. The animals that we eat are injected with toxic antibiotics and hormones....

By Dr. Edward F. Group III What are Genetically Modified Organisms or GMO Foods? Scientists have been and are currently introducing genetic material into organisms to alter, create and affect changes in living plants and animals. These radical changes scientists are developing create specific,...

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by Ray Peat This is a slightly modified version of Ray Peat's article which can be found at http://www.efn.org/~raypeat I have already discussed the many toxic effects of the unsaturated oils, and I have frequently mentioned that coconut oil doesn't have those toxic effects, though it does...

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/apple-cider-vinegar.html category - nutrition Raw Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, is made by fermenting apples in a wood barrel. It can be a powerful, healthy, weapon in your arsenal. It can help you battle a variety of illnesses and flush out toxins. The truly...

What is MSG? MSG Facts: Since the introduction, in the past 30 years, the incidence of Type II Diabetes has doubled. Obesity in children has skyrocketed! MSG is injected into lab animals to induce obesity so that pharmaceutical companies can test their...

Goji Berry Recipe: Making A Goji & BlueBerry-Peach Pie A lavish nutty crust surrounds layers of juicy peaches, Goji Berries and blueBerries. A perfect nutrient rich treat. Ingredients Needed For Crust: 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/8 teaspoon of...

One of the symptoms of bowel disorders is poor appetite. Diarrhea from sensitivity to certain foods Nausea and vomiting make eating a repellant idea Constipation can make you feel full Indigestion makes eating difficult Cancer Ulcers ...