Scientific Research
Type I Diabetes Increasing In Children - Why?
The results of a recent study of 2,435 children under 20 showed an alarming increase in the rates of Type I diabetes.
For white children the increase is 40-60%, for black and Hispanic children the increase is 20-40% higher than expected rates from previous estimates.
Type I diabetes, which usually strikes in youth, is a failure of the body's immune system resulting in self de
Detoxing Without Ample Nutrients is Like Emergency Evacuation of a Department Store With Only One Exit
Although I see and hear many people still saying you don't need to detox, I'm not debating that here. The real question is how effective are most of the detox programs out there, and how could they be more effective?
You will most likely have read or been told about the healing crisis associated with many detox programs.
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Heat Turns Antioxidant Into Pro-oxidant
The effect of heat-induced decomposition of caffeic acid, a phenol antioxidant commonly found in coffee (as well as apples, bell peppers, pears, various herbs and other foods), was studied to determine if the resulting compounds had pro-oxidant activity. Researchers in Spain and Italy subjected a hydroalcoholic solution containing caffeic acid and heated at 90 °C to simulate the heat main
Mercurialism - Mercury Toxicity
Mercury is the third most toxic metal on this planet, yet according to the dentistry profession it becomes harmless when mixed with other metals and shoved inside your mouth!
This perspective is crazy.
Mercury has been banned in Sweden and Norway. I'm told by my dentist, but "that's because of the concern about environemental contamination!"
Again - so it's not Ok in the environment after it's been taken out of my mouth and diluted th
The First Step To A Strong Immune System
Author: Dr Debby Hansen
Director of The Edison Institute of Nutrition, Federickton, New Brunswick, Canada
We all know we need a strong immune system in order to ward off pathogens so we don't get sick. But how many know that there is a very close relationship between the immune system and the intestinal tract. If we are to support immune function, we must start by supporting digestion,
Randomized controlled trial of silymarin treatment in patients with cirrhosis of the liver.
J Hepatol. 1989 Jul;9(1):105-13.
