Archive for 'Mothers and Children'
The Toxic Western Diet
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
A UCSF researcher has determined that a key reason for the epidemic of pediatric obesity, now the most commonly diagnosed childhood ailment, is that high-calorie, low-fiber Western diets promote hormonal imbalances that encourage children to overeat. In a comprehensive review of obesity research published in the August edition of the journal Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology [...]
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BPA may reduce fertility in lab mice
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
July 13, 2009 BY MONIFA THOMAS Health Reporter/mjthomas@suntimes.com Exposure to Bisphenol A, a chemical widely used in plastics, may impair the growth and function of female reproductive cells in mice, a new study from the University of Illinois has found. Previous lab tests in animals have linked BPA to adverse effects in fetuses and newborns, [...]
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Six Sources of Air Pollution in Home
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Indoor Air Pollution Can Kill The most widely quoted statistic about air quality is this: The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that indoor air can be two- to five-times more polluted than the air outdoors. And while the EPA is responsible for cracking down on outdoor pollution — the smog, ozone and other chemicals that spew [...]
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Affects of DDE to Pregnant Women
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Synopsis by Jonathan Chevrier, Ph.D. Researchers report that a woman’s DDE exposure during early pregnancy is associated with altered thyroid hormone levels, a condition that could affect fetal brain development. Pregnant women with higher blood levels of a long-lived pesticide residue were more likely to have skewed thyroid hormone levels, finds a study conducted in [...]
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Achieving Success and Happiness
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
No matter what profession your college career is geared toward — whether it is a stepping stone to more schooling or a final step to landing your dream job — all college students have one thing in common: a desire to be happy and successful in life. Most everyone, college student or otherwise, has surely [...]
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Arsenic Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have found that exposure to arsenic, a toxic substance which is often present in low concentrations in United States drinking water supplies, may be associated with an elevated risk of getting diabetes. Details and Findings of Study The said study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, [...]
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Genetically Engineered Stealth Virus
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
You wake up dead tired. You feel like you’ve been hit by a truck. Sleep becomes sporadic, if at all. When sound sleep occurs, the restoration of energy is minimal causing you to meticulously save your energy like a miser hoards gold. If you force yourself into activities beyond the scope of your normal daily [...]
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The Most Common Toxicities
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Every client I see has some health challenge or at least a goal of maintaining good health. I explain over and over that the only way to meet one’s goal is to understand what are the causes of illness and what are the causes of health. In this sense these causes are mirror opposites of [...]
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Universal Vaccine for the Flu?
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
The mainstream media is ablaze today with talk of an important new discovery that could lead to a “universal vaccine” that ends all colds for a lifetime. This universal vaccine, researchers say, would target a common configuration of proteins that occurs in virtually all cases of influenza, including H5N1 (bird flu), the Spanish flu strain [...]
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Is the Sun Your Friend or Foe?
Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Contrary to what the mainstream media and health care professionals tell us, the sun is not dangerous unless you overexpose your skin. We need sunlight on our skin to synthesize vitamin D and indirectly in the eyes to activate the pituitary gland to balance our hormones. Avoid commercial sunscreen and blocks as they contain toxic [...]
