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Flaxseed and cardiovascular health

September 18, 2002 The media has struck oil. That's how it seems anyway. Because lately I'm finding more and more items on the nutrition news web sites about good oil, bad oil, and all the oils in between... Read More >

Categories: Cancer cardiovascular health essential fatty acids flaxseed oil oil

Raw potatoes

September 18, 2002 Professor Burn believes that an indigestible crystalline starch found in uncooked potatoes, baked beans, rice and porridge interacts with bacteria in the lower gut to produce a chemical that subverts a function in specific genes that are linked to bowel cancer... Read More >

Categories: Cancer potatoes prevention raw

Distribution and dosage of dietary supplements

September 17, 2002 Harmony is wonderful - unless it's used as double-speak to describe unnecessarily harsh restrictions on the availability of vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements... Read More >

Categories: dietary supplements EU directive maximum dosage levels medical drugs regulations restrictions

Use of alternative treatments for cancer

September 16, 2002 In the past few years I've read several reports that indicate a rising trend in the use of complementary therapies by cancer patients. So I was not really surprised to come across the news last week of a recent study that shows how most cancer patients who use complementary therapies... Read More >

Categories: alternative therapies attitude Cancer natural medicine well being

The benefits of olive oil

September 12, 2002 A study from the University of Barcelona reported last spring that virgin olive oil contains high levels of vitamin E and phenols... Read More >

Categories: benefits olive oil

McDonald’s new cooking oil

September 9, 2002 You probably heard the news last week that McDonald's is crowing proudly about its new cooking oil that reduces trans-fatty acids (TFA) by almost half... Read More >

Categories: carcinogenic cooking oil fat health risks heart health mcdonalds nutrition trans fatty acids

2002-09 Members Alert

September 1, 2002 September 2002 PDF ON THE SCENE, IN THE NEWS, IN THE KNOW In publishing, things don’t always run according to plan. Your Members’ Alert is a little later this month because we had to make a substantial change. We had been working on a different lead story for this month’s... Read More >

Categories: chelation controversy cold sores herpes outbreaks nl-2002-09 omega 3 prostate cancer patients shingles
Newsletter Issue: September 2002

Don't believe everything you read: There are safe, natural alternatives

September 1, 2002 Don’t believe everything you read: There are safe, natural alternatives The following article is a reprint of an e-Alert I sent to readers in July. The information it contains is absolutely crucial for any woman currently undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or considering beginning treatment with it. Knowing how many... Read More >

Categories: estrogen therapy nl-2002-09 prescription HRT progestin uterus
Newsletter Issue: September 2002

Omega-3 fatty acids: Panacea or poison for prostate cancer patients?

September 1, 2002 Omega-3 fatty acids:Panacea or poison for prostate cancer patients? I’ve seen it happen in my own practice. Prostate cancer patients who were doing just fine suddenly get worse-much worse, and then I discover they’ve started taking some kind of supplement that they weren’t taking before they were diagnosed. It’s too... Read More >

Categories: alpha-linolenic acid flaxseed oil neuromins nl-2002-09 omega 3 fatty acids prostate cancer seaweed
Newsletter Issue: September 2002

From cold sores to shingles: Control some herpes outbreaks within hours and prevent others entirely

September 1, 2002 From cold sores to shingles: Control some herpes outbreaks within hours and prevent others entirely While researching HSI’s upcoming report on natural treatments for skin diseases, I stumbled across a story that was too long to tell in the report and too good not to tell at all. It’s the... Read More >

Categories: acyclovir herpes virus Kaposi's sarcoma Larreastat nl-2002-09 Shingle-EEZE shingles ViraMedx
Newsletter Issue: September 2002

Vitamin E and respiratory infections

August 27, 2002 It would certainly seem unlikely that a well-known antioxidant source like vitamin E could actually do any harm. And yet I came across an article from Reuters Health last week with this headline: "Vitamin E May Worsen Elders' Respiratory Infections."... Read More >

Categories: effects flawed study respiratory infections vitamin E

Male menopause and testosterone replacement therapy

August 22, 2002 Unimed is out there, men, and they want to "raise your awareness" about male menopause. Their remedy: testosterone replacement therapy (TRT... Read More >

Categories: andropause male menopause marketing prostate cancer side effects testosterone replacement therapy
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