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Stress exit

November 12, 2002 Stress happens on the inside. And that's good news, really, because while we can't always control the demands and difficulties of life, we do have the ability to control stress. And - more good news - a new study shows that controlling stress may significantly improve the health concerns of... Read More >

Categories: Diabetes heart health management prevention stress

Dodge the sugar bullet–and double your chances of beating this leading killer

November 1, 2002 The sad fact is that simply following a "normal" American diet can put us at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Also known as adult-onset diabetes, this type of the disease accounts for up to 95 percent of all cases and is the kind ballooning to epidemic proportions... Read More >

Categories: blood sugar Diabetes fenugreek Glucotor hypertension relief konjac mannan nl-2002-11
Newsletter Issue: November 2002

The light at the end of the tunnel vision

October 31, 2002 Statins have been pushed by the pharmaceutical companies so hard for so long that many physicians are simply on auto-pilot: if the cholesterol is elevated, write the script for the statin, and have a nice day... Read More >

Categories: celebrity endorsements cholesterol dangers homocysteine side effects statin drugs

Food and mood

October 16, 2002 The Food and Mood Project. It sounds like it might be the name of a pop group, but it's actually a British research team that reported last month on a recent survey examining how food can improve mental health... Read More >

Categories: anxiety depression diet food mental health mood triggers

Be afraid, be very afraid – Part I

October 16, 2002 I've asked HSI Panelist, Allan Spreen, M.D., to give us his take on the situation and offer some advice on how we can best protect ourselves from superbugs, and bugs in general... Read More >

Categories: anti bacterial antibiotics bacteria drug resistance natural alternative superbugs

Soy and soy products

October 14, 2002 I came across a nutrition study that draws an impressive conclusion about one of the benefits of soy. But does the conclusion hold up under scrutiny... Read More >

Categories: benefits Cancer estrogen pros and cons risks side effects soy

Alternative medicine expo

October 8, 2002 It's become an autumn tradition. Every year around this time the Natural Products Expo comes East. This year, after several years in Baltimore, it rolled into Washington, D.C... Read More >

Categories: alternative medicine expo echinacea marketing snack bars water

World heart day

October 3, 2002 I just came across an item on BBC News online regarding World Heart Day, featuring exhibitions, fund raising walks, and carnivals throughout 90 different countries. And when is World Heart Day? Last Sunday... Read More >

Categories: antioxidants exercise heart health magnesium world heart day

Warning on vitamin use

September 16, 2002 Britons are being warned about the use of supplementary vitamins in what can only be described as a propaganda campaign designed to create a negative mindset toward vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements... Read More >

Categories: access classification drugs FSA Great Britain prescription restrictions supplements UK vitamin use warning

Genetic engineering

September 12, 2002 Would you want to eat a salad that might be laced with a measles vaccine, or a baked potato that contained a vaccine for hepatitis B? Just when you think we've reached the brink of absurdity, the ledge gets extended again... Read More >

Categories: drugs in food flouride genetic engineering vaccines

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

Ginko biloba and memory loss

August 26, 2002 Contrary to the reports of its demise, ginkgo biloba is alive and well and still helping many thousands of people stay bright and alert... Read More >

Categories: Alzheimer's Disease cognitive performance dementia ginko biloba Memory
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