Posted November 24, 2010
Scientists have found that two glasses of orange juice a day can lower blood pressure and cut the risk of heart disease. Read more:
Archives for November 2010
Radiation Worries for Children in Dentists’ Chairs
Posted November 24, 2010
Because children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to radiation, doctors three years ago mounted a national campaign to protect them by reducing diagnostic radiation to only those levels seen as absolutely necessary. Read more:
Radiation Experts Concerned With TSA Airport Security Scanners
Posted November 24, 2010
Holiday travel may prove to be a bigger headache than usual this year with opposition mounting to new airport security screening measures. Read more:
ConsumerLab’s Valerian Analysis Challenged; Most Tested Products Actually Meet Broadly
Posted November 23, 2010
ConsumerLab.com issued a press release on November 10 announcing that “only 22%” of valerian products tested and reported upon had passed the company’s “tests for quality”. But a review of this study calls into question some of ConsumerLab’s procedures and suggests that most of the tested products meet standards established by the European Pharmacopoeia and the Food and Drug Administration. Read more.
Diet Rich in Antioxidants Found to Lower Risk of Diabetes
Posted November 23, 2010
Drugs are not the answer to cure or treat diabetes. Avandia is the latest drug to be questioned for its efficacy, and its side effects increase the risk of heart attack by 43%. Read more.
Having Even One Sugary Drink a Day Significantly Ups Diabetes Risk
Posted November 23, 2010
According to new research published in the journal Diabetes Care, drinking even one sugary drink a day raises the risk of developing type-2 diabetes by 25 percent — which means that instead of the current diabetes rate of one in ten, one-a-day drinkers have a one in eight chance of developing type-2 diabetes. Read more.
Grassroots Claim Victory Over Draconian Food Safety Bill Language!
Posted November 22, 2010
The Alliance for Natural Health (ANH-USA) is thrilled to announce that, thanks to your calls and letters, the Senate Food Safety bill (S. 510) will not include those obscene ten-year jail sentences for food and supplement manufacturers who violate complicated FDA rules. Senate offices were deluged with your messages, and the Senate leadership listened to you! Read more.
10 Things the Food Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know
Posted November 22, 2010
With America’s obesity problem among kids reaching crisis proportions, even junk food makers have started to claim they want to steer children toward more healthful choices. Read more.
Chocolate Shown to Lower Blood Pressure Better Than Drugs
Posted November 22, 2010
Researchers have now confirmed that natural flavanols found in cacao from chocolate effectively lower blood pressure. Read more.
Pomegranates Provide Amazing Protection against Tissue Damage, Inflammation
Posted November 22, 2010
The health benefits of eating pomegranates are numerous, and a new study presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 43rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in Denver, Colo., has discovered yet another. Read more.