Posted September 27, 2012
With elections in just a few weeks, the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH-USA) is reviewing which legislators have been good on our issues—and which have dropped the ball. If your senator or representative is identified as one who does not support natural health legislation, send them a “You can do better!” message, and tell them how much their support of natural health issues means to you! Read more.
Archives for September 2012
“Big Food” Trying to Control Universities through Rampant Conflicts of Interest
Posted September 27, 2012
In an interview with the journal Academe, food scientist Marion Nestle, professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, discussed the rampant conflicts of interest between universities, university researchers, and the Big Food industry. Read more.
Trader Joe’s Issues Recall of Peanut Butter
Posted September 25, 2012
Late Friday, Trader Joe’s announced a voluntary recall of its Salted Valencia Peanut Butter because it may have been contaminated with a rare strain of salmonella that’s been making people sick. Twenty-nine people in 18 states across the country so far have reported the illness, known as Salmonella bredeney PFGE. Read more.
Take the Challenge to Stop Eating Processed Foods
Posted September 25, 2012
Each fall for three years, Wilder has thrown down a friendly challenge to readers of his blog, Eating Rules! He asks them to pledge to shun processed foods for October. Read more.
Doctors Found to Lack Trust in Drug Company Studies
Posted September 25, 2012
Doctors are less likely to trust research studies performed with funding from corporate interests such as pharmaceutical companies, according to a new study Read more.
Arsenic In Your Rice: Should I Be Concerned?
Posted September 24th, 2012.
A new study on arsenic has the FDA looking into the risks associated with a grain-heavy diet. Read more.
The Optimal Diet: Eating For Health, Not Weight
Posted September 24th, 2012.
One of the biggest health misconceptions is that as long as you lose weight, it doesn’t matter what you eat. But it does. Yet being thin and being healthy are not at all the same thing. What you eat affects which diseases you may develop, regardless of whether you’re thin or fat. Read more.
Regular Consumption of Sugary Beverages Linked to Increased Genetic Risk of Obesity
Posted September 24th, 2012.
Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is linked with a greater genetic susceptibility to high body mass index (BMI) and increased risk of obesity. Read more.
Prescription Painkillers Kill More Americans Than Heroin and Cocaine Combined
Posted September 24, 2012
According to a new report from Brandeis University, prescription painkillers — opioid or narcotic pain relievers like Vicodin (hydrocodone), OxyContin (oxycodone), Opana (oxymorphone), and methadone — are now responsible for more fatal overdoses in the U.S. than heroin and cocaine combined. Read more.
Vitamin D, Calcium Found to Save Lives Among Elderly
Posted September 24, 2012
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) has found that elderly individuals who supplement with both vitamin D and calcium together may have a decreased risk of early mortality. Read more.