Posted March 31, 2015
Falling sperm counts and rising infertility are phenomena that have been observed for decades in the developed world. Today, researchers estimate that up to twenty per cent of young men have a low sperm count defined as fewer than 20 million sperm per millilitre and it is the main problem for about one in five couples having trouble conceiving and a contributing factor to an additional one in four cases. Read more.
Archives for March 2015
The Dark Side of iPads Coming to Light
Posted March 31, 2015
An alarming trend is coming to light as psychologists and counselors see more and more young people addicted to the Internet and portable electronic devices. The “floodgates of desperate youngsters” opened in 2010, said child psychotherapist Julie Lynn Evans in an interview with Britain’s Telegraph. “I saw my work increase by a mad amount and so did others I work with. Suddenly everything got much more dangerous, much more immediate, much more painful.” Read more.
Monsanto Seeks Retraction for Report Linking Herbicide to Cancer
Posted March 31, 2015
Monsanto Co, maker of the world’s most widely used herbicide, Roundup, wants an international health organization to retract a report linking the chief ingredient in Roundup to cancer. The company said on Tuesday that the report, issued on Friday by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), was biased and contradicts regulatory findings that the ingredient, glyphosate, is safe when used as labeled. Read more.
Cracking the Cholesterol Myth: How Statins Harm the Body and Mind
Posted March 31, 2015
A new study finds the chemical war against cholesterol using statin drugs was justified through statistical deception and the cover up of over 300 adverse health effects documented in the biomedical literature. Read more.
Health care solutions must go beyond Affordable Care Act
Posted March 31, 2015
Changing our individual (and collective) behavior so that our health (and our country’s health) steadily improves, leading to less need for drugs, procedures, and less time away from work. Read more.
10 Causes Of Fibromyalgia Your Doctor May Not Know About
Posted March 31, 2015
Functional medicine looks to find the root cause of fibromyalgia and other chronic diseases, treating the problem at the root level to restore the patient to health. Read more.
Scientists May Have Discovered How to Stop Your Peanut Allergies for Good
Posted March 31, 2015
The study published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests a strong link between food allergies and early childhood use of antibiotics. Read more.
Ketogenic diet is life changing for young epilepsy patient
Posted March 31, 2015
The body converts the fats into ketones, which are believed to be the key in reducing seizure activity. Read more.
5 Foods for Better Brain Health
Posted March 31, 2015
March is National Brain Health Month, so it’s timely to highlight the role some foods play in healthy brain function. Read more.
Highly processed foods dominate U. S. grocery purchases
Posted March 31, 2015
A nation-wide analysis of U.S. grocery purchases reveals that highly processed foods make up more than 60 percent of the calories in food we buy, and these items tend to have more fat, sugar and salt than less-processed foods. Read more.