In a previous article, I highlighted Americans’ lamentable lack of health literacy and challenged readers to take a quiz to assess their Health IQ. But one of the reasons for confusion over fundamental health issues (Is moderate drinking healthy? Is coffee good or bad for you? Does consuming eggs up your risk for heart disease?) is that many studies contain fundamental methodological flaws. Read more.
Archives for August 2023
16 Reasons Why Most Studies are Wrong
In fact, in a celebrated 2005 paper, Dr. John P. A. Ioannidis explained: “Why Most Published Research Findings Are False”. Among his assertions are “The greater the financial and other interests and prejudices in a scientific field, the less likely the research findings are to be true,” and “The hotter a scientific field (with more scientific teams involved), the less likely the research findings are to be true.” Read more.
Supplement Media Attack: Another Case of Deja Vu?
If a health product works, it’s cheap, and it isn’t made by a pharmaceutical company, it will come under attack by the mainstream scientific institutions, authorities and the media. Scientific American’s latest attack is in a long line of hit-pieces against dietary supplements that, if taken seriously and implemented, would result in the supplement industry being wiped out. Action Alert! Read more.
Your Advocacy on Homeopathy is Working
…but we can’t afford to back off — we need to keep up the pressure. Action Alert! Have you – or any of your loved ones been using or relying on homeopathic products for your health? Do you think we should have the right to use them because they’ve been shown to be both safe and efficacious over many decades? Read more.
What Happens When You Eat and Avocado a Day?
Move over apples. An avocado a day may be key to keeping the doctor away by fortifying your body with vital nutrients for your skin, brain and heart, while warding off obesity and other health conditions. Here are four benefits you can expect when you eat one avocado daily. Read more.
FDA Recalls Green Organic Kiwifruit from 14 States due to Potential Listeria Contamination
Certain clamshell packages of green organic kiwifruit sold by David Oppenheimer and Company are being recalled from 14 states after voluntary company testing determined that they may be contaminated with a deadly form of listeria. Read more.
9 Health Benefits of Oranges Backed by Science
The orange is both a literal and symbolic embodiment of the sun, from whose light it is formed and vibrantly emanates. As a whole food it irradiates us with a spectrum of healing properties, the most prominent of which some call “vitamin C activity,” but which is not reducible to the chemical skeleton known as ‘ascorbic acid.’ Science now confirms the orange has a broad range of medicinal properties, which is why the ancients knew it both as a food and a medicine. Read more.
Campaign Urges Whole Foods Market to Stop Selling GMO Sweet Corn
Toxin Free USA, a nonprofit dedicated to consumer protection and education, launched a campaign urging Whole Foods Market to stop selling fresh GMO sweet corn. Whole Foods Market claims to be the “Organic Capital of the World” and advertises, “We don’t just put organics on a shelf — we put them on a pedestal.” Read more.
18 Foods Proven to Lower Blood Pressure
Hypertension affects about 30% of adults worldwide. While most people try to cut back on salt to lower their pressure, a better strategy may be to add these healthy foods to the menu. Read more.
This Natural Salve Heals Wounds Better than Petroleum Jelly
Vaseline petroleum jelly is a byproduct of petroleum refining. When it comes to wound healing, better options exist to speed recovery, prevent infection and result in a less-obvious scar. Read more.