May 2008

The Soy Ploy

By on May 30, 2008 in Babies & Kids, Food & Nutrition, Myths & Truths | 17 comments

Today's article about the dangers of soy products is from Nourishing Our Children, an organization dedicated to supported learning, behavior and health in children through optimal nutrition. I encourage all parents to visit their website and read the "What Parents Need to Know" section. There is also a downloads section with free guides and briefing books available for download. Although widely promoted as a health food, hundreds of studies link modern processed soy to malnutrition, digestive ...
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Three eggs a day keep the doctor away!

By on May 23, 2008 in Food & Nutrition, Heart Disease | 38 comments

The persistent myth that cholesterol causes heart disease has scared many of us away from eating eggs on a regular basis. But there is absolutely no research that links egg consumption to heart disease. A recent review of the scientific literature published in Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care clearly indicates that egg consumption has no discernible impact on blood cholesterol levels in 70% of the population. In the other 30% of the ...
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Free talk: The truth about cholesterol

By on May 17, 2008 in Events, Classes & Groups, Heart Disease, Myths & Truths | 7 comments

Attention Bay Area HEALTHY SKEPTIC readers! I am offering a free public talk next week in Berkeley, CA which debunks the myth that cholesterol causes heart disease. We'll also explore the true causes of heart disease as well as simple dietary and lifestyle changes you can make to protect yourself and your loved ones. See below for details. Hope to see you there! Wednesday, May 21st from 7:00 - 9:00 PM Acupuncture & Integrated Medicine College, ...
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Half of Americans take pharmaceutical drugs daily

By on May 15, 2008 in Medical Industrial Complex | 3 comments

A recent article in the New York Times revealed that over half of Americans are taking prescription medication for chronic health problems. The numbers were gathered last year by Medco Health Solutions Inc., which manages prescription benefits for about one in five Americans. The data indicates that 51 percent of American children and adults were taking one or more prescription drugs for a chronic condition, up from 47 percent in 2001. The use of drugs to treat ...
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The Nocebo Response

By on May 9, 2008 in Mind Over Medicine | 2 comments

"The biomedical view is so pervasive that we often fail to see it as such but view it as reality. Questioning this model is like asking whether a goldfish knows it is in water." - O'Boyle, 1993 The placebo response has become a well-known, though severely misunderstood, phenomenon in popular culture. But many outside of the medical profession have never heard of the "nocebo response" which is often referred to as the "evil twin" ...
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Vitamin K2: The Missing Nutrient

By on May 6, 2008 in Cancer, Food & Nutrition, Heart Disease | 151 comments

A study recently published by the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) has revealed that increased intake of vitamin K2 may reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 35 percent. The authors point out that the benefits of K2 were most pronounced for advanced prostate cancer, and, importantly, that vitamin K1 did not offer any prostate benefits. The findings were based on data from more than 11,000 men taking part in the EPIC Heidelberg cohort. ...
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