HEALTH TIP:A concise overview exploding a few myths about the roles
of vitamin C and cholesterol as they relate to heart disease.
D ROUND-UP: Vitamin D is an amazing nutrient that protects the body
from a host of diseases and problems. Researchers continually uncover new
links between lack of vitamin D and disease, illustrating the fact that
it is vital to good health.
THE GRIM TRUTH: The number of people on these hazardous drugs
is staggering as is the mounting evidence of catastrophic side effects
900 studies so far. Cognitive decline, muscle decline, pancreatic and liver
damage which are you in line for?
THAT PEOPLE CONSUME EAT ARSENIC: There are many reasons not to eat meat,
but it's likely that most people don't consider avoiding the consumption
of arsenic as one of them. But as it turns out, arsenic is regularly feed
to chickens and sometimes also to turkeys and pigs...
THE MEAT-GUZZLER: A sea change in the consumption
of a resource that Americans take for granted may be in store something
cheap, plentiful, widely enjoyed and a part of daily life. And it isnt
oil. Its meat.
THE MUSTARD, OR JUST PASS ON THE HOT DOG? Children
who eat one hot dog a week double their risk of a brain tumor; two per week
triples the risk. Kids eating more than twelve hot dogs a month (three a
week) have nearly ten times the risk of leukemia as children who eat none.
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