As I have stated previously, and one concept that I would like to make well-known to save thousands and perhaps millions of lives as soon as possible, is that diabetes is not a disease of blood sugar, but a disease of insulin and perhaps more importantly leptin signaling, and until that concept becomes well-known in the medical community, articles like the one published in this issue will fortunately continue to be published revealing the inadequacy of current conventional medical treatment for chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, and the falsity of their advice about nutrition.
Typically treatment concentrates on fixing a symptom, in this case elevated blood sugar, rather than the underlying disease. Symptoms are generally the way that nature has taught our bodies to deal with a disease. For instance, a runny nose is a symptom designed to cleanse the nose and sinuses of viruses and bacteria when one has a "cold." Taking a decongestant just inhibits our own body's mechanism for dealing with that infection and will therefore prolong it.
Health & Wellness
Spending just pennies a day on healthcare can reduce our expenditures by $24 billion over five years.
New research from the Lewin Group has shown that spending pennies a day on a few key nutritional supplements can dramatically reduce sickness and chronic disease - and greatly decrease healthcare expenditures as a result.(i) How did they come to this conclusion? And why haven't we heard about it
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Endosulfan also easily spreads through the air (no doubt like the nerve gases from which pesticides such as this were derived). A 2008 National Park Service report found significant levels of endosulfan throughout Western national park eco-systems, even when there was no nearby agricultural use. A Scientific American article observed, unlike its organochlorine brethren, endosulfan's environmental concentrations "have been increasing since the 1980s in the Arctic and in other remote ecosystems." As a result of all this and along with other data released during the EPA's lengthy re-examination of the pesticide, California delared endosulfan to be a "toxic air contaminant" in 2008.
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In this June 30, 2009 file photo, Tylenol Extra Strenth is shown in a medicine cabinet at a home in Palo Alto, Calif. Johnson & Johnson is expanding a recall of over-the-counter drugs Thursday, July 8, 2010, including Tylenol and Motrin IB because of a musty or moldy smell.
In this June 30, 2009 file photo, Tylenol Extra Strenth is shown in a medicine cabinet at a home in Palo Alto, Calif. Johnson & Johnson is expanding a recall of over-the-counter drugs Thursday, July 8, 2010, including Tylenol and Motrin IB because of a musty or moldy smell.
The diversified healthcare company said the action, like one announced three weeks ago, is a follow-up to a recall on January 15 that involved 53 million bottles of various products.
The original recall was initiated after consumers complained about odors that were later traced to a chemical called TBA present in wooden pallets used to ship and store the medicines.
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You may think lathering on sunscreen will keep you safe, but do you know what chemicals are in your sunscreen? Researchers with the Environmental Working Group, or EWG, studied over 2,000 types of sunscreens and found some may be better than others when it comes to protecting us.
"You want to look out for sunscreens with oxybenzone," says Jane Houlihan, PhD, of the Environmental Working Group.
Good health is precious, and Americans invest significant amounts of time and money to protect it. But many people are waking up to the fact that, despite their vigilance, they are surrounded by products made with harmful chemicals.
Ultimately, we won't get safer products - made from chemicals tested for safety before coming onto the market - until the federal law governing chemicals is strengthened. While we're working on fixing the law, there are some basic things you can do to protect you and your family from toxic chemicals.
Ultimately, we won't get safer products - made from chemicals tested for safety before coming onto the market - until the federal law governing chemicals is strengthened. While we're working on fixing the law, there are some basic things you can do to protect you and your family from toxic chemicals.
MSNBC's Keith Obermann reports that environmental scientists testified to Congress that the use of oil dispersants does nothing except reduce the oil's visibility thereby hiding evidence of the magnitude of the leak's ongoing damage. Further, the dispersant, Corexit, is extremely toxic to life. Nevertheless, BP has dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons into the Gulf even though the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told it not to do so.
The result? So far 20 percent of offshore clean-up workers and 15 percent of near-shore clean-up works were tested and found to have levels of 2-Butoxyethanol (used in Corexit) that were measured at 10 parts per million - twice the limit specified by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
Meanwhile, British Petroleum is not allowing clean-up workers to use biohazard suits and resperators - even though one way to get 2-Butoxyethanol toxicity is to simply breath the air in the vicinity of the chemical.
Wikipedia reports that "Moderate respiratory exposure to 2-butoxyethanol often results in irritation of mucous membranes of the eyes, nose and throat. Heavy exposure via respiratory, dermal or oral routes can lead to hypotension, metabolic acidosis, hemolysis, pulmonary edema and coma."
The result? So far 20 percent of offshore clean-up workers and 15 percent of near-shore clean-up works were tested and found to have levels of 2-Butoxyethanol (used in Corexit) that were measured at 10 parts per million - twice the limit specified by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
Meanwhile, British Petroleum is not allowing clean-up workers to use biohazard suits and resperators - even though one way to get 2-Butoxyethanol toxicity is to simply breath the air in the vicinity of the chemical.
Wikipedia reports that "Moderate respiratory exposure to 2-butoxyethanol often results in irritation of mucous membranes of the eyes, nose and throat. Heavy exposure via respiratory, dermal or oral routes can lead to hypotension, metabolic acidosis, hemolysis, pulmonary edema and coma."
As I have previously noted, Corexit is toxic, is less effective than other dispersants, and is actually worsening the damage caused by the oil spill.
Now, two toxicologists are saying that Corexit is much more harmful to human health and marine life than we've been told.
Specifically Gulf toxicologist Dr. Susan Shaw - Founder and Director of the Marine Environmental Research Institute - dove into the oil spill to examine the chemicals present.
Now, two toxicologists are saying that Corexit is much more harmful to human health and marine life than we've been told.
Specifically Gulf toxicologist Dr. Susan Shaw - Founder and Director of the Marine Environmental Research Institute - dove into the oil spill to examine the chemicals present.
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Fish oil supplements may reduce the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
Fish oil supplements may reduce the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
Study on Specialty Supplements and Breast Cancer
Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA, led by Emily White, Ph.D. had 35,015 women who were postmenopausal and had no history of breast cancer fill out a questioner about their use of specialty supplements that were not vitamins or minerals. Six years later, 880 cases of breast cancer had been identified throughout the time period on the group of women. The study found that women who took fish oil supplements had a 32 percent reduction in the risk of developing breast cancer, mainly invasive ductal breast cancer, which is the most common form of breast cancer.
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A group of over 80 food processors, farmers and consumer organizations has sent an official letter to Michael Taylor, deputy commission at the FDA, and Kathleen Merrigan, deputy secretary of agriculture at the USDA, protesting the official U.S. position, citing the fact that it creates "significant problems" for all U.S. food producers that wish to label their products as being GMO-free.
Comment: For more information about the dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms read the following articles carried on SOTT:
Everything You HAVE TO KNOW about Dangerous Genetically Modified Foods
GMO Scandal: The Long Term Effects of Genetically Modified Food in Humans
Genetically Modified Foods: More Reasons to Avoid Them
Uncertain Peril: A Compelling Look at Genetically Modified Organisms
Lyme & Autism Group Blasts Genetically Modified Foods as Dangerous
Genetically Modified Crops Cause Liver and Kidney Damage
Comment: For more information on the growing concerns of sunscreen read the following articles:
Study: Many Sunscreens May Be Accelerating Cancer
Toxic Fears Spark Some Parents to Rethink Sunscreen
More Bad News About Sunscreens: Nanoparticles
Senator asks FDA to Share Data on Possible Sunscreen Chemical-Cancer Link