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Toxic Metals: The Reason You Still Feel Sick
- By Dr. Joseph Mercola
- Published 07/22/2008
- Health and Nutrition , Healthy Home
- Unrated
Dr, Kaayla Daniel and Dr. Galen Knight have observed that even when people follow healthy dietary guidelines, they can still have serious health problems. They may digest their food poorly, experience digestive distress, or be generally sickly.
One reason may be toxic metals like:
- Mercury
- Aluminum
- Cadmium
- Arsenic
- Lead
- Nickel, and other metal poisons that flood the environment and invade your body.
These toxic metals can cause or contribute to a long list of diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other brain and neurological disorders. While the medical establishment recognizes the acute toxicity that comes from high levels of metals in your body, far more people suffer the adverse effects of low-level, chronic exposure.
Over 70 Natural Remedies for Mothers
- By Rebecca
- Published 07/21/2008
- Health Products , Health and Nutrition
- Unrated
Seventy three products related to being a mother and having children are listed below. These remedies address specific conditions and situations of interest to mothers and women trying to conceive such as: conceiving, fertility, pregnancy symptoms, breastfeeding, postpartum recovery, natural pain relief and many other areas, plus products to help childhood conditions and difficulties,
Breast cancer risk tripled for women exposed to farm pesticides and chemicals
- By Other Sources
- Published 07/20/2008
- Health and Nutrition
- Unrated
Toxic pesticides and other farm chemicals may be responsible for changes in the women's developing breasts that eventually led to breast cancer, the researchers concluded, because developing breast tissue is especially vulnerable to exposure to toxins during teenage years.
Immunology of Breastmilk
- By Jane Sheppard
- Published 07/20/2008
- Health and Nutrition
- Unrated
Breastfeeding for as long as possible is the most important thing you can do to ensure your child has a strong immune system. Breastmilk is much more than food. In addition to providing the absolute best nutrition for a growing baby, breastmilk supplies the factors needed to develop strong immunity and protect your baby against disease.
Good Diet and Supplements for Children
- By Julian Whitaker, MD
- Published 07/20/2008
- Health and Nutrition , Learning and Eduction
- Unrated
September is back-to-school time, and the biggest concern for most American children right now is what kind of lunchbox they want. But for millions of children here in the US and around the world, the real problem is what goes in the lunchbox. The state of most children’s diets today is atrocious, from fast-food lunches in the school cafeteria to the soda machines in the hallways. But for the millions of kids who live in poverty, the problem is even worse.
New Findings About Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression
- By Alan C. Logan ND, FRSH
- Published 07/19/2008
- Health and Nutrition , Mental Health
- Unrated
Dietary fish and fish oil supplements are a direct source of EPA and DHA. The influence of ALA, EPA and DHA in human health has been the subject of intense research over the last three decades. Although best known for cardiovascular benefits, new findings indicate that the influence of omega-3 fatty acids in mental health, particularly EPA, may currently be underestimated. Epidemiological, experimental and new clinical studies have all shown a strong connection between omega-3 fatty acids, or a lack thereof, and major depression.
Depressed? Consider Fish Oil
- By Other Sources
- Published 07/19/2008
- Health and Nutrition , Children's Heath , Mother's Health
- Unrated
New research has found that people with depression who received a daily dose of 1 gram of an omega-3 fatty acid for 12 weeks experienced a decrease in their symptoms, such as sadness, anxiety and sleeping problems.