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Entries from February 2009

Vitamin Water Marketing and Sugar (?!)

February 27th, 2009 · 6:10 AM

Wall Street Journal
Coca-Cola Co. faces a deceptive claims law suit from The Center for Science in the Public Interest for its VitaminWater bottle. Coca-Cola claims the vitamins reduce the risk of chronic disease and support immune function. The opposing side claims the sugar content will promote obesity, diabetes and

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In Cancer-Drug Study, More Isn’t Better

February 26th, 2009 · 4:02 AM

Fox News

In a well-designed research study done in hospitals in the Netherlands, scientists found that the addition of a second targeted anti-cancer drug increased the colon cancer and made patients more miserable. Both drugs attacked the cancer in

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The Future of Food: An Enlightening Video

February 21st, 2009 · 12:46 PM


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“Alternative” Medicine is Mainstream?

February 20th, 2009 · 7:27 AM

The Wall Street Journal

‘Alternative’ Medicine Is Mainstream
Deepak Chopra, Dean Ornish, Rustum Roy, Andrew Weil

The evidence is mounting that what was formerly called ‘alternative medicine’ should be combined with ‘traditional medicine’ and focus on the science—what works and is cost-effective. Last year $2.1 trillion was spent on health care in the U.S., or 16.5% of the [...]

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Is This Idea Crazy? Maybe…Maybe Not, We’ll See…

February 13th, 2009 · 9:07 AM

It happened again just a couple of days ago.  One of our friends posted a message that she had awakened with a huge headache, and after taking several painkillers she was still feeling terrible.  Had my friend known what I am about to tell you, she would have applied some

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Probiotics: The Beneficial Bugs

February 11th, 2009 · 5:29 AM

Wall Street Journal

Bug Crazy: Assessing the Benefits of Probiotics

More and more foods are appearing with probiotics. Probiotics are healthy bacteria that colonize the GI tract. Several subtypes are available, but typically fit into Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus. Saccharomyces boulardii yeast has been found to be most helpful in

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Wanted: Your Feedback!

February 1st, 2009 · 7:11 PM

Dear Readers,
What would YOU like to see in a health program to help you achieve dynamic health and energy?  My team and I have designed several aspects to this program, but I want this to meet your needs, so I’m asking you for your feedback.  Please feel free to answer just one question, or as [...]

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Sugar, the Great “Food” Deceiver

February 1st, 2009 · 6:53 PM

Our association with sugar often contains fond memories.  Little girls are described as “sugar and spice and everything nice.”  Most social events are associated with some kind of sugar exposure.   I remember when we were raising our children that one of the highlights for them and probably also for me was the parent-child date, when [...]

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