| Epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency sweeping the world (NaturalNews) There is an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency sweeping across our modern world, and it's an epidemic of such depth and seriousness that it makes the H1N1 swine flu epidemic look like a case of the sniffles by comparison. Vitamin D deficiency... |
| Vitamin D slashes risk of bowel cancer by 40 percent (NaturalNews) A recent study published in the British Medical Journal found that high levels of vitamin D help to lower the risk of developing bowel cancer. The study, which was the largest of its kind, evaluated nearly 2,500 people with and without... |
| Vitamin D Improves Insulin Sensitivity, Helps Prevent Diabetes (NaturalNews) High-dose vitamin D supplements may help increase the body's sensitivity to the blood sugar-regulating hormone insulin, thus reducing the risk of diabetes, researchers have found. Insulin resistance (or insensitivity) occurs when the... |
| Proposed Food and Drug Amendment to the United States Constitution (Opinion) With all the fight over healthcare reform, it makes sense that no matter who wins or loses the battle, Big Pharma's drug lords and the tyrannical government administration known as the FDA will come out on top. These money grabbing organizations... |
| Why you've never heard the truth about Vitamin D (comic) (NaturalNews) There is an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency sweeping across our modern world, and it's an epidemic of such depth and seriousness that it makes the H1N1 swine flu epidemic look like a case of the sniffles by comparison. Vitamin D deficiency... |
| ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder Linked to Phthalate Exposure of Mother Prenatal exposure to phthalates has been linked to problem behavior in children. A collaborative study by Mount Sinai, Cornell University and U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention connects attention deficits and aggressiveness in... |
| Consider the Soy Controversy, Part II (Opinion) In part 1 of the Soy Controversy, we just started to get into the fact that many foods, like soy, contain substances that could be harmful when consumed in isolation but perfectly fine when consumed as a whole food. Mushrooms, broccoli, lentils... |
| Overweight Emergency Recruits Threaten Public Safety A study published in the online journal Obesity, March 19, found that 75 percent of young recruits for fire and ambulance service in Massachusetts were overweight or obese. The study was conducted by researchers from Boston University School... |
Today's health headlines from across the 'net
(Hand-picked by the Health Ranger for your education and amusement)- Long-term breastfeeding good for babies, mothers
- Greece riots are preview of things to come in other nations
- HVP factory sold its ingredient even after knowing it had a salmonella contamination problem
- Few drug studies offer comparitive findings
- Runaway Toyota Prius hits 90mph and won't stop!
- Baby given ten times the safe dose of vaccine by careless doctor
- NY about to get serious about a "fat tax" on sodas
- UK hospital patients routinely treated in closets and cupboards
- Women put 515 chemicals on their bodies every day (picture)
- Detroit to turn vacant lots into farmland to save city
- Microchipping all dogs now mandatory in UK (are people next?)
- NY chef makes cheese from wife's breast milk
