Oral contraceptive and postmenopausal hormone usage both increase the risk of breast cancer. Oral contraceptive usage increases the risk of coronary heart disease. Postmenopausal hormone usage increases the risk of stroke. Findings: Some Highlights | Nurses’ Health Study
This is better written than anything I’m likely to come up with anytime soon. Read the whole thing: Why You Should NEVER Eat Vegetable Oil or Margarine! | Wellness Mama
According to the Nurses’ Health Study the single biggest dietary predictor of heart disease was consumption of margarine. Eating 4 teaspoons of margarine increased the risk of heart disease in women by 50% compared with those who ate margarine rarely. Trans-fats have been linked to increased risk of coronary heart disease and cancer. Margarine is extremely high …
In addition to all that I learned from training and practicing this past weekend I also picked up a few tips on foods out there that are high quality and worth trying. Harmless Harvest 100% Raw & Organic Coconut Water – quite possibly the most delicious coconut water that is not coming straight from a coconut. …
This amendment did not require the labeling of GE products. It merely asserted that States have the right to require such labeling. So, of course, every Republican senator save one (Murkowski), along with about half of Democratic senators, voted against it siding with the interests of corporations invested in GE products over the rights of …
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In researching some information of sugar I came across this helpful graphic of US sugar consumption:
My thought over the last few weeks is that men who eat a primarily vegan/vegetarian diet almost certainly need to supplement with zinc. People who eat a vegan/vegetarian diet often do not get nearly as much zinc in their diets as people who eat meat. Men need more zinc than women as it has an …
One seemingly endless market is for “healthy sugar”. There is a lot of money in the marketing of various products as “healthy sugar” and “Agave” is certainly one of the success stories. The most important thing to understand about High Fructose Agave Syrup is that it is made in an almost identical way to High …
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In July 2010 Consumer Reports found heavy metal contamination in several protein drinks. They tested for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury and found at least 1 in each drink tested: Protein Drinks: What’s in them? Consumer Reports For athletes looking for a protein drink I would recommend using whole foods where possible and only supplementing …
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Here’s Dr. Jonathan Wright, MD speaking about some studies linking Vitamin D supplementation with decreases in Type 1 Diabetes. I was completely unaware of this research until watching this video: Vitamin D Deficiency – Dr. Jonathan Wright, MD – YouTube