Category: Health Tips

I used to think I ate a healthy diet, then I took this survey. Boy, I have some work to do! http://www.whfoods.com/foodadvisor.php

Read this in an article on John Travolta. A new U.S. government study just released this week says that autism rates in U.S. children have risen 200% over the last six years. This is an alarming increase in a disease that many ill-informed doctors and scientists still brush off as being genetic in origin. But genes can’t explain such a rapid increase in the number of children being diagnosed with the disease. Clearly, some other factor is at work, and many parents suspect vaccines are one of the primary contributing factors. http://www.naturalnews.com/027179_John_Travolta_vaccines_autism.html

If you’ve been following the cervical cancer vaccine news, you already know that 14-year-old Natalie Morton died within hours of receiving a vaccine injection. A pathology report released yesterday somehow manages to shift blame to the girl herself, saying she had an undiagnosed cancer tumor that just happened to activate and kill the girl immediately after her vaccine injection. But the vaccine is safe, authorities say. http://www.naturalnews.com/027151_cancer_cervical_cancer_Natalie_Morton.html

New research reveals the more veggies and fruit you eat, the smarter you are, literally and figuratively! High fruit and vegetable intake positively correlated with antioxidant status, cognitive performance. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-09/ip-hf090809.php

Well it’s been an interesting week. I made some mince stew Wednesday night with some Dolmio’s pasta sauce. Finished a decent sized plate of it and felt a compulsive urge to eat more. Recognising that as a symptom of an excitotoxin I checked the label, “natural flavour (from wheat)” it said. A call to Mars Foods (should have known, anyone who can produce Mars bars has got no truck with eating healthy food) and the customer service person said she would get back to me with what it contained. Sure enough, yeast extract she told me.

Now. If you don’t know the ramifications of yeast extract, here is some data for you.

MSG and yeast extract are used by food manufacturers as a taste enhancer to make the comparatively bland taste of natural foods more exciting and appealing to consumers. Unfortunately there are only minor reported side effects: reproductive disorders, migraine headaches, permanent damage to the endocrine system leading to obesity and other serious disorders. From http://www.naturalnews.com/001528.html

So I recommend you check the labels of what you buy and avoid those things that contain “natural flavour” as well as yeast extract, MSG, hydrolysed vegetable protein etc.

Sunrise poll question; Will you be having the swine flu vaccination? 25% Yes – 75% No.

I was researching DMAE and choline and found a great resource on line. Check it out. http://chestofbooks.com/health/Isabelle-A-Moser/How-and-When-to-Be-Your-Own-Doctor/