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Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

Glaucoma: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Glaucoma is a group of diseases that are associated with abnormally elevated pressure within the eye. The increased pressure damages the nerves of the eye and may result in irreversible blindness. It is the second-leading cause of blindness worldwide, after cataracts....

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Gynecology and Obstetrics

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Overview and Risk Factors

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder involving excessive hormone production by the ovaries and the adrenal glands. It affects approximately 5 percent of women in the United States and usually begins during puberty. The cause is unknown. Common symptoms include obesity, hirsutism...

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Oncology, Oncology

Food vs. Chemical Carcinogens

Answer to a Reader's Question:

Chemicals as carcinogens are widely believed to be the main cause of human cancer. However, when directly compared, nutrient imbalances are far, far more substantial in their effect than chemicals. I have taken this argument, as a seminar, directly to...

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Oncology

Gastric Cancer

Gastric Cancer: Overview and Symptoms

Gastric cancer is the second most common cancer in the world and the 11th most common in the United States. It is most common in Japan, Chile, and parts of Eastern Europe. In the U.S., it affects African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Latinos more...

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Environmental Illness

Foodborne and Waterborne Illness : Overview

Foodborne and waterborne illnesses are common, but often unrecognized. Many illnesses carried by food or water are particularly common in the developing world, due to poor sanitation, polluted water, and lack of refrigeration. However, about 20 percent of all cases of diarrhea in the United States...

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Gastrointestinal Disorders, Drugs, Treatments, & Supplements

Risks of Taking Drugs for Heartburn

Reflux has become a very common condition, and one alarming trend is the number of children who are developing it. We have had clients as young as a few months old suffering from reflux, many on prescription medications that have never been tested for safety in children.

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Infectious Diseases

Upper Respiratory Infection: Overview and Symptoms

Upper respiratory infections (URIs), or colds, are the most common illnesses in the industrialized world. They can be caused by many families of viruses, such as rhinovirus (which has at least 100 types), coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus. Direct contact with individuals who have a URI...

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Family and Children, Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Parents' Guide to Building Better Bones

Most parents recognize the need to encourage healthy eating habits in their children, and they have heard that calcium is important for building healthy bones. But did you know that keeping salt and animal protein intake low and fruit and vegetable intake high is every bit as important? Did you...

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by T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health. As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>

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Sometimes the most elegant solution is the most simple. Why plant-based nutrition? Why not? Why develop heart disease? Cancer? Diabetes? The epidemic of chronic, degenerative disease that is sweeping the western world can not only be stopped, it can be reversed. The power lies in the hands of the consumer, in the choices we make about what to put on our plates.