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Bariatric Surgery for Diabetes Treatment

An article in a recent issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association* offered one of the worst solutions ever put forth for diabetics - stomach-banding surgery.  According to Australian researchers, three quarters of obese patients with type-2 diabetes were cured.  The...

Diabetes and Thyroid Diseases

Diabetes Mellitus: Overview and Risk Factors

The term diabetes mellitus refers to a group of diseases that result in higher than normal amounts of sugar (glucose) in the bloodstream. Diabetes occurs as a result of deficiency or insufficient action of insulin, a hormone that helps glucose to enter cells. In type 1 diabetes, the...

Neurology

Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's Disease: Overview and Symptoms

Parkinson's disease (also known as idiopathic paralysis agitans) is a chronic and progressive movement disorder that affects as many as 1 million Americans. It occurs when groups of neurons in specific areas of the brain (known as the substantia...

Neurology

Stroke

Stroke: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Stroke, or cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the third leading cause of death in the United States, resulting in more than 150,000 deaths per year. About 80 percent of strokes are caused by a decrease in blood flow to the brain (called ischemic...

Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Foods and Arthritis

Millions of people suffer from painful and swollen joints associated with arthritis. In the past, many doctors told arthritis patients that dietary changes would not help them. However, this conclusion was based on older research with diets that included dairy products, oil, poultry, or...

Oncology, Oncology

Stomach Cancer in China

While all cancer rates are generally very low in China, stomach cancer leaps out as a glaring exception. Figured at a population base of 100,000, the incidence in the U.S. is just 6.5, contrasted with a 90.9 incidence for China. What's going on here?

Three main factors appear to be...

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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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.