Gastrointestinal Disorders

Celiac Sprue

Overview and Risk Factors Celiac sprue, also known as celiac disease, gluten-sensitive enteropathy, and nontropical sprue, is an immune-mediated disorder of the small intestine in which patients are sensitive to gluten, a protein contained in wheat, barley, and rye. Gluten acts as a foreign...

Oncology

Breast Cancer

Overview and Risk Factors One in 9 women in North America will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer during her lifetime.1 Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, constituting about one third of all cancers. It is second only to lung cancer in cause of cancer...

Oncology, Oncology

Food vs. Chemical Carcinogens

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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...

Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Fibromyalgia

Overview and Risk Factors   Fibromyalgia is a common but poorly understood and somewhat controversial pain syndrome that affects muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Some reports suggest that in 50% of cases, generalized pain begins after trauma or illness. However, the patient’s...

Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

Glaucoma

Overview and Risk Factors Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases characterized by optic nerve damage that is usually associated with elevated intraocular pressure. It can cause permanent visual field loss and possible blindness.1 Glaucoma is the second-leading cause of blindness...

Psychiatric Conditions

Depression and Anxiety

Overview and Risk Factors Mood and anxiety symptoms occur normally in the course of any eventful life and likely have important evolutionary functions. However, they become pathologic when they interfere with daily functioning, maintenance of relationships, work or school performance, and other...

Psychiatric Conditions

Eating Disorders

Overview and Risk Factors Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa are the most well known eating disorders. Up to 3% of American women meet diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder, and up to 20% of college-aged women engage in some form of binging and purging behavior.1 Anorexia...

Cardiovascular

Deep Venous Thrombosis

Overview and Risk Factors Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) leads to approximately 600,000 hospitalizations per year in the United States. Although it most often occurs in the lower extremities, DVT can also develop in the upper extremities, especially in patients with indwelling central venous...

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Professional Accreditation, Credentials and Licensure

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.