Oncology, Oncology

China Report - Dietary Fiber: Preventing Cancer in China

The cancer-prevention properties of dietary fiber are hardly a secret. Indeed, in modern times the late Dr. Denis Burkitt (of Burkitt's Lymphoma fame) made the so-called "fiber story" famous in his work among native Africans. This British researcher, with his colleagues Alan Walker and...

Oncology, Oncology

A Disastrous Marriage: Tobacco and Poor Diet

To achieve clarity on the issue of tobacco, we must always remember to look into the nature of relationships-whether it is between competing presidential agendas, between competing causes of the same disease, between competing funding agencies, or whatever. When we enter into the realm of tobacco...

Gastrointestinal Disorders

Pancreatitis

Overview and Risk Factors Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas caused by inappropriate activation of pancreatic enzymes (proteases, lipase, amylase) within and surrounding the pancreas, resulting in autodigestion of pancreatic tissue, necrosis, edema, and possibly hemorrhage. About...

Healthy Diet and Lifestyle, Oncology

Grass-Fed Animal Agriculture

(In response to a reader's question concerning Dr. Mercola's views on The China Study)

I've seen the views of Dr. Mercola several times, and this is my response:
 
For background, it should be noted that Dr. Mercola's views, when he says that The China Study is...

Oncology

Leukemia

Overview and Types Leukemias are malignancies of the hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. Although many varieties of leukemia exist, and can be distinguished by the affected cell type, four major categories are recognized. These are acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphoid leukemia...

Neurology

Parkinson's Disease

Overview and Risk Factors Parkinson's disease (idiopathic paralysis agitans) is a progressive, degenerative disorder of the brain that is associated with a loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, neurodegeneration in other areas of the central nervous system (CNS), such as the locus...

Oncology

Thyroid Cancer

Overview and Risk Factors Thyroid cancers are uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of all cancers. However, incidence has risen significantly during the past half century, possibly the result of radiation therapy to the head and neck used to treat benign childhood conditions in the...

Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Overview and Risk Factors Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disease marked by inflammation of the joints, sometimes with prominent extra-articular manifestations. The disease is initially characterized by inflammation of the synovial membranes (synovitis) of...

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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.