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Environmental Illness

Foodborne Chemicals: Overview

Chemicals and chemical reactions are a central part of everyday life: Acids are essential for digestion, chemicals maintain a balanced pH in the blood, photosynthesis occurs in plants, and, of course, industry uses many chemical reactions to produce modern foods and products. However, more and more...
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Oncology, Women's Health

Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Overview and Risk Factors

Breast cancer is the most common cancer of women and the second most common cause of cancer death in women. In the United States, one in nine women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer over a lifetime. The development of breast cancer...
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Diabetes and Thyroid Diseases

Hypothyroidism: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland fails to produce enough of the hormones that are essential for a wide variety of functions in the body, including proper cardiac, nerve, gastrointestinal, and psychologic function. Hypothyroidism affects about five million Americans. The...
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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...
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Cardiovascular

Deep Venous Thrombosis: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a common medical syndrome that affects 600,000 individuals per year. It is associated with blood clots that form in the extremities. Although it is most often found in the legs, DVT can also occur in the upper extremities, especially in hospitalized patients with...
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Gynecology and Obstetrics

Endometriosis: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Endometriosis is a common medical disorder in which some of the cells that normally make up the lining of the uterus (the endometrium) appear in other parts of the body, most commonly in the pelvis and abdomen. It is a frequent cause of painful menstrual periods and pelvic pain and may result in...
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Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Fibromyalgia: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Fibromyalgia is a common but poorly understood syndrome that affects muscles, tendons, and ligaments, and results in significant pain throughout the body. Although the cause of the disorder remains unclear, some studies suggest that many cases begin after a trauma or illness. The condition may be...
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Oncology, Oncology

What Does Research Indicate About Animal Protein and "Reproductive" Cancers?

Answer to a Reader's Question: "In ecologic data, correlations exist between per capita meat...consumption and prostate cancer mortality rate [1 study cited]. In case control and prospective studies, the major contributors of animal protein, meat, dairy products and eggs have frequently...
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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.