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...

Environmental Illness

Foodborne Chemicals

Chemicals and chemical reactions are an integral part of everyday life. Photosynthesis occurs in plants, acids aid digestion, buffers balance the pH of blood, and, of course, industry uses many chemical reactions to produce modern products. However, more and more potentially toxic chemicals are...

Hematology

Megaloblastic Anemia

Overview and Risk Factors Megaloblastic anemia is characterized by enlarged and oval shaped red blood cells and is frequently caused by vitamin B12 (cobalamin) or folate deficiency. Numerous hematologic and neurologic abnormalities can result from the impaired DNA processes due to...

Oncology, Oncology

Animal Protein as a Carcinogen

Answer to a Reader’s Question:

Although there are many arguments favoring the nutritional imbalance explanation of cancer, one of the more striking for me was the experimental animal studies discussed in Chapter 3 in my book, The China Study.  Namely, aflatoxin is a very potent...

Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Osteoarthritis

Overview and Risk Factors Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint disease, is the most common joint disorder. It is characterized by hyaline cartilage degeneration and subchondral bone hypertrophy within a joint. Unlike rheumatoid arthritis, OA usually produces...

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...

Neurology

Stroke

Overview and Risk Factors Stroke, an infarct in the brain, is the third–leading cause of death in the United States. About 80% of strokes are ischemic in origin and generally result from occlusion of a major cerebral artery by an embolus or thrombus. Global ischemia can occur...

Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

Acute Otitis Media

Overview and Risk Factors Acute otitis media (AOM) is an inflammatory process of the middle ear. The condition may occur at any age, but mainly affects children and peaks between 6 months and 2 years of age. An estimated 30% of all antibiotics prescribed for children in the United States are...

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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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