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Urinary Tract Infection

Urinary Tract Infection: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections. Millions of UTIs occur in the United States every year, most commonly in young, sexually active women. A UTI can begin anywhere along the urinary tract, which...

Renal and Genitourinary

Nutrition and Renal Disease

The kidneys' job is to keep the body's fluids, electrolytes, and organic solutes in a healthy balance. Their functional units are the million or so nephrons in the renal cortex which filter most constituents of the blood other than red blood cells and protein, reabsorb needed substances, secrete...

Drugs, Treatments, & Supplements, Oncology, Women's Health

Prophylactic Mastectomy

More and more breast cancer patients are choosing to have their healthy breasts removed when their breast with cancer is amputated, according to an article in The Journal of Clinical Oncology (online October 23, 2007).  As many as 8000 to 10,000 women per year are opting for this procedure,...

Cardiovascular

Heart Failure: Overview and Risk Factors

Heart failure is the inability of the heart to pump enough blood and oxygen to the body's organs. Although it is primarily a disease of elderly persons, it can develop in anyone with a history of hypertension, heart disease, or diabetes, among other disorders, and affects more than 5 million...

Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects about 1 percent of the adult population in the United States. It is marked by severe inflammation of the joints. The cause is unknown, but likely involves genetic and environmental factors. If left uncontrolled, the condition can...

Gastrointestinal Disorders

Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Gastritis refers to irritation and inflammation of the lining of the wall of the stomach. An ulcer (also known as a peptic ulcer) is a deep crater in the wall of the stomach. Gastritis and ulcers affect up to 50 percent of adult populations in Westernized countries. These disorders result from an...

Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis can lead to serious and sometimes disabling fractures, particularly in the vertebrae and hip. The condition is more common among women than men, and more prevalent among Caucasians than other racial groups. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III,...

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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 >>

Dietary intervention for disease reversal, weight loss and general health. Connect with others to get inspired or find out more about reversing disease with diet. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER OR LOG IN.

 

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.