Drugs, Treatments, & Supplements, Cardiovascular

The Statin Drug Deception

Statin drugs are virtually useless for most patients who take them.  So, how did they get approved in the first place and how have doctors been led to believe that they work?

Drugs get approved because the FDA requires very little evidence of efficacy in order to approve a drug, and...

Renal and Genitourinary

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...

Respiratory

Asthma

Asthma: Overview and Risk Factors

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease marked by inflammation and obstruction of the airways, leading to shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, and cough. In severe cases, additional symptoms may include difficulty taking deep breaths and...

Integumentary System

Acne and Milk Consumption

Although acne has been a part of teenagers' live for many years - it was when I was a kid - the prevalence and severity of it have increased greatly during the last 20 years or so, indicating the potential for a dietary connection.  Today, about $4 billion is spent annually on treatment. ...

Oncology, Oncology

Letter to the Editor: Journal of the American Medical Association

Re: Holmes DH, Hunter DJ, Colditz GA, et al. Association of dietary intake of fat and fatty acids with risk of breast cancer. JAMA 1999; 281:914-920.

Holmes et al1, using data from the Nurses' Health Study, report no significant association between breast cancer risk and type of dietary...

Family and Children, Healthy Diet and Lifestyle, Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease, Diabetes and Thyroid Diseases, Cardiovascular, Oncology

True Health Care is A Proper Education

One out of two Americans gets heart disease and half of those die instantly from their first heart attack. One out of three dies of cancer. One out of eight women gets breast cancer and one out of six men gets prostate cancer. Roughly one out of ten middle-aged Americans has diabetes, and among...

Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Gout: Overview and Risk Factors

Gout is a painful disease of the joints that can occur in individuals who have high levels of uric acid in their blood. Uric acid can irritate and damage the joints, as well as the kidneys, urinary tract, and other areas of the body. The majority of cases occur when the kidneys are not able to...

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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.