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[3 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]

New clinical trial shows positive results in stopping
or slowing the progression to full psychosis in high risk people

A new clinical trial using Omega-3 fish oil supplements containing EPA and DHA,  for 12 weeks reduced the risk of progression to a full psychosis by 22.6% compared to the placebo.  This was published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
G. Paul Amminger of the Medical University of Vienna led the study.
Dr Amminger and his co-workers recruited 76 people at ultra-high risk of progression to psychosis. High-risk was defined as having mild psychotic symptoms, …

Menopause, Women's health, nutrition »

[15 Jan 2010 | 14 Comments | ]

If you are a woman who is worried about hormone replacement therapy, you should be!
Most of us by now have heard about the dangers and consequences of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) as a way to deal with the symptoms of menopause.
These dangers include an increase in the risk for breast, endometrial and ovarian cancers.
But, is there an safer alternative?
Let’s take a look at Resveratrol
The problem is that menopausal women who experience severe symptoms such as depression, night sweats, hot flashes, and weight gain may think that there is nothing else …

nutrition »

[9 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]

This is the third and last in my series of toxic artificial sweeteners. I hope that these articles have been helpful.
Please leave comments.
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Every one of these extraordinarily qualified scientists agree that the food additive, Acesulfame K, is most
likely to cause Cancer.
Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D. Director, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group,
Former member of the NCI Carcinogenicity Clearinghouse.
J.D. Wilbourn Acting Chief, Unit of Carcinogen Identification and Evaluation,
International Agency for Research on Cancer, a World Health Organization agency.
Marvin Schneiderman, Ph.D. Former Associate Director of Field Studies and Statistics at the National Cancer Institute.
Ellen K. …