Blood Pressure Medication Increase Cancer Risk
16 June 2010 Blood pressure drugs known as angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) increase the risk of cancer, new research has found. The drugs increased the risk of cancer by 11 per cent overall, but by as much as 25 per cent for lung cancer. ARBs achieve annual worldwide sales of $25bn, and doctors write out around […]
Middle Age Skin Blahs or Younger Skin Issues?
Would you like to enhance your skin’s brightness and radiance and even out your skin tone?It’s sad but true. Over time women’s skins in Mid Life lose their radiance, texture, and tone. Surprising enough, what ages us the most is not wrinkles but sun damage that presents itself in sun spots, age spots, and brown […]
Breast Cancer Increases with Cleaner Use
I know that some of you are looking for reasons not to spend your time cleaning and now you have it. Of course if you are cleaning with Shaklee Cleaning Get Clean Products you wouldn’t have an excuse. All kidding aside the lastest study today in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health showed a higher breast […]
Do You Know a Nonprofit that Has Donor Fatigue?
Introducing Shaklee® Nonprofit Fundraising Distributorships Billion dollar state budget shortfalls. Fundraising struggles. Donor fatigue. It all adds up to a challenging economic environment, particularly for non-profit organizations looking to raise funds. Today more and more organizations (somewhere around 1.2 million, according to the Internal Revenue Service) are competing for funding dollars, and that number is […]
What Does Adrenal Fatigue Have to Do with Allergies
People suffering from adrenal fatigue are much more likely to develop a host of other common diseases and syndromes in which fatigue is one of the primary symptoms.” -James L. Wilson, N.D., D.C., PhD. Whether you have allergies or not, you will want to watch the video below on Adrenal Fatigue. Allergies Allergic reactions typically […]
What does it Mean when You Buy Food Labeled Natural?
Many shoppers looking for healthier foods are familiar with Horizon milk and other “organic” products. Horizon food is a division of Dean Food’s. Marketors know the advertising claims, “natural”, “organic” or “healthy” are all- important catch phrases are big sellers to the health crowd in spite of the fact that these words are hardly regulated […]
Are You More than Tired? Maybe it is Adrenal Fatigue
After many months of 24/7 care taking for family members I was under several years of continual stress. Of course being Ms. Tough Woman I thought I was handling it with minimal nutritional support. I guess I was in De Nile…you know the river we get into when we don’t accept reality. I was in […]
Why Magnesium is Important for Your Health
Magnesium therapy is helpful for a wide range of conditions including: High blood pressure and heart disease…In studies Magnesium has been shown to improve energy production within the heart, dilate the coronary arteries (improving oxygen delivery to the heart), reduce vascular pressure, prevent blood clotting, and improve heart rate. PMS…Magnesium deficiency is strongly implicated in […]
How to Look for a Quality Multi-Vitamin
Choosing a good multivitamin isn’t easy. Everyone claims that theirs is the best. Many of them have exotic juices and exotic claims to go along with them. And nobody is minding the store. The food supplement industry is essentially unregulated. Unless the product kills people the FDA can’t take it off the market. So what […]
Color Me Hyper (Active)
Each year between 3 and 10% of school aged children hare diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), also known as hyperactivity. Most of these children are currently being treated with drugs. And these drugs have side effects – ranging from relatively minor (loss of appetite, weight loss, insomnia and mood swings) to major (suicidal […]
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Linked to Healthier, Stronger Bones
Increased intakes of omega-3 fatty acids, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) in particular, may increase bone mineral content and produce healthier, stronger bones, according to a new study involving rats. Omega-3 fatty acids, most notably EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA, have been linked to a wide range of health benefits, including reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, good […]
Resveratrol Appears to Boost Blood Flow in the Brain
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition article High doses of resveratrol may improve blood flow in the brain and potentially boost brain health. That’s what a new study from the United Kingdom concludes. A single dose of 250 mg or 500 mg of resveratrol was found to boost blood flow in the brain but did not […]
One Soft Drink a Day may Cause Diabetes
How many cans of sugar-sweetened drinks such as colas could you safely drink before increasing your risk of type 2 diabetes? Answer: none. Researchers have discovered that people who drink even just one can a day almost double their risk compared with those who touch the stuff less than once a month. However, it’s a […]
Overweight Women Reduce Diabetes Risk with Soy
If you know an overweight friend you might suggest to them that they may want to increase their soy intake. If you have read any of my past blogs you will know that not every soy product is a good choice. However a recent study in Japan that was reported in the Journal of Nutrition […]
Depression is not a Mental Illness
For those of you who have a loved one that deals with depression or perhaps you have in the past, you might enjoy this video with Dr. Gary Kohls. He defines depression and explains why he thinks it is not a mental illness. He says it is not a chemical imbalance and it can lead […]
Why I Like Making My Own Black Bean Burger
I was cruising through Costco isles the other day and had tasted Morning Star’s Black Bean Burgers before and absolutely love them. Now before you head on down to the store and purchase these tasty quick burgers that sounds healthy it may not be that healthy. I have found out that just because it looks […]
Reveratrol May Reverse Arterial Aging
Did you know that Atherosclerosis is reversible? I bet your doctor has not mentioned that to you the last time you saw him for a check up. However, a recent editorial about resveratrol that appeared in the recent issue of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. Just as astonishingly, the editorial was written by […]
Many Well Known Laundry Detergents Contain Cancer Causing Ingredients
For many the thought of their laundry detergent being a source of unwanted cancer promoting chemicals in their household sounds strange. However,there is an ingredient that many companies use in laundry detergents,hair care products, and cleaning formulas that is cancer causing. A synthetic petrochemical carcinogen called 1,4-dioxane. Since hair care products, cleaning formulas and laundry […]
Processed meat increases risk of heart disease
As a elementary student I remember those Friday’s that were hot dog day. I always dreaded them because I was of those minority of kids that hated hot dogs. So I would say no meat just chili and onions. Of course I got it on wonderful nutritious white bun, yeah right. After reading the article […]