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Stats On Why is the world suffering ?

Posted By Dr. Mercola | February 27 2012 | 238,554 viewsVisit the Mercola Video LibraryStory at-a-glanceAccording to Dr. Robert Lustig, one of the leading experts on childhood obesity, sugar is a poison, responsible for obesity along with chronic and lethal diseasesRecent research shows that fructose can activate taste cells found on your pancreas, a reaction […]

Sugar … Almost Everyone Eats it, But it’s a “Breeding Ground” for Disease

Visit the Mercola Video LibraryStory at-a-glanceAccording to Dr. Robert Lustig, one of the leading experts on childhood obesity, sugar is a poison, responsible for obesity along with chronic and lethal diseasesRecent research shows that fructose can activate taste cells found on your pancreas, a reaction that can increase your body’s secretion of insulin and raise […]

9 Chemicals that are Killing Your Testosterone Levels and Stealing Your Manhood

Note: These chemicals are harmful to women too, even though this article focuses on the harm being done to men’s Testosterone by Mike Geary, Certified Nutrition Specialist& Dr. Richard Cohen, MD Recent studies indicate that the testosterone level of the average male today is 25% less than it was in 1992(Comparing males of the same ages). Meanwhile, the […]

An Excerpt from Dame Dr Shirley Bond’s book Natural Progesterone by Ann A Rushton and Dr Shirley A Bond

I have been told that Natural Progesterone Inhibits Oestrogen, so that it can be used instead of Tamoxifen following Breast Cancer?It is not true that natural progesterone inhibits oestrogen. Oestrogen and progesterone are female hormones that occur naturally in the body and should occur in quantities that balance each other out. The importance of progesterone […]

Don’t put it on your skin if you wouldn’t eat it.

Your skin is not only your largest organ – it’s also the thinnest. Only 1/10th of an inch separates you from all sorts of toxins. Your skin is highly permeable, allowing what you apply to your skin access to your bloodstream (and thereby to the rest of your body)…Which is why I remind you not […]

Ethinyl Estradiol Side Effects

CardiovascularCardiovascular side effects have included studies suggesting that unopposed estrogen therapy decreased the risk of coronary heart disease by as much as 35%. Combination therapy with a progestin may have also decreased coronary risk. However, the extent of risk reduction with combination therapy has not been determined. Data are available that suggest combination therapy does […]

Poisonous Vaccines

Reprinted from BIOPHILE magazine, Issue 1www.biophile.co.za “If you continue to allow these contaminated [polio] vaccines to go out, I guarantee you that over the next 20 years you will have epidemics of cancerunlike the world has ever seen.” Bernice Eddy’s testimony to the US Congress in 1972. The 1950’s race to be the first with a polio […]

Plastics dangers Dr Mercola

There’s no question that our polluted world exposes you and your family to all sorts of toxins that can damage your body, as this terrific National Geographic piece I posted last year described in excruciating detail.Plastic, for example, can contain bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogenic compound that, among many other dangers, increases your unborn female […]

Does Plastic Cause Cancer? How to Avoid Cancer Causing Plastics

By Ty BollingerChemical companies promised the world that they would change the way people lived through science. Plastics: they’re in everything these days, and avoiding them completely is next to impossible, since over 300 million tons of plastic is produced each year.Plastic products are likely all over your home – in cosmetics, cushions, tablecloths, flooring, and dozens […]

Plastic Again !!

California frequently leads the way for other states in environmental legislation. Soon, for the second time in three years, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors will consider a measure that would ban the use of plastic shopping bags distributed at stores larger than 5,000 square feet.The measure would require retail stores to use paper bags made […]

Finally — A Move to Eliminate Birth Control Pills

The consumer group Public Citizen has petitioned the FDA to ban oral contraceptives that contain the synthetic hormone desogestrel. Studies suggest that these birth control pills nearly double the risk of potentially fatal blood clots compared with other such pills, without providing improved protection against pregnancy. Approximately 7.5 million prescriptions for desogestrel-containing oral contraceptives were […]

Your Health in Your Hands.

Phytoestrogens — Mother Nature’s GiftÂ Contents Phytoestrogens Main Types of Phytoestrogen How Do Phytoestrogen Work? Managing the menopause with Phytoestrogen Key symptoms Cancer Prevention, Diet and Phytoestrogen Phytochemicals — Guardians of our health The Cholesterol Factor Pyhtoestrogens and Osteoporosis Oestrogen and Xenoestrogens What is Genetically modified Soya? A Phytoestrogens rich diet The phytoestrogen story may […]

The Plastic Poisons That Surround You

Phthalates are plasticizers, chemicals that make our pipes more flexible and our upholstery more comfortable. But phthalates are also one of about 70 suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) present in products ranging from makeup to detergents to children’s toys. EDCs are now present in the bodies of every man, woman, child and fetus in the United […]

PCB’S Disrupting Our Hormonal Balance

Posted by Virginia Hopkins on Mar 26th, 2011 and filed under Buyer Be Aware, Hormones, The other day I was talking on the phone to a woman in her early 30s who has been trying to conceive for four years. She said her husband has been tested and is fine, and that the doctor tested […]

What’s Really in a McDonald’s Chicken McNugget?

Chicken McNuggets include several synthetic ingredients, such as tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), a petroleum-derived chemical sprayed onto the “food” or inside the box to preserve freshness.Deep-fried foods in general are also dangerous in many ways, which is why French fries remain one of the worst foods anyone could eat.Also, about one-third of the ingredients necessary to […]

Male Breast Cancer is on the Rise

Although male breast cancer only accounts for less than one percent of all breast cancer, the fact that it increased in the U.S. by 26 percent between 1973 and 1998 is cause for concern. Breast cancer tumors in men tend to be detected later in life and at a later and more aggressive stage. The […]

Scary HRT Stories

Until fairly recently, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) was the major breakthrough and considered by many doctors as a treatment for life. It provided the perfect answer to shortterm discomforts, such as hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings and a dry vagina. It was also seen as a protector against longer-term risks, such as heart disease […]

HRT Exposed

USA JAMA Reports – Study Gives HRT The Thumbs Down. July 2002Major studies are weighing in giving HRT the thumbs down. The consensus amongst the more informed and enlightened of researchers and clinicians is that the only real benefit of HRT is for short term relief of hot flashes ( which is what it was […]

HRT Drugs Shrink Women’s Brains

by Mike Adams, Natural News Editor (Natural News) A new study carried out at Wake Forest University and published in the medical journal Neurology has found that HRT drugs literally shrink women’s brains. Subjects who took HRT drugs for an extended period of time showed a loss of 2.37 cubic centimeters in the frontal lobe […]

New Cancer Link found to the Pill and HRT

ARTICLE IN “THE MAIL ON SUNDAY” JANUARY 18TH 2009-01-27By Nic FlemingTaking the Pill or having hormone replacement therapy can trigger cancer-causing gene mutations, say scientists.A study to be published tomorrow has identified how the hormone oestrogen in oral contraceptives and HRT pills can start a biochemical chain reaction that undermines women’s natural defences against cancer.Researchers […]

Hormones and Breast Cancer: The Latest Findings from WHI

by Dr David Zava on 30/10/10 at 4:06 pmI was sent a link to the Today Show, broadcast on October 20th which featured an interview with Dr. Nancy Snyderman, discussing further findings from the Women’s Health Initiative Study (WHI), published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) this week. This news may confuse […]

How Roundup Toxicity Can Sabotage a Healthy Diet, and What to Do About It

Could Roundup be lurking in your body? Even if you eat well, even if you exercise and drink enough water, you may have Roundup toxicity. This sneaky herbicide can find its way into even the most healthy lifestyle, causing bad gut health, hormonal imbalances, detox issues, and many other health problems.So, before you take another […]

Glycoside

Glycosides are a class of molecules in which, a sugar molecule is bonded to a “non-sugar” molecule. Glycosides play important roles in our lives. Many plants store medicinally important chemicals in the form of inactive glycosides. The non-sugar portion contains the biochemically active properties of medical interest. Once the glycoside is split into its two […]

Fosomax and Final Thoughts

By the Author of “Better Bones, Better Body – Susan E Brown PhDIf you are a middle-aged or older woman whose doctor is a member of the conventional medical community, it is very likely you have been told to use drug therapy to reduce your risk of osteoporosis. To date oestrogen therapy has been the […]

Fluoride and endocrine disruptor associated with Thyroid Dysfunction

By The Fluoride Action NetworkIt has been established that fluoride has the ability to alter your endocrine function, yet this fact is being ignored by the agencies and associations that continue to promote the practice of water fluoridation.According to a 2006 report by the National Research Council of the National Academies1 , fluoride is “an […]

Dr Mercola on Endocrine Disruptors

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are similar in structure to natural hormones such as the female sex hormone estrogen, the male sex hormone androgen, and thyroid hormonesEDCs interfere with development, reproduction, neurological functioning, metabolism, satiety and your immune system function, and much more, and for many of these chemicals, there may be no safe level of […]

Drugs and Doctors May be the Leading Cause of Death in U.S.

By Joseph Mercola, D.O.At one time, the main title of my Web site read:Doctors are the Third leading Cause of DeathMany of you reading this have read or seen this in many places other than my Web site. This article, available on my home page, was widely circulated on the Internet and was one of […]

Worst Endocrine Disruptors Revealed, and They Could Be Raising Your Family’s Cancer Risk

Story at-a-glance A number of common chemicals in your home and environment are known as endocrine disruptors, many of which are found in plastic products Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are similar in structure to natural sex hormones such as estrogen, thereby interfering with their normal functions. Children are at greatest risk for adverse effects 12 worst endocrine […]

Wake-up Call About Depo-Provera

A nightmare of pain and disability for a healthy young woman. This letter, originally published in the John R. Lee, M.D. Medical Letter, is from an articulate young woman we’ll call Julie B. whose life fell apart after she received a series of Depo-Provera shots for birth control. Until she went to an astute chiropractor, […]

Chemicals in Tap Water

December 21, 2005 — By John Heilprin, Associated PressWASHINGTON — Drinking water may have a lot more in it than just H20 and fluoride, according to an environmental group’s analysis of records in 42 states. A survey by the Environmental Working Group released on Tuesday found 141 unregulated chemicals and an additional 119 for which […]

How Most Americans Were Conned Into Drinking Bottled Water

Why did Americans spend nearly $11 billion on bottled water in 2006, when tap water costs only one ten-thousandth the price of bottled? Elizabeth Royte examines the phenomenon in her book “Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It.”Part of the reason is simple marketing; in 2006, Pepsi, which owns Aquafina, spent […]

Bisphosphonates: Bone Strengtheners or Bone Breakers?

This is the clearest and best-researched article I’ve read about the bisphosphonates such as Fosamax, Boniva, Reclast and Actonel, which are widely used to treat osteoporosis. Dr. John Lee predicted ten years ago that long-term use of bisphosphonates would lead to terrible bone problems, and Lenard’s article proves this is true. If you or someone […]

Bisphosphonates: Bone Strengtheners or Bone Hardeners?

by Lane Lenard PhD on 13/02/10 at 1:39 pmBy Lane Lenard, PhDBisphosphonates are now the most widely marketed and prescribed patented, FDA-approved anti-osteoporosis drugs. Bisphosphonates mimic, to some extent, the effects of estrogen on bone in that they work by inhibiting bone resorption [the process by which old bone is removed to make room for […]

Beware Aromtase Inhibitors — John R. Lee, M.D

The TV news recently announced that a new drug trade name Femara has been found to reduce breast cancer in menopausal women by 50%. The new drug, it turns out, is a well- known aromatase inhibitor (letrozolel) made by Novartis. Inhibiting aromatase inhibits estrogen production that normally occurs in body fat. In menopausal women, this […]

9 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer

by Virginia Hopkins on 09/10/09 at 2:37 pmOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but the media focus of this month tends to be about curing breast cancer, with little said about how to prevent breast cancer. The bad news is that we’re no closer to a cure for breast cancer than we were 50 years […]

How Roundup Toxicity Can Sabotage a Healthy Diet, and What to Do About It

No One is Safe From Chemical Overload

When Viviane Maraghi took blood tests to find out how many chemical pollutants were in her body, she expected the number to be low. An environmentalist, she carefully monitored what she ate and the household products and items she purchased.Nevertheless, lead, arsenic, mercury, PCBs, flame retardants, and an array of other chemicals linked to cancer, […]

Common Chemicals Linked to Infertility

Your cookware and cleaning supplies could make it harder for you to have a baby.Researchers have found chemicals called perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) might be linked to delays in getting pregnant. PFCs are everywhere — in Teflon cookware, shampoos, floor wax, food wrapping, carpet treatments and other cleaning products. PFCs are also present in air and […]

Road to Hope for Female Infertility: Progesterone

By Stephen T. Spagnol, Spring 2010AAmy is a 33 year old school teacher. All her life she has worked with kids, beginning with her first job at a day camp at age 16. For as long as she could remember, she had always dreamed of being a teacher because of her passion for working with […]

Chemicals Are Killing Our Children

Lachlanis is an 11 year old boy. Lachlans condition is becoming clearer today after interim bone-marrow results. He has hypocellular bone marrow with pancytopenia. This is known as hypoplastic anaemia and until we have further tests and screening we will not know the specifics or the degree of severity of his situation. For those of […]

Chemicals ‘may reduce fertility’

BBC NEWS Chemicals commonly found in food packaging, upholstery and carpets may be damaging women’s fertility, say US scientists. A study published in the journal Human Reproduction measured levels of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in the blood of 1,240 women. Those with higher levels were more likely to take longer to become pregnant. UK experts said […]

Roundup and Cancer

How Roundup Toxicity Can Sabotage a Healthy Diet, and What to Do About It Could Roundup be lurking in your body? Even if you eat well, even if you exercise and drink enough water, you may have Roundup toxicity. This sneaky herbicide can find its way into even the most healthy lifestyle, causing bad gut […]