Selenium Supplements May Increase Risk for Type 2 Diabetes By Brenda Goodman, MA, from Medscape February 28, 2012 — Taking selenium? You may not need to. There’s new evidence to suggest that selenium supplements aren’t necessary for most Americans. They may even cause harm. And if you pop a daily multivitamin, as more than one-third [...]
LIPITOR — MOST FAMOUS “STATIN” FDA adds diabetes, memory loss warnings to statins Tue Feb 28, 2012 By Bill Berkrot and Ransdell Pierson From Reuters See Dr. Pinna’s comments below… Health regulators are adding warnings to the labels of widely used cholesterol lowering drugs, [...]
FRUIT UNHEALTHY??? DR. MERCOLA: NATURE IS WRONG! FRUIT IS UNHEALTHY! Subject: Almost Everyone Eats it, But it’s a “Breeding Ground” for Disease By Dr. Mercola See Dr. Pinna’s comments below… Evidence is mounting that sugar is the primary factor causing not just obesity, but also many chronic [...]
Original article from the University of Chicago Common names: Panax, redberry, tartar root, five fingers, American ginseng, Chinese ginseng, Korean ginseng, Asian ginseng. Ginseng is a herbal medication derived from the root of the Panax genus of plants. It has been used for several thousands years in Asia and its purported medicinal properties have reached [...]
I saw this clear noodle in China on my last visit. I was told that it was some sort of medicinal noodle that will make you lose weight. My Chinese friends called it the “Magic Noodle.” When I asked why, they said the noodle will make you healthy. Then, after returning to Florida, I found [...]
Subcutaneous Fat is the fat we find under the skin. Its location is very different in men and women. In women it accumulates very quickly and very easily in those areas known to be feminine: the hips, the “butt” and the breasts.
Statins Associated With Significant Increase in Diabetes Risk By Michael O’Riordan, from WebMD Statin use in postmenopausal women is associated with a significantly increased risk of diabetes mellitus, research shows. New data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) hints that the risk of diabetes is higher than suggested by previous studies, with investigators reporting a [...]
Why You Should Eat Sugar During Prolonged Exercise By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. The limiting factor to how fast and intensely you can exercise in events requiring endurance depends on how quickly you can get sugar into muscles during exercise. Since sugar requires less oxygen than fat and protein do, keeping sugar in your muscles as [...]
