…Best in Health, John Additional Resources: CBS 60 Minutes piece on aspartame and cancer Letter to FDA on aspartame and seizures Letter to FDA on aspartame toxicity Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine article on artificial sweeteners and weight gain Pub Med abstract on aspartame and liver damage CBS News story “Study Links Aspartame to Cancer” Medical News Today article “Aspartame Causes Cancer in Rats at Levels Currently Approved for Humans” Donald Rumsfeld and Aspartame…
…health care provider if you become pregnant or think you are pregnant during treatment with LATUDA If you become pregnant during treatment with LATUDA, talk to your health care provider about registering with the National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics. You can register by calling 1-866-961-2388 or going to http://womensmentalhealth.org/clinical-and-research-programs/pregnancyregistry/ are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if LATUDA passes into your breast milk. Talk to your health care provider about the…
…aspects/manifestations of prostate cancer than the others. Thus, you should not rely solely on the above chart when making your decision about what type of PET scan to have. Do your research and talk it over with your physician. If you are not 100% confident about the type of PET scan being prescribed, get a second opinion! To make it easier for you to find a facility to perform your PET scan I have included…
…when they are used in cake frosting or Mountain Dew. Other uses are more insidious such as when used in meats where the use of artificial color is not expected. Artificial Flavors: The less real ingredients in a product the more it will require the use of artificial flavors, avoid them. Look for them in: soda, cake, pastries, candy, juice drinks and frozen treats. Flavor Enhancers: Avoid artificial sweeteners such as: aspartame (NutraSweet), sucralose (Splenda)…
…diabetes patients showed that consuming a preparation made from blueberry leaves for 4 weeks lowered fasting glucose by almost 30%. Additionally the inflammatory markers alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), glutamyl-transferase (GGT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were also lowered. This is good news as inflammation caused by high blood sugar is one of the major leading causes of diabetic complications. Cancer Protection: It’s no surprise that with such powerful anti-inflammatory effects, blueberries would have a…