…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…
…a muck. MAO is an enzyme that breaks down neurotransmitters, a process that a person suffering from depression can ill afford. Eat quality food, shop the outer isles. Stay away from junk food. The old saying “You are what you eat.”, is more true than you know. Learn to shop the outer isles or perimeter of your grocery store. It is here where you will find the most wholesome foods. Avoid buying food that does…
…patients. The results have recently been replicated in a prospective blinded clinical study conducted at 26 urology centers across the United States on 1,012 patients. Based on the results of this clinical study, as many as 30-58% of biopsies are avoidable using the 4Kscore Test.” For more information on this test, how it works and where to get it; please go to www.4kscore.com. Urine PCA3 PCA3 is a diagnostic test performed on urine that…
…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)…
…on our right to manage our own health. Much of this occurs indirectly through legislation that has nothing to do with the medical aspect of health care. Loosening environmental controls, the legalization of dangerous food additives and drugs, restricting access to nutritional supplements and deceptive product labeling; all make it harder to manage our health. Lately, there has been a flurry of legislative activity surrounding the introduction of Genetically Modified Organisms or GMOs into our…