Addicted To Sugar

June 14, 2012
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In the video below, The Skinny On Obesity (Ep. 2): Sickeningly Sweet, the discussion continues on the impact that sugar (particularly fructose) is having on the world’s health and how people are addicted to sugar. See the previous episode here ——> The Skinny On Obesity (Ep. 1): An Epidemic for Every Body Increase in Calories [...]

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High Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity

June 13, 2012
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Why is obesity so common today? Is high fructose corn syrup behind this? Since 1970 there has been a dramatic increase in obesity rates in America. In 1970, about 15% of the population were obese and by 2010 the rate had skyrocketed to over 40%. America now has an obesity epidemic on its hands. What [...]

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Gut Health – Gut And Psychology Syndrome

June 8, 2012
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Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride is the author of the book Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS). In short, GAPS is a condition that establishes a connection between gut health and the health of the brain.  As Hippocrates said over 2,000 years ago, “All disease begins in the gut.” And modern science is finding that this is indeed [...]

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Dr. Weston A. Price – Nutrition Pioneer

June 4, 2012
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Dr. Weston A. Price is considered to be one of the greatest nutrition researchers of the modern era. He was a Cleveland dentist and dental researcher who crossed the globe investigating native populations in the early 20th century. He noticed that these native peoples who ate traditional foods all maintained perfect health well into old [...]

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Sulphonylurea Class Drugs

March 1, 2012
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Many diabetes medications fall under the category of sulphonylurea class drugs. For the type II diabetic, recommending a sulphonylurea class drug, with brand names such as Amaryl, Duetact, Glucotrol, Metaglip, DiaBeta, Prandin, Glynase, Micronase, Glucovance or Starlix is a lot like suggesting that someone who just ingested rat poison take more rat poison. It is [...]

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