NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES MAKES FLU MORE HARMFUL

April 30, 2001 (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Missing nutritional elements from your diet could cause a case of the flu to wreak more damage. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found an insufficient amount of the mineral selenium can...

NEWS ON GENETIC HIGH CHOLESTEROL

News on Genetic High Cholesterol April 30, 2001 (Ivanhoe Newswire) — If high cholesterol runs in your family, it may not mean you will meet a premature death, say researchers. Researchers from the Netherlands examined 200 years worth of birth, marriage and death...

HEALTH RISKS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD

Crops genetically modified to have reduced susceptibility to pests are promoted as a solution to low food yields in developing countries. The motive of these promoters is profit, not altruism. Monsanto, one of the largest developers of genetically modified crops, has...

NUCLEAR LUNCH: THE DANGERS OF FOOD IRRADIATION

The recent push for food irradiation fails to acknowledge the technology’s inherent dangers, its intricate connections to the nuclear industry, and the FDA’s failure to prove safety. Beginning in 1986, the FDA has given the green light to expose nearly our...

HIGH PROTEIN – LOW CARBS = HEALTHIER

Consuming More Protein, Less Carbohydrates Is Healthier New research suggests a diet higher in protein and lower in carbohydrates than currently recommended may help people maintain desirable body weight and overall health. For 30 years fad diets and various...