DIETARY FATS & HEART DISEASE

That diet might play a part as a cause of CHD was hypothesised by another American doctor, Ancel Keys, in 1953. Using data from seven countries in his ‘Seven Countries Study’, Keys compared the death rates from CHD and the amounts of fats eaten in those...

MORE ON THE “CHOLESTEROL MYTH”

Excerpt from: SECOND OPINIONS The tragedy of science is the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact. T H HuxleyOver the past couple of decades there has been a growing concern about fats and cholesterol. Dieticians, nutritionists and doctors have been...

SKIN CARE – STATINS & CANCER: CAUSE FOR CONCERN

We are questioning the wisdom of recommending statin treatment for a large segment of the world’s population simply because they have elevated lipid levels or are assumed to be at increased risk for coronary events because of the presence of other risk markers....

SHOULD I GET A FLU SHOT??

The Health Sciences Institute October 30, 2002 There is no doubt that many thousands of the people who receive flu shots this season will make it from Labor Day to Memorial Day without coming down with a case of influenza. So taken at face value: if it works, it works...

ARMOUR YOURSELF AGAINST HYPOTHYROIDISM

Daily DoseOctober 29, 2002from :William C. Douglass, M.D.Hypothyroidism is a major illness in the U.S., affecting an estimated 13 million people. This condition is brought on when the thyroid gland does not produce adequate amounts of thyroid hormones, which control...