We’re all familiar with the term gut feeling. As it turns out, this term may be more apt than we realize. In recent years, research has increasingly identified the role the gut can have on mood and behavior, leading many scientists to refer to the gut as the “second brain”. Now, for the first time,…
(Health Secrets Newsletter) Intestinal gas and bloating are annoying and sometimes embarrassing conditions which plague much of the western world. Poor dietary habits and improper digestion prevalent in western society are major contributors to gas and bloating. Some estimates report that people with poor diets may expel gas 14 or more times daily. Fortunately, some…
Millions of people suffer from foot odor, ranging from mild to clear the room in severity. If your feet have an unpleasant aroma, don’t worry! There are plenty of natural habits and remedies which can make sure you no longer have to stand for foot odor. Foot odor, known in the medical profession as bromhidrosis, can…
(Health Secrets Newsletter) Anemia is a blood condition in which the number and/or size of the red blood cells is reduced. Because red blood cells move oxygen from your lungs to the tissues and organs, any decrease in size or amount limits how much oxygen is transported and can open the door to severe fatigue…
(Health Secrets Newsletter) Just about everybody who harks back a few decades is familiar with Popeye, the famed cartoon character who downed a can of spinach to produce bulging muscles whenever he needed to get out of trouble. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Swedenfound have discovered, it that Popeye was right – spinach really can…
(Health Secrets Newsletter) It has long been known that exercise helps build bone density and prevents age-related bone loss and fractures. Now, a study has found that an age-old exercise that dates back around 200 years can help seniors literally shake their way to better bone health and prevent bone density loss, fractures, disability and…
The close relationship between the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the cancer drug industry, with current annual sales in the tens of billions, has been amply illustrated by the aggressive attacks the ACS has directed through the years at potential competitors of the cancer drug industry. Similar to infamous Senator Joseph McCarthy’s black list and…
Previously in this series we looked at the cozy relationship between the American Cancer Society and the chemical industry, including how that industry had been the source of both board members and major donations. A stark example of the influence chemical that makers wielded with the American Cancer Society (ACS) came in the spring of…
It is a common sight to see dog owners driving with dogs in the front seat or even in their laps, happily looking out the window. Yet, while many such dog owners might never drive anywhere without making sure that they and their children were buckled up for safety, they fail to consider that having…
Are toxins at least partly to blame for the ever escalating cancer rates? The American Cancer Society (ACS) made news waves recently when it disputed the findings of the President’s Cancer Panel on the role of toxins in causing cancer. Though their new report echoes what other experts have maintained for years, the ACS went out of its way…