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Before you visit the reproductive specialist
Can Foods Contribute to Infertility? There is a wealth of data on the connection between miscarriage and celiac disease. Studies estimate a 9-fold increase risk of miscarriage in undiagnosed celiac disease and a 30% decrease in birthweight. There are also connections to male infertility. This...
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The facts about bottled water
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Soy protective for cancer survivors
A new study in JAMA shows that breast cancer survivors who consume the most whole soy foods had a lower risk of recurrence of their cancer than those eating lower amounts. 5000 women breast cancer survivors were evaluated for their soy consumption and followed for four years. 7.4 % of those...
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Fast food chains have higher standards than your child’s school!
The USA Today published an investigative report showing that the beef and chicken served to millions of our kids has up to 10 times the standards of fast food chains. It also reports the use of "spent hens" in school lunches, something fast food chains and Campbell's Soup won't even use,...
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A book all teens and teachers should read
Pollan's original work, The Omnivore's Dilemma, changed my life forever. An excellent education on the food industry and how far off course we've gone. This book is designed with lots of diagrams for older children and teens to understand. Let's do children...
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Stressed? Dark chocolate to the rescue.
Study: Dark Chocolate Takes Bite Out of Stress People who ate 1.4 ounces of dark chocolate per day for two weeks had lower levels of stress hormones. What a great stress management strategy that I suspect will not be difficult to talk too many people into. Aim for a dark chocolate that...
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Sugar high?
Study: Heart Group: Limit Added Sugars in Diet The American Heart Association recently made some impressive recommendations on lowering the amount of refined sugar in everyone's diet. Great stuff. Obviously it didn't make the sugar and high-fructose corn syrup industry very happy. Here...
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Can the UK study be trusted?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paula-crossfield/organic-versus-convention_b_247801.html The 50-year study that I woke up to on my alarm clock showed no nutrition advantage to organic food. Unfortunately, it looks as if the Foods Standard Agency is headed by people connected to agribusiness and...
