your body needs IODINE . . . part 2 of 3 on thinning hair
I have been reading a bunch of scientific papers by David Brownstein and G. Abraham on iodine, as I have suspected that iodine deficiency may be partly to blame for the fact that 1 in 4 American women has a thyroid problem (countless men, too), and most of those are undiagnosed. You may know [...]
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Some stats on hormones and antibiotics in our meat supply, and Mad Cow disease: U.S. beef cattle that receive hormone implants: 90% (100% in larger feedlots) Independent European Union scientists’ report on the effect of hormones added to U.S. beef: they are “complete carcinogens” (able to cause and promote cancer by themselves) (hormone 17 [...]
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Today stats about where foodborne bacteria E. coli, campylobacter, and salmonella come from, and irradiation consequences. And which foods you should be most concerned about. (Each of these stats/quotes has a corresponding source in Robbins’ The Food Revolution.) The deadly E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria has occasionally been found in sprouts and raw [...]
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Today, good stats about the fact that Americans need EDUCATING on the subject of a plant-based, whole-foods diet. (You know GSG.com has an agenda to get YOU to help spread the word–and many of you already do so, brilliantly.) 98 percent of the wheat eaten in the U.S. is eaten as white flour. [...]
4 Comments • Continue Reading →Need motivation to eat less meat and more plants? . . . part 6 of 12
Are plant sources of protein sufficient? Today, good stats about the need for protein: Protein in human mother’s breast milk: 5 percent of calories Minimum protein requirement according to the World Health Organization: 5 percent of calories U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for adult protein intake: 10 percent of calories [...]
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Do certain diets prevent cancer? Today, good stats on health implications of eating meat: Risk of colon cancer for women who eat red meat daily, versus those who eat it less than once a month: 250 percent greater Risk of colon cancer for people who eat red meat once a week compared to [...]
7 Comments • Continue Reading →Need motivation to eat less meat and more plants? . . . part 3 of 12
More today on whether dairy products contribute to health: Calcium absorption rates according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Brussels sprouts 64% [...]
18 Comments • Continue Reading →Fish, and taking fish-oil pills
For you fish eaters, the U.S. FDA stated in 2001 that fish with the highest mercury levels are tilefish, swordfish, mackerel, shark, white snapper, and tuna. The lowest levels are found in salmon, flounder, sole, tilapia, and trout (though these fish are high in other toxins, in some waters). If you’re eating fish-oil pills [...]
2 Comments • Continue Reading →Is the China Study bogus?
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: The Oxford-Cornell China Project is irrelevant to us, because Campbell studied rats and mice, and then Chinese people. Not Americans. Answer: I’m not going to comment much on the notion that Chinese and American people aren’t alike enough to compare. Either we all descended from apes, or we were all [...]
8 Comments • Continue Reading →a bodybuilder who “gets it!”
I leveraged some of this from a blog by Jason Ferruggia, one of the few bodybuilders who actually knows better than to drink whey protein shakes:Many of you know that dairy is not good for getting lean, and that consumption of dairy products has been linked to a decreased immune response. Most of us [...]
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