Ancel Keys Was Wrong about Heart Disease and Cholesterol

Health Impact News Editor Comments: It is widely known that Ancel Keys was the researcher from the University of Minnesota credited with inventing the lipid theory of heart disease, which led to the highly political McGovern Report in the 1970s which recommended a low fat diet to supposedly reduce heart disease. Here is some […]

Psychiatrists want to label grief a mental disorder to sell more pills

By SHARON KIRKEY
Montreal Gazette

Excerpts:
“Human grief could soon be diagnosed as a mental disorder under a proposal critics fear could lead to mood-altering pills being pushed for ‘mourning.’ Psychiatrists charged with revising the official  ‘bible’ of mental illness are recommending changes that would make it easier for doctors to diagnose major depression in the […]

The Necessity of Cholesterol and Dangers of Statin Drugs by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride

Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride shares damning evidence regarding statin medication and the reason why cholesterol is so essential for the health of the body.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9HFZT5x9Xc
The Great Cholesterol Con
The Truth About What Really Causes Heart Disease and How to Avoid It
by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

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Fertility Drugs Lower Cholesterol which is Necessary for Proper Brain Development, and Lead to Higher Rates of Autism

Fertility drugs and Autism are connected by low cholesterol
Dr. David Clark

http://doctordavidclark.com/autism/

Cultivation Meets Regulation: Bay Area Urban Agriculture

by Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
Good News for SF Farmers
San Francisco urban agriculture advocates are rejoicing this week after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to amend the zoning code to allow small-scale commercial farming in areas previously deemed residential.
The shift will allow farming enterprises under an acre in size to grow […]

5 Foods That Make Great Beauty Products

by AftaDeath
In my pursuit of an organic lifestyle, I often think of the mantra associated with cosmetics multi-millionaire Helena Rubinstein – “Don’t put anything on your face that you wouldn’t put in your mouth”. In fact, it really does form the cornerstone of my personal care routine – not least because up to seventy […]

Endangered Seeds in Russia

Main building of the Pavlovsk Research Station. Photo by Global Crop Diversity Trust / Flickr
by Deniza Gertsberg
GMO journal
“I hope the Russians love their children too,” crooned Sting in his 1985 song Russians.  The Cold War may be over but we still wonder if the Russians love their children.  If they did, why would they be disregarding […]

Study finds that patients with diabetes can discontinue their medication if they follow a low carb, ketogenic diet

by David Evans
HEALTHY DIETS AND SCIENCE
This post includes a summary of a paper published in Nutrition and Metabolism 2005, 2:34
Study title and authors:
A low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet to treat type 2 diabetes
William S Yancy Jr1,2 , Marjorie Foy1 , Allison M Chalecki1 , Mary C Vernon3 and Eric C Westman21 Center for Health Services Research in […]

Why having high cholesterol isn’t always bad

High cholesterol is bad, right? Not always! In this week’s UltraWellness blog, Dr. Mark Hyman explains the surprising truth about cholesterol and tells you which tests you really need to determine your risk of heart disease.

Health Benefits of Coconut Should be Promoted

Health Impact News Editor Comments: The Daily Mirror in Sri Lanka is appealing to coconut producing countries to start promoting the health benefits of coconut oil. After years of bad press coverage of saturated fats and coconut oil, coconut production world wide has been steadily declining.

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Sri Lanka’s coconut production during the year 2010 has […]