Why Doctors Don't Recommend Nutritional Supplements
According to preventive-health-guide.com, most doctors still maintain that you can obtain all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients you need from a normal healthy diet. It would be good if this was the case but because of degradation of the food supply it has become almost impossible to achieve a diet for optimal health and the prevention of degenerative disease. One of the greatest reasons for confusion among doctors and physicians and therefore the general population is the
Cancer & Burned Meat
Cancer prevention continued - Tip #4 Don't burn your meats. The high temperature required to grill meat (and broil and fry, for that matter) creates compounds called heterocyclic amines that are linked to cancer. These compounds may damage DNA enough to spur the growth of tumors in the colon, breast, prostate, and lymph cells. One University of Minnesota study found that eating charred meat regularly can increase pancreatic cancer risk by up to 60 percent. #Cancer #health
Non-Stick Cookware & Cancer
Cancer prevention continued - Tip #3 Avoid non-stick cookware. When heated, non-stick cookware becomes a source of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a long-chain perfluorinated chemical linked to a range of health problems, including thyroid disease, infertility in women, and organ damage and developmental and reproductive problems in lab animals. Manufacturers' labels often warn consumers to avoid high heat when cooking on Teflon. But EWG-commissioned tests conducted in 2003 sh
Cancer & Pesticides
Cancer prevention continued - Tip #2 Many pesticides and herbicides are potentially carcinogenic, and you may be exposed to them when you eat conventionally grown produce and animal products. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers 60 percent of herbicides, 90 percent of fungicides, and 30 percent of insecticides to be carcinogenic. It is not a coincidence that , farming communities have higher rates of leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and soft
9 COMMON THINGS HEALTHY WOMEN KEEP IN THEIR PURSE
Whether you’re on a diet, trying to make better lifestyle choices, or are simply want to be healthy, one of the best ways to sabotage yourself is leaving the house unprepared. When you’re on the go and haven’t properly planned you’re more prone to make unwise or hasty decisions that impact your wellbeing. These are the best suggestions for items that will keep you healthy, help you simplify, and stay on top of your A game that you should toss into your purse or car every time
