Cancer

The Shocking Truth About Gluten That Has Been Kept a Secret From You

The shocking truth about gluten that has been kept a secret from you may also be keeping you sick. Or, rather, I should say, — the misinformation campaigns about gluten have misled you in such a way that may not necessarily be in your best interest. Much of the information here comes from Mary Frost’s …

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San Rafael Chiropractor Dr. Ilya Skolnikoff Posts Interesting Facts About Sugar and Cancer from Scientific American

I thought you might like this article about Sugar and Cancer from the Scientific American. Please realize that this article is NOT saying that sugar will get rid of cancer NOR is it saying that sugar causes cancer. The subject matter here is of another nature. What the article is emphatically saying is that there are certain specific sugars that dramatically effect cancers and their expression and spread.

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Unraveling the Hidden Hero: Your Small Intestine’s Big Job

The small intestine is a pink tube-shaped organ lined with muscle. It is about 20 feet long on average (can vary from 15 to 30 feet) and about one inch in diameter. The top is connected to the stomach and the bottom is attached to the large intestine. To move food along, the intestines normally contract about a dozen times a minute. Digestion begins by chewing and breakdown in the stomach, but the majority of further digestion and nutrient absorption occurs in the small intestine where various additional enzymes that break down nutrients are introduced.

Mouth and Stomach

Mouth and Stomach. As food is chewed, it is mixed with saliva which contains the carbohydrate-digesting enzyme ptyalin. The chewed mixture goes down the esophagus into the stomach. With the help of saliva, food is broken down into smaller particles, which increases the surface area for the digestive enzymes to act upon. A lot of a food’s energy and nutrients –as well as its flavors-cannot be released until its cells walls are broken down by chewing

Probiotics

Probiotics have been very popular among consumers for more than 30 years now. Probiotics are popular for many reasons. Research has shown all sorts of benefits to using probiotic strains as they help with immune function by allowing improved production of white blood cells. They help people who are constipated to have healthier bowel movements sometimes.

The Dangers of Vegan and Vegetarian Diets

We shall now lay out some Myths and Facts about Vegetarianism that come from the Weston A. Price Foundation. Here it goes.Myth: All the hungry could be fed if grazing land were cultivated for crops.
Truth: Only about eleven percent of the land on earth can be farmed, a percentage that cannot be increased without deforestation, irrigation, chemical fertilizers, and other destructive ecological practices.

Cholesterol Lies and Truths

Cholesterol is needed to make:
Vitamin D
Bile Acids
Progesterone
Estrogen
DHEA
Testosterone
Pregnenolone
Cortisol
Aldosterone
Cell membranes

Low cholesterol levels are related to a significantly increased risk of death from a variety of conditions and situations unrelated to heart disease, including, but not limited to, cancer, suicide, and accidents. You need cholesterol to make brain cells so with a cholesterol level that is too low we see brain hemmorhages, depression, suicide, etc.

Iodine and Hashimotos Thyroiditis and Graves Disease

It seems that a larger percent of every successive generation suffers from the problem, yet it is given less and less attention.  many of the children of this latest generation are routinely having difficulty concentrating in school and maintaining a motivation for learning.  ADD, ADHD, Bipolar Syndrome, addicition, depression, PTSD and a large array of mood disorders are all related to thyroid disease.  Correcting blood sugar disorders and adrenal gland problems are excellent ways to clear up the majority of these diseases.

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