Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Artificial food additives and the preservative, sodium benzoate, increased symptoms of hyperactivity when given to a population of (153) 3 –year and (144) 8-9 year old children. The amount of artificial food colorings and sodium...
Vitamin E and Calcium May Curb Harms of Consuming Cured Meats
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Curing meats is used for preservation but usually uses nitrates which are chemicals that have a cancer risk. In an animal study those supplemented with calcium had 67% lower levels of a material linked to cell damage and 52% less of ...
Organic Pollutants and the Risk of Type II Diabetes
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. The study analyzed the effect of organic pollutants, industrial chemicals and pesticides on the development of type II diabetes. The participants that had diabetes had a significantly higher concentration of all chemicals...
Artificial Butter Flavoring Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Diacetyl, used in butter flavoring is able to form the plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia that progressively destroys parts of the brain that are involved in...
Red Meat Linked to Premature Death
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Deaths of men could be reduced by 9.3% and women by 7.6% if these men and women consumed less than 0.5 serving of red meat per day, a study of 22 years revealed. There have been many previous studies that have linked...
Processed Foods Found to Affect Mental Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a 5-year study of 3,486 participants, those who had the highest 20% of whole foods intake had a 26% reduced risk of depression while those in the highest 20% of processed food intake had a 58% increased risk of depression. Major...