(WFN) As posted in the Monday, March 20, 2006 Wall Street Journal article by Tara Parker-Pope, some vitamins can be hazardous to your health. Most people are not aware that many of the synthetic vitamins, including some of the highly advertised “name brands” are processed in a laboratory at high temperatures
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(WFN) According to
Dr. Zoltan P. Rona,
M.D., “
Although most healthy people will have no obvious side effects from ingesting small amounts of toxins found in cheap (fractionated/synthetic) vitamins, the long term consequences of continuous, daily intakes are potentially dangerous. Over 7% of the population displays sensitivity to these chemicals.” Dr. Rona continues to say
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(WFN) We have all heard the phrase, “You are what you eat.” Though this is certainly partially true, Dr. Brad Rachman’s quote, “You are what you Assimilate,” is a more realistic description. Assimilation is defined as the body’s ability to utilize the nutrients from food. Although a healthy diet is extremely important, if the body is unable to fully digest and utilize our foods
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(WFN) Some athletes and health fanatics are willing to do whatever they believe is necessary to get results. This means ignoring the risks involved in using synthetic or illegal substances.
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(WFN) Fat is the most widely discussed and perhaps misunderstood nutrient in the American diet. It is the topic of many magazine articles, news shows, and documentaries. Fat is usually portrayed as something to stay away from at all costs.
While it is true that excess fat can contribute to many disorders and diseases, not including enough of certain types of fats in the diet can also be detrimental to our health.
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(WFN) According to a recent US Government sponsored NHANES survey (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey), 16.3% of children and adolescents aged 2–19 years were obese. And according to a 2008 article in the Journal of the American of Medical Association, t he prevalence of obesity among US children and adolescents increased significantly between 1980 and 2004.
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(WFN) More than 50 million Americans occasionally take some sort of sleep medication in an attempt to achieve the 7 to 8 hours of sleep the body requires. In fact, According to the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 70 percent of women report sleep problems at least some nights, and 29 percent of woman report taking sleep aids at least a few times a week.
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