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admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:11:29 +0000

Salt

Have you ever noticed that it can be hard to find balance in our lives? If we are told that chocolate is good for us, then we use that little piece of information to outbalance everything else we know about such things as the dangers of high fructose sweets and indulge even when that little voice inside us is shouting ,”NO”. It’s a struggle to keep all we are learning in balance and yet it can be crucial that we do so.

In the case of salt, the FDA has vilified it until you feel guilty to sprinkle some on your food. Not all salt is equal and removing all of it from your diet can even be harmful. Because people can only make decisions based on the information they have available, the Weston A Price Foundation is fighting back.

“Now the Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) is trying to set the record straight, and has warned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that further plans for salt restriction pose a serious threat to human health.

FDA’s Salt Restriction Plans Could Harm Your Health

In a recently released document titled “Approaches to Reducing Sodium Consumption,”i the FDA and the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) cite recommendations to reduce daily sodium intake to less than 2,300 mg, with a further reduction to 1,500 mg (just over one-half teaspoon) for people who are age 51 and older, African American, or who have hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease (this encompasses about half of the U.S. population).

But as WAPF pointed out, the title of the document implies a determination has already been made that Americans’ sodium consumption should be reduced, a move that is contrary to scientific evidence.

Sally Fallon Morell, president of the Weston A. Price Foundation, stated:

“A study from 1991 indicates that people need about one and one-half teaspoons of salt per day. Anything less triggers a cascade of hormones to recuperate sodium from the waste stream, hormones that make people vulnerable to heart disease and kidney problems. This is proven biochemistry. Yet, FDA as well as USDA want to mandate drastically restricted sodium consumption at about one-half teaspoon per day.”

The truth of the matter is that oftentimes sensible advice gets taken to the extreme and ends up being more harmful than helpful. Health officials’ misguided advice to shun the sun comes to mind, as now we are facing epidemic levels of vitamin D deficiency (the advice should be to avoid sunburn, but regular sun exposure is healthy). Likewise, health agencies’ advice to severely restrict salt may actually cause significant health problems”

You owe it to yourself to discover the truth about salt. The next time you are in our office, ask Dr. Bellomo about his salt recommendations. You can also find more information in Dr. Mercola’s recent article This Forbidden Indulgence Could Actually Spare You a Heart Attack

Cancer is Big Business

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:27:29 +0000

Burzynski, the Movie is the story of a medical doctor and Ph.D biochemist named Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski who won the largest, and possibly the most convoluted and intriguing legal battle against the Food & Drug Administration in American history.

His victorious battles with the United States government were centered around Dr. Burzynski’s gene-targeted cancer medicines he discovered in the 1970′s

Do You Have High Cholesterol?

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:31:35 +0000

Next to High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol is one of the symptoms that people are prescribed drugs for. What they aren’t told is that your liver actually makes 75% of the cholesterol that circulates through out your body. They also don’t tell you that cholesterol is important for patching weaknesses in your circulatory system. This is another area where treating a symptom that may or may not even be a problem can affect your overall health negatively. It pays to do your homework.

If you have been told that you have High Cholesterol and/or have been prescribed drugs to lower it, you owe it to your health to find out the truth of the matter. Dr. Mercola has a lot of information on his website and I highly recommend that you read The Cholesterol Myth that Is Harming Your Health.

High Blood Pressure?

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:56:50 +0000

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Everyone seems to be worried about their blood pressure. It’s one of the first things your doctor checks and one of the things most likely to be medicated for. Unfortunately when you ask why your blood pressure is rising, you will probably told they don’t know or that most people have trouble with it as they age. Diet has a lot to do with it but avoiding salt is not necessarily the answer.

Did you know that using fructose as a sweetener has been linked to High Blood Pressure? Much of today’s processed food is sweetened with High Fructose Corn Sweetener. The food producers love it because it is cheaper to use than sugar. Unfortunately your body doesn’t know what to do with it and tries to bury it in your fat cells making you susceptible to both weight gain and high blood pressure.

If you or someone you love is suffering from high blood pressure, check the labels on the products you buy for high fructose corn syrup and eliminate it from your diet. It could be one of the keys to restoring your health that you have been looking for.

For further information, please look at:

Dr. John Bellomo Speaks About the Blood Pressure Hoax

The Hidden and Pervasive Cause of High Blood Pressure