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Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, which was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient, according to two new U.S. studies. Stop EPA from Eliminating Access to Colloidal Silver A coalition of environmental and activist groups have been inundating their members with emails and other messages to garner support for a misguided petition to have the EPA regulate nano-sized silver particles as pesticides. Regardless of what the intentions of any of the groups behind the petition may be, there's mistake that what is really behind this effort is the suppression of colloidal silver because of the threat it represents to billions of dollars in profits of the world pharmaceutical empire. World’s hungry ‘close to one billion’ The food crisis has pushed the number of hungry people in the world to almost 1bn, in what the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation described on Tuesday as a “serious setback” to global efforts to reduce mass starvation. Key Nutrients Help Maintain Brain Function throughout Lifetime If you want to stay mentally sharp all your life, new research shows the time to intervene is now. Alzheimer's disease and dementia have complex causes that involve nutritional neglect as well as genetic risk factors and predisposition. Genetic risk factors for cognitive decline may remain dormant and never get switched on unless deficiencies in key nutrients are present. This suggests that nutritional status throughout the lifetime determines cognitive outcome. This is very good news because it means that people willing to make good nutrition a priority may not need to experience cognitive decline and the diseases that go with it. ADHD Drugs Cause Hallucinations in Children New research published in the journal Pediatrics reveals that the ADHD drugs prescribed to millions of children are causing them to experience frightening hallucinations. Children on these drugs hallucinated that snakes and bugs were crawling all over them, says Reuters, and some kids taking the drugs experience other bizarre psychotic side effects such as thinking they ran into a wall and falling to the ground even when no wall was present. Ritalin may cause changes in the brain’s reward areas A
common treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder,
prescribed millions of times a year, may change the brain in the same
ways that cocaine does, a new study in mice suggests. Research from
Rockefeller University shows that methylphenidate, commonly known as
Ritalin, causes physical changes in neurons in reward regions of mouse
brains. In some cases, the effects overlapped with those of cocaine.
Energy Drinks Causing Caffeine Intoxication The caffeine content of energy drinks varies over a 10-fold range, with some containing the equivalent of 14 cans of Coca-Cola, yet the caffeine amounts are unlabeled and few include warnings about potential health risks of caffeine intoxication. Cutting Calories Drastically Could Boost Senior Citizens’ Memory Elderly people who ate one-third fewer calories for three months showed marked improvements on memory tests, according to a small new study that’s just the latest evidence linking caloric restriction to good health. Consuming Common Food Additive MSG Increases Risk of Weight Gain Research
has shown that a flavor enhancer found in many popular foods known as
monosodium glutamate (MSG) causes weight gain and obesity in lab
animals by damaging the appetite regulation center in the area of the
brain known as the hypothalamus, causing leptin resistence. The
fullness, gratification and satisfaction that come from having eaten is
completely lost when MSG is consumed, leading to an urge to eat that
never stops.
Regenerate Your Brain? The Science Says it's Possible Contrary to
popular belief, recent studies have found that there are probably ways
to regenerate brain matter.
Animal studies conducted at the National Institute on Aging Gerontology Research Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, for example, have shown that both calorie restriction and intermittent fasting along with vitamin and mineral intake, increase resistance to disease, extend lifespan, and stimulate production of neurons from stem cells. Blood Sugar Surges May Be Responsible for “Senior Moments” Spikes in blood sugar levels seem to be linked to memory problems, and may be a major factor in the normal memory and cognitive problems that crop up as people age, according to a new study. People’s ability to regulate blood sugar begins to deteriorate by their third or fourth decade and continues to decline, so older people are more prone to these sugar spikes. Seven Good Reasons to Avoid Cow's Milk Evidence
increasingly suggests that milk is not as healthy as it has
been believed to be. Health concious people are giving up milk and
turning to alternatives.
Coca-cola brand orange drinks with 300 X more pesticide than tap water Fizzy drinks sold by Coca-Cola in Britain have been found to contain pesticides at up to 300 times the level allowed in tap or bottled water. A worldwide study found pesticide levels in orange and lemon drinks sold under the Fanta brand, which is popular with children, were at their highest in the UK. Red Clover Shown to Improve Bone Mineral Density and Lower LDL Cholesterol Recent studies show red clover provides a wealth of benefits to women in hormonal decline.
FDA Set to Approve Genetically Engineered Animals Genetically Engineered grains have been in existence for several years, amidst many concerns from various organizations and individuals. Now, the FDA is set to approve Genetically Engineered Animals to be introduced into the food chain. Science
of Sleep: 5 Reasons Why You Might Want More of It
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