With mercury scares abound, many consumers feel they are making a healthier choice by choosing farm-raised fish over the wild-caught variety. Many are not aware that farm-raised fish have their own problems.Are there any nutritional differences? We're glad you asked! FDA statistics on the nutritional content (protein and fat ratios) of farm-versus- wild salmon show that the fat content of farmed salmon is excessively high - 30-35 percent by weight. Wild salmon have a 20 percent higher protein … [Read more...]
Today’s Milk: Part II
In Part 1 of this article in last months Edge Life on "Got Milk or Maybe Not," we discussed documented research that correlates dairy consumption with many types of cancer, constipation, diabetes and Parkinson's disease. While we hope you were convinced of the need to severely reduce and eventually eliminate dairy from your diet, you were probably left wondering "What about my calcium?" In 2001, Americans consumed 23 gallons of milk per person and 30 pounds of cheese. … [Read more...]
Got Milk? Or Maybe Not!
Modern feeding methods substitute high-protein, soy-based feeds for fresh green grass and breeding methods to produce cows with abnormally large pituitary glands so that they produce three times more milk than the old fashioned scrub cow. These cows need antibiotics to keep them well. The pasteurization destroys many valuable enzymes in the milk that are needed to aid digestion. The human pancreas is not always able to produce these enzymes, which will over-stress the pancreas and can lead … [Read more...]
What Multi-vitamin Should You be Taking?
Everyone should take a multiple vitamin-mineral (MVM) supplement. One double-blind study of healthy volunteers published in Psychopharmacology (2000) found that an MVM supplement significantly reduced anxiety and perceived stress levels, and possibly improved energy and the ability to concentrate.Preliminary and double-blind trials have shown that women who use an MVM containing folic acid, beginning three months before becoming pregnant and continuing through the first three months of … [Read more...]
What’s replacing the Trans Fats in your Food? Interesterified Fats
Many food producers are phasing out partially hydrogenated oils, which contain harmful trans fats. While many will inform you of the removal of trans fat from their product, they don't give you much information about the fats they are using to replace the trans fat. For many pre-packaged foods, some companies are turning to fats in the class called "interesterified" fats. Interesterification is one of three main fat modification techniques. The other two techniques are fractionation … [Read more...]
Ear Infections: a Natural Approach
Nearly two-thirds of children with uncomplicated ear infections recover from pain and fever within 24 hours of diagnosis without antibiotic treatment. More than 80 percent recover within 1 to 7 days. More than 5 million cases of acute ear infections occur annually. Because of the high rate of antibiotics use in the U.S., it is important to note that in the Netherlands the rate of bacterial resistance is about 1 percent, compared with the U.S. average of around 25 percent. When dealing with ear … [Read more...]
Aspirin: Its Benefits and Harm
>After learning about the adverse side effects linked to prescription painkillers Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra, patients have begun turning to over-the-counter drugs in hopes of finding a safer option. One alternative many seem to be opting for is aspirin. The interest in aspirin has been so high that the nation's No. 1 online pharmacy, Drugstore.com, has seen close to a 15 percent increase in aspirin sales - more than would typically have been expected in recent months (though it is too early to … [Read more...]
Feeling SAD? Here’s how to be happy!
In the dead of winter here in the Midwest many of us suffer from the Winter Blues. The days are shorter and gray and we are covered from head to toe with warm cloths, virtually eliminating our very best source of vitamin D.In its most extreme form, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is prevalent when Vitamin D stores are low. SAD is associated with mood changes such as depression and anxiety, carbohydrate cravings, insomnia and lethargy, which increase during the winter months.Commonly known, … [Read more...]
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