PREVENTING CAVITIES IN WAYS OTHER THAN USING FLUORIDE 12-6-11 More and more people are coming to the conclusion that we should not be drinking and eating fluoride. Some still believe that applying fluoride topically is the best way to prevent tooth decay. I disagree. I say we should avoid all fluoride. We are not doing [...]
Selling Candy To Kids
November 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
November 18, 2011 Selling Candy to Kids To combat the rise in childhood obesity, Congress in 2009 asked the Federal Trade Commission and three other government agencies to create voluntary nutritional standards for foods that are marketed to children. In April, the interagency group released sound recommendations to guide self-regulation by the food industry. [...]
Fear motivates people to get vaccinated.
October 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=654360 Fear Proves Prime Motivator for Vaccinations Former health official says H1N1 scare shows what pushes people to get needed shots By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes a little fear might be a good thing. To run an effective public vaccination program, you’ve got to make sure that [...]
Should a 12 year old be a vegan?
February 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I answered this question posted on ivu-veg: Send an email to this link to subscribe to ivu-veg: ivu-veg-news-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. My 12 year old wants to become a vegetarian. How can I support her but ensure she is getting proper nutrition? My response: A vegan diet is better not worse for a 12 year old. The only [...]
Milk and Type 1 Diabetes
July 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Diabetes. 1999 Jul;48(7):1389-94. Cow’s milk formula feeding induces primary immunization to insulin in infants at genetic risk for type 1 diabetes. Vaarala O, Knip M, Paronen J, Hämäläinen AM, Muona P, Väätäinen M, Ilonen J, Simell O, Akerblom HK. Department of Biochemistry, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. outi.vaarala@ktl.fi Abstract Insulin autoantibodies (IAAs) often appear [...]
