Can A Raw Food Diet Help You Lose Weight?
Raw foods are nutritious and delicious plus, low in calories and fat. (more…)

Fat Loss for Advanced - Success Series Part 3
If you’ve already got all the basics from parts one and two covered and you want to incinerate every last vestige of unwanted body fat, then this article is for you. (more…)

Hearing Aids and Glasses: Leveling the Sensory Playing Field
Since time immemorial, people have referred to the eyes as ?windows to the soul?, yet blind and deaf Helen Keller said “Hearing is the deepest, most philosophical sense man possesses.”
For centuries, sight impaired people have worn glasses without being labeled ?mentally defective.? Meanwhile, those with hearing impairment have suffered enormous prejudice. Labeled as ?old”, “stupid”, “mentally ill”, or “selective listeners”, many hearing impaired people live in denial, or refuse to wear hearing aids because they are afraid of being branded.
For decades, quality eye glasses and contact lenses have been purchased for around 100 dollars but until recently, hearing aids were so expensive that only the wealthy could afford high quality corrective instruments. (more…)

Thyroid status influence on adiponectin, acylation stimulating protein (ASP) and complement C3 in hyperthyroid and hypothyroid subjects
Background:
Thyroid abnormalities (hyperthyroid and hypothyroid) are accompanied by changes in intermediary metabolism including alterations in body weight, insulin resistance and lipid profile. The aims of this study were to examine plasma ASP, its precursor C3 and adiponectin in hyperthyroid and hypothyroid subjects as compared to controls.
Methods:
A total of 99 subjects were recruited from endocrinology/out-patient clinics: 46 hyperthyroid subjects, 23 hypothyroid subjects and 30 control subjects. Subjects were evaluated for FT4, FT3, TSH, glucose, insulin, complete lipid profile and the adipokines: adiponectin, acylation stimulating protein (ASP) and complement C3.
Results:
Hyperthyroidism was associated with a 95% increase in adiponectin (p = 0.0002), a 47% decrease in C3 (p (more…)

Iron, Folate Supplements May Harm Kids in Regions Rife With Malaria (Healthday)
For years, health workers have distributed iron and folic acid supplements to malnourished children throughout the developing world, to help fight pediatric anemia. (more…)

Healthy Trans Fats vs. Unhealthy Trans Fats Revealed
I’m going to talk about something today that most of you have probably never heard…that there is a distinction between good trans fats and bad trans fats. There is some evidence that the good trans can help you with fat loss, muscle building, and even cancer prevention, while the bad trans fats have been shown to cause heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and the general blubbering of your body. (more…)