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Cases of celiac disease up dramatically: report

Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:09pm EDT By Nancy Lapid NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the United States, celiac disease is four times more common now than it was in the 1950’s, according to a study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic...

Detoxification- Clean the Junk out of YOUR trunk

Written by Dr. Sonja Fung Amazingly, 6-7 million chemicals are used in today’s industry and laboratories. Even more astounding is the 891 pesticides and herbicides used on the foods we eat. More than 80,000 chemicals can be found in home and personal care products we...

Study Boosts Low-Glycemic Diet

By Alice Park First it was fat, then it was carbs and, in recent years, the buzzword for the diet-conscious has become glycemic index. That’s a measure of how quickly a food is broken down and absorbed by the body, and it’s the driving principle behind...