The Washington Post
Consummate Consumer Toothpaste: How Safe?
By Don Oldenburg / Washington Post June 16, 1997
Last month, as 8-year-old Molly Statt stood in the bathroom
brushing her teeth, something on the back of a large-size tube of Crest caught
her attention. She stopped brushing.
Looking up at her father standing beside her, she motioned to the toothpaste
and asked, "Is this poison?" Continued
Fluoridation Facts By Clinton Ray Miller
Chairman, National
Committee Against Fluoridation Chairman,
Utah Committee Against Fluoridation
Continued
Brain Damage in Rats from Fluoridated
Water
An animal study links low levels of fluoride in water to brain damage [Brain
Res. 784. 284 (1998)]. The research was a collaboration among a chemist and
two psychologists (including leading author Julie A. Varner) at Binghamton University,
Binghamton, N.Y. and an EPA neurotoxicologist. Twenty-seven rats were divided
into three groups and for one year were given either distilled water, distilled
water with 2.1 ppm NaF – the same concentration of fluoride normally used in
fluoridated drinking water – or distilled water with 0.5 ppm AlF3.Continued
To Whom It May Concern:
It has been proposed to add fluoride to the water supply of the larger communities
of Utah to prevent dental caries. This proposal will undoubtedly generate debate
about the benefits and risk of low level ingestion of fluoride on human health.Continued
YOUR OWN PERSONAL POLICE FORCE
With all of the current attention on preventive medicine and the importance
of eating right, living healthy, and avoiding such destructive habits as smoking,
it seems only fitting to discuss ways to keep your immune system strong. Since
a strong immune system is needed to prevent virtually all diseases and resolve
existing ones, it helps to know the ABC's of immunity....continued....
Artery Disease & Antibiotics: Could your antibiotics be making you ill?
Coronary Artery Disease
is one of the largest killers in the United States today, according to the American
Medical Association, and with all the news about how elevated homocysteine levels
are contributing to coronary artery disease, is it any wonder that we as American's
are looking toward nutrition and nutritional supplements to try and remedy this
deadly disease? continued......
There
has been a stir in the organic food world ever since the USDA released its standards
for the use of the term "organic" on December 15, 1997. The furor that has erupted
is over the fact that the proposed standards allow genetically modified organisms
(GMOs), ionizing radiation (irradiation) and biosolids (toxic sludge) to be lumped
under the heading of the "organic" process. continued......
ACUPUNCTURE
GIVEN STAMP OF APPROVAL BY NIH PANEL
The scientific
and medical worlds have been buzzing with discussion since November 5, when
a panel from the National Institutes of Health endorsed the use of acupuncture.
The panel, consisting of experts from the worlds of science, medicine, and health,
concluded that acupuncture shows “promising results” in relieving patients from
pain and nausea felt after chemotherapy or general or dental surgery. They also
stated that it could be used as a subordinate treatment or be part of a comprehensive
program for situations such as addiction, stroke rehabilitation, lower back
pain, menstrual cramps, headaches, and asthma.
continued.....
American Naturopathic Medical
Association Convention 1997
Las Vegas, Nevada
The 1997 ANMA Convention highlighted the latest innovations in
Therapies and Products to improve Alternative Health Practices through lectures,
new contacts and business opportunites, and workshops. ANMA is a vibrant growing
organization made up of many fine people. ANMA represents freedom of choice
in health care to the thousands who support it. This year ANMA successfully
fought back restrictive legislation that would have had a devastating effect
on your practice. ANMA continues this effort to achieve a unified voice in the
profession.
 Left: Dr. Don Hayhurst, Pesident ANMA Right: Jack Ritchason, ND |
ANMA
brought doctors and merchants together to unify an immeasurable strength to the
natural health care profession. This year's convention attracted excellent speakers
presenting interesting and informative topics, making this year one of the finest
and most exciting conventions ever held by ANMA.
Musculoskeletal
Pain Relief for People with Arthritis, Lupus, and Fibromyalgia
Many people have musculoskeletal pain, which is frequently caused
by inflammation. Some of the most common types are from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid
arthritis, gout, non-specific arthritis, lupus, and fibromyalgia. Arthritis
can afflict people of either sex and any age, although most with lupus or fibromyalgia
are women.continued...
Stop
Smoking Program
Acupuncture can effectively eliminate the need to smoke by stimulating
nerve pathways associated with nicotine cravings. Acupuncture can also counteract
the discomforting symptoms that are usually associated with nicotine withdrawal
including shaking, irritability, insomnia or constipation. continued...
10 THINGS
YOU CAN DO TO STRENGTHEN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
by Stephen C. Byrnes, N.D., Ph.D.
.......With all of the current attention on preventive
medicine and the importance of eating right, living healthy, and avoiding such
destructive habits as smoking, it seems only fitting to discuss ways to keep
your immune system strong. Since a strong immune system is needed to prevent
virtually all diseases and resolve existing ones, it helps to know the ABC's
of immunity. It is a basic principle of natural medicine that health is the
result of healthful living. While current medical theory holds that bacteria,
viruses, and fungi cause disease, natural medicine teaches that such harmful
organisms cannot cause harm if the body's immune system is strong....continued
http://www.naturalhawaii.com/byrnes.htm
National Institutes of Health awards $1.6 million research grant
to Maharishi University of Management
| Scientists to study the effects of the Transcendental Meditation technique on preventing cardiovascular disease in high-risk African Americans | FAIRFIELD, IA-Researchers at Maharishi University of Management (M.U.M.) were recently awarded a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to conduct research on the effects of the Transcendental Meditation® technique in preventing heart attacks, strokes and mortality in high-risk African Americans.continued... |
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