Protein is a buzzword these days, but what is protein? And how much protein do you need? What are the ideal plant-based protein sources? Can you have too much protein? And what is protein deficiency? Here’s what you need to know about this critical nutrient. “But where do you get your protein?” Anyone who adopts a plant-based diet or even considers going vegetarian is likely to hear this question…
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Too many people remain uninformed about the dangers associated with consuming blood thinner medication. How can we say such a thing? Consider this: the market for these drugs is expected to grow higher than any other drug class – in the next 6 years! For example, Xarelto – one of the best-selling blood thinner medication products on the market – earns billions of dollars per year. Yet, we venture to…
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Low carbohydrate diets, which restrict carbohydrate in favour of increased protein or fat intake, or both, are a popular weight-loss strategy. However, the long-term effect of carbohydrate restriction on mortality is controversial and could depend on whether dietary carbohydrate is replaced by plant-based or animal-based fat and protein. We aimed to investigate the association between carbohydrate intake and mortality. Methods We studied 15 428 adults aged 45–64 years, in four US…
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Gluten intolerance has been a big news topic for several years now, but there are still a lot of misconceptions out there. It deserves a closer at what a gluten intolerance is, what symptoms to look for and the treatments available. Gluten intolerance or gluten sensitivity are the same thing, non-celiac gluten sensitivity is another term for this condition, but it’s used much less frequently. While the label non-celiac…
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For years, serious concerns have been brought to light concerning glyphosate, the main substance used in Roundup weed killer. For many years, it’s been the most widely used herbicide worldwide, but studies have continued to show it’s way more dangerous than most people can imagine. In fact, early this year, a meta-analysis showed that exposure to glyphosate increases cancer risk, despite the EPA’s current stance that the chemical is…
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Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who underwent placebo arthroscopic surgery were just as likely to report pain relief as those who received the real procedure, according to a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Baylor College of Medicine study published in the July 11 New England Journal of Medicine. HOUSTON (July 10, 2002) — Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who underwent placebo arthroscopic surgery were just as…
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This week we celebrate Earth Day, an internationally-celebrated day celebrating the wonderful gifts of creation. We celebrate the abundance of life we have through the resources given to us by the hand of our creator. People all over the world will be hosting events to promote conservation and environmental protection. But we’d like to use this day to celebrate the incredible natural gifts we have been blessed with. Earth has…
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(OMNS Mar 3, 2020) The government of Shanghai, China has announced its official recommendation that COVID-19 should be treated with high amounts of intravenous vitamin C. (1) Dosage recommendations vary with severity of illness, from 50 to 200 milligrams per kilogram body weight per day to as much as 200 mg/kg/day. These dosages are approximately 4,000 to 16,000 mg for an adult, administered by IV. This specific method of administration…
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(OMNS February 21, 2020) Intravenous vitamin C is already being employed in China against COVID-19 coronavirus. I am receiving regular updates because I am part of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board to the International Intravenous Vitamin C China Epidemic Medical Support Team. Its director is Richard Z. Cheng, MD, PhD; associate director is Hong Zhang, PhD. Among other team members are Qi Chen, PhD (Associate Professor, Kansas University Medical…
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Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in February 2017. It has been updated and republished in January 2019. Iodine, a critical mineral in the prevention of cancer, has been used in one form or another for centuries. First as medicine (for everything from breast cancer to syphilis) and consumed in the form of seaweed, and eventually added to bread. Then, in 1948, iodine was suddenly thought of as dangerous…
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