Waistline Predicts Heart Disease RiskMonday, August 13, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Using the fanciest and most sophisticated high tech cardiovascular imaging equipment researchers at the Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have just saved the world a bundle of money in cardiovascular diagnostic testing. As it turns out all you need is a tape measure placed around your waist.... Blueberries for Your BrainFriday, August 10, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) United States Department of Agriculture scientists are conducting some rather interesting animal experiments with blueberry extracts. In one experiment they fed blueberry extracts to middle-aged mice that were already developing brain plaque (similar to early onset Alzheimer’s). The blueberry did not get rid of the plaque, rather it improved brain function so that the blueberry fed rats had similar cognitive abilities to mice with no brain plaques and significantly better cognitive function than mice with brain plaques who were not fed blueberry extract.... Leptin-Weight Problems and Heart Attack: Bad CombinationMonday, August 06, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Researchers measured the leptin levels in heart attack patients and found that those with the highest levels of leptin were the most non-responsive to therapies designed to thin the blood... The Consumer Demand Weapon Scores a VictoryMonday, August 06, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Monsanto, a company famous for its lead role in using synthetic growth hormone to boost milk production, the toxic sweetener aspartame, the alteration of our food supply with genetically modified trash masquerading as food, and poisoning the entire world with PCBs may have finally seen the beginning of the end. Monsanto has hoodwinked and bought off the FDA and EPA for years. But now consumer preferences are causing big changes.... Drug Companies Embark Upon the Era of Unprecedented Human ExperimentsMonday, August 06, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The Washington Post now reports the death of a 36-year-old woman who was the sole participant in another experiment with a biotech drug made of genetically altered viruses. The dead woman’s husband reports she was deceived as to the risks of the experiment. Consumers beware – this is the new era of biotech medicine... Do You Eat to Live or Eat to Die?Saturday, August 04, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Science is now very clear that eating too much food causes leptin resistance and insulin resistance in the subconscious brain, especially as one ages. Unfortunately, these malfunctioning brain signals also cause a person to eat more than is needed in order to feel full, setting up a vicious catch 22 that sends a person on the path to serious health problems. FDA Mangers Earn Bonuses while Americans DieFriday, August 03, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The Washington Post reports that FDA managers are given preference for bonuses over technical and scientific staff, a practice that has been going on while the very same managers have been actively hiding safety data from the public and failing to act to inform the public when a drug is known to have an increased risk of death as a side effect.... The Genetic Variance in Fat BurningWednesday, August 01, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Carbohydrates and fat are the primary fuels our bodies use as fuel, just like gas in the tank of your car. New research at the Monell Chemical Senses Center demonstrates clear genetic variance in the innate ability to burn fat as fuel. In essence, this means that some individuals eating a high fat diet have a genetic weakness to burn dietary fat and are more likely to become overweight.... Caffeine and Exercise May Reduce Skin CancerWednesday, August 01, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) An intriguing mouse experiment has shown that the combination of moderate caffeine with consistent exercise increases the ability of the mouse to kill UVB light-induced skin cancer cells by 376%... The FDA – Culture of CorruptionThursday, July 26, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Question: What does the FDA do when a new potential blockbuster drug poses a significant risk for heart failure? Answer: It removes the lead scientist from the drug’s approval process to silence the problem. Blueberries May Protect Against Colon CancerThursday, July 26, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A recent animal study shows that a novel component in blueberries called pterostilbene reduced colon cancer by 57%. Pterostilbene is also known to specifically enhance the metabolism of cholesterol and triglycerides, thus promoting health in a variety of different ways... Is Obesity a Social Disease?Thursday, July 26, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that if a friend is overweight your chance of gaining weight goes up 57%, if it’s a sibling your chance goes up 40%, if it’s a spouse your chance goes up 37%. The researchers concluded that obesity appears to spread through social ties. What now? Never hang out with someone who is overweight? The Gross Negligence of Over-Medicating ChildrenWednesday, July 25, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A new study documents that giving speed to children to treat ADD or ADHD stunts growth and development. After three years on these commonly prescribed drugs children have failed to gain ¾ inch in height and almost 6 pounds of weight. Furthermore, this ground is not made up if the drug is discontinued – meaning that the loss of growth is a permanent adverse affect of the medication. Thanks mom and dad... Triglycerides and Cardiovascular DiseaseThursday, July 19, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Several new studies published in JAMA show that the nonfasting level of triglycerides is a dramatic predictor of cardiovascular disease. Two points are important... Obesity and Prostate CancerThursday, July 19, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The University of Southern California has an NIH grant to explore the relationship between obesity and cancer. Researchers are now reporting what I have been stating since the release of Mastering Leptin in 2002, obesity is a significant risk factor for aggressive prostate cancer.... Pregnancy and Obesity Do Not MixFriday, July 13, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Being overweight entering pregnancy is a serious health risk to both the mother and child. This is because leptin controls the growth of the placenta during pregnancy. It is vital that women of childbearing years eat according to the Leptin Diet and manage their weight prior to and during pregnancy... FDA Tyranny to Become LawFriday, July 13, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) On Wednesday, July 11, 2007 the House passed HR.2900 without allowing the Ron Paul (R-TX) amendments to protect dietary supplements. Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), John Dingell (D-MI), Henry Waxman (D-CA), and others falsely proclaimed that they were doing America a favor by passing this sweeping FDA-supported legislation that grants the rouge agency more power and money, and even transforms it into a quasi drug company. Psychotic Stress is Associated with Imbalanced Fat CellsMonday, July 02, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Fat is now recognized as a metabolic organ. Leptin is the primary hormone secreted by fat cells, as fully explained in The Leptin Diet. A companion hormone that is also secreted by fat cells is called adiponectin. Adiponectin maintains insulin sensitivity, especially in the liver. When leptin resistance sets in and an individual gains weight, adiponectin levels drop. As they drop a person becomes insulin resistant, thus setting the stage for eventual diabetes. A new study shows that adiponectin levels and mood are directly linked. The House Version of S.1082 (H.R.2900) Continues the Attack on Dietary SupplementsMonday, July 02, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Fake drug safety legislation now moves to the floor of the House (H.R. 2900). The Senate has already passed its similar version (S.1082). Within this legislation is a blatant attack by the FDA on dietary supplements. The FDA is seeking the power to brand dietary supplements as unsafe using drug related risk-benefit analysis. Unless the wording in the bill is changed the FDA will have the power to remove any dietary supplement from the market based on its opinion. The bill is expected to come to the floor of the House for debate and vote during the second or third week of July. Did Monsanto, General Electric, Westinghouse, and Bayer cause a generation of children with ADD?Monday, July 02, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) There is no debate that Monsanto created an industrial toxin called a PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl), and with the help of major license holders such as GE, Westinghouse, and Bayer produced over 1.5 billion pounds of PCBs, an environmental disaster which is now directly linked to the cause of learning disabilities and ADD in children... Antidepressant Medication is Linked to Increased Bone LossThursday, June 28, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) SSRI medication (Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft) has been linked by three recent studies to a significant increase in the rate of bone loss in individuals over 50 taking these medications, including an increased risk of fracture. FDA Announces Plan to Eliminate Vitamin CompaniesWednesday, June 27, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The FDA, emboldened by its transformation into a drug company, has embarked upon an anti-American plan of interfering with business and intentionally eliminating various dietary supplement companies from the market. The FDA announcement came on Friday, June 22, 2007 under the guise of a final rule for dietary supplement good manufacturing practices (CGMPs). Within this 800 page rule the FDA states, “We find that this final rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.... Establishments with above average costs, and even establishments with average costs, could be hard pressed to continue to operate. Some of these may decide it is too costly and either change product lines or go out of business.... 140 very small [less than 20 employees] and 32 small dietary supplement manufacturers [less than 500 employees] will be at risk of going out of business.... costs per establishment are proportionally higher for very small than for large establishments....The regulatory costs of this final rule will also discourage new small businesses from entering the industry.” Leptin Abuse - Parents Making their Own Toddlers FatTuesday, June 26, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A new study shows that soft drinks and sweetened fruit drinks between meals and at bedtime double the risk for a child to be overweight by age 4 ½. It is obvious these children don’t buy their own food, so it is parents who are doing it to their own kids – a problem that significantly worsens based on the economic and educational status of the parents. Fat Fitness and Cardiovascular HealthThursday, June 14, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) On the cover of my book, The Leptin Diet, is the million dollar question, “How fit is your fat?” Scientists are now catching on to this concept and actively studying how a fit leptin system results in a fit metabolism and proper body weight that are likely to provide significant reduction in the development of cardiovascular disease. How the FDA is Becoming a Drug Company: Consumer Safety, Access to Natural Health Options ThreatenedWednesday, June 13, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Under the false pretense of improved food and drug safety the FDA is re-inventing itself as a kingpin drug company. This charade has so far hoodwinked virtually all members of Congress. The Senate has already approved this FDA transformation. The House will bring similar legislation out of committee next week, with a vote in the full House likely in July. FDA Ponders Weight Loss Drug that Increases Suicidal ThinkingTuesday, June 12, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Instead of pondering your next meal, now a person will be able to lose weight while pondering if they would like to live. Is the benefit worth the risk? Sanofi-Aventis’s drug Acomplia is one more example of how artificially influencing appetite signals, and thus leptin, is like playing with dynamite. Leptin is powerful, it controls survival. When drugs interact directly with subconscious brain circuitry associated with acquiring food, the result is highly unpredictable. Wellness Resources Sponsors Aaron Russo film, America – Freedom to FascismTuesday, June 12, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Wellness Resources, Inc of Minneapolis, Minnesota announced their premier sponsorship of the 2nd Annual Solstice Film Festival from June 21st-24th in St. Paul, Minnesota, held at the historic Fitzgerald Theater. On Saturday, June 23, a special Spotlight Event will feature a screening of the powerful documentary, America: Freedom to Fascism. Sun-Paranoid Cancer Societies Struggle to Promote Vitamin DTuesday, June 12, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) In the face of mounting evidence that proper vitamin D levels significantly reduce overall cancer risk, especially for colon cancer, both the Canadian and American Cancer Societies are caught in a dilemma: how to increase vitamin D intake which comes naturally from sun exposure while warning people to stay out of the sun. This dilemma is further deepened by the fact that.... Antibiotics in Children Cause AsthmaMonday, June 11, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A new Canadian study shows a clear link between the number of courses of antibiotics as an infant and the risk for developing asthma. As reported by HealthDay, “Kids who received one to two courses of antibiotics had a 21 percent increased risk of asthma; those given three to four courses of antibiotics had a 30 percent rise in risk; while youngsters given more than four courses of antibiotics had a 46 percent increased risk of asthma.” Thousands Die While FDA has Mud on Its FaceMonday, June 11, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The Avandia scandal took a new turn last week as the New York Times broke the story that Rosemary Johann-Liang, deputy director of the FDA’s Division of Drug Risk Evaluation, was reprimanded last year by FDA top brass for approving a black box warning to let doctors and patients know that Avandia causes an increased risk for heart failure. It is apparently the policy of dysfunctional FDA management to punish safety staff when they do something that may cost Big Pharma dearly so as to protect human health.... What Does it Take to Get a Black Box Warning?Thursday, June 07, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Critics of the FDA and Big Pharma have for years complained that the FDA stifles needed health warnings so as to allow pharmaceutical companies to gain market share and profits at the expense of human health. This is certainly the case with antidepressants, ADHD drugs, and atypical antipsychotics. A classic example of this problem has come to light as part of the Avandia scandal. FDA Collaboration with Big Pharma Raises EyebrowsThursday, June 07, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The Andrew von Eschenbach FDA era is upon us. The Avandia scandal is the tip of the iceberg. Is anyone ready? The words “illicit financial collusion” have been replaced by the politically correct term, “collaboration.” Jogging Helps Correct Leptin ProblemsTuesday, June 05, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Elevating levels of the hormone leptin typically accompany abdominal obesity, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and high blood pressure. Leptin seeks to communicate, as if making a phone call, to the soluble leptin receptors in numerous locations throughout the body and general circulatory system. This communication is vital for the normal function of metabolism, production of energy, and virtually all aspects of cardiovascular health. Folic Acid Reduces the Risk of a First Stroke by Twenty Five PercentSunday, June 03, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) A study that is sure to irritate the Big Pharma drug-pushing cartel was published by The Lancet in their June 2, 2007 issue. Despite pushing over 20 billion dollars worth of statin drugs each year down the throats of Americans for prevention of heart disease, when in fact there is no statistical evidence that a statin drug can prevent a first stoke at all, it now comes to pass that a simple B vitamin can do the job of stroke prevention far more effectively. This new study lends support to another study published last month showing that folic acid could dramatically decrease the thickening of the coratid artery over a two-year period. Parkinson’s Disease and Brain Tumors Linked to Pesticide ExposureFriday, June 01, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Pesticides are nerve toxins, many of which were originally developed by the Germans in WWI and WWII for use as chemical weapons. Following these wars the Rockefellers concocted the “Green Revolution,” whereby crop yields were increased by poisoning insects with these biological weapons. Insects have developed resistance, leading to higher doses and other more toxic chemicals being applied to crops, residues of which are consumed regularly and are a likely cause of health decline. Soft Drinks May Cause DNA Damage and Increase Cancer RiskWednesday, May 30, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The highly addictive sugar-laden and chemically sweetened beverages known as soft drinks have come under new fire. If it isn’t enough to know that one drink a day increases the risk for diabetes and obesity, then maybe DNA damage and increased cancer risk will grab the attention of those wishing to consume. China Sentences Former Head of its FDA to DeathWednesday, May 30, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The penalty in China is death, in America its business as usual. Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of China’s FDA, was sentenced to death for accepting $832,000 in drug company bribes and for dereliction of duty. Like China, our country is in the middle of a drug and food safety crisis. Why is FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D. getting a free pass? Why did the Senate just pass legislation (S.1082) that gives von Eschenbach significantly more power to do whatever he pleases? And exactly what is it that von Eschenbach is doing? Understanding the Threat to Dietary Supplements – Part 2Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) Senate Attempts Damage Control – House Braces for Onslaught Senators were taken off guard by the public outrage over the passing of bill S.1082 with language that can be used to seriously harass dietary supplements by enabling the FDA to apply drug-related risk analysis to the safety of food and food ingredients (and thus dietary supplements). Understanding the Threat to Dietary Supplements - Part 1Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The FDA is Acquiring New Powers to Suppress Alternative Health Your right to have free access to safe and highly effective dietary supplements is under an intense multi-pronged FDA attack. On May 14, 2007 the Supreme Court sided with the FDA by deciding not to hear the case of Nutraceutical v FDA, letting stand a federal appeals court ruling that permits the FDA to use drug-related risk/ benefit analysis to determine if a nutrient is safe. Senators Chose Big Pharma Over the Best Intrests of U.S. CitizensWednesday, May 09, 2007 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN) The Senate has sold out the American people. Anyone voting for change in the last election can now plainly see the shenanigans of a Democratic-controlled Senate. Under Republicans no FDA reform ever took place. Big Pharma owns so many Republicans that all meaningful legislation to curtail the deaths and injuries of American citizens at the hands of Big Pharma and the FDA had been completely thwarted for the past six years. Under Democratic control sweeping FDA reform favorable to Big Pharma was proposed and the majority of meaningful reform was blocked or seriously watered down. Which is worse? As Kennedy stated in his opening remarks today, S1082 (the Kennedy/Enzi FDA bill) was an “elaborate scheme.”
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