Nutrition Articles

Nutrition Articles:

Scientists Blame Food Pyramid for Obesity Epidemic

It is about time that mainstream science is beginning to see the light. A new scientific review of the evidence shows that America’s obesity epidemic is traceable to the shoddy public health policy and bogus nutrition science pushed on Americans by the federal government since 1970....

Read More: food industry, food pyramid, heart disease, nutrition, public health policy

The New Frontier – Brain Anti-Aging with Nutrition

The molecular wonder tools of modern day science are not leading to powerful new drug discoveries, rather they are uncovering the exact details of how nutrition manages your genes to improve your health. A case in point is all of the evidence showing that nutrients are the most powerful brain boosters known to mankind – and contain no serious adverse side effects like virtually every “blockbuster” brain med on the market today.

Read More: BDNF, brain anti-aging, fish oil, nutrition

The New Flu Vaccine Hype is Over-Rated

The news media and our federal government are trumpeting the early release of data from H1N1 swine flu vaccine trials. The headlines would have you believe that the new vaccine is a major success. In some ways it is and in other ways it isn’t.

Read More: elderly, H1N1, nutrition, Swine Flu, vaccines

Using Nutrition to Help Perceive and Combat Flu

The flu is a subject of concern for many Americans each year. Your immune system is perfectly capable of mounting a highly effective response against any never-before-seen virus. This article explains how your immune system does this, what nutrients can help, what forms of stress handicap this functionality, and how to help prevent the cytokine storm that would be associated with a severe flu episode.

Read More: Acetyl-L-Carnitine, antioxidants, cytokine, Daily Protein™, dendritic cell, H1N1, Immune Plus, nutrition, Swine Flu, Vitamin C