Ancient ‘Paleo’ diet key to healthy living and weight loss, some say

(NaturalNews) Eat like a cave man to lose weight, build muscle and feel great. This is what advocates of the “Paleo” diet say is the key to healthy living, a diet that consists only of meat, vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and mushrooms — also known as the “Paleolithic”, or Paleo diet. A recent Chicago Tribune article tells the story of Rick Larson, co-owner of a West Sacramento, Calif., gym called CrossFit. Larson, a Paleo diet supporter, explains in the story that many of his gym members were getting great workouts, but that few were following healthy diets. After experiencing incredible success himself on the Paleo diet, he decided to offer the program to his members as well. “For the first time in my life, I started to feel quite healthy. I didn’t get any respiratory problems, my arthritis problems went away, and I felt like I gained more muscle mass,” he explained in the report about his own experience. After 11 weeks…

Australia Bans Flu Vaccine

August 27th, 2010 Natural News By: Mike Adams Although it’s still summer in North America, it is of course winter in Australia, and the flu season is well under way there. As usual, Australian health authorities have been urging parents there to vaccinate their children against the flu, propagating the mythology that flu vaccines

Adderall Has Extreme Side Effects, FDA Says Keep Taking

August 27th, 2010 Natural News By: Ethan A. Huff The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug Adderall is known to cause serious physical side effects including heart attack, stroke, elevated blood pressure and heart rate, and even sudden death. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of this and more, but insists

Cinnamon Reduces Risk Of Diabetes, Heart Disease

August 27th, 2010 Natural News By: Jonathon Benson A recent study headed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has identified a link between cinnamon intake and reduced risk of diabetes and heart disease. According to the research, water-soluble cinnamon extract, which is high in antioxidants, helps to decrease glucose levels in the blood

Antipsychotic Drugs Double Risk Of Pneumonia

August 27th, 2010 Natural News By: David Gutierrez Senior citizens who take antipsychotic drugs are twice as likely to contract pneumonia as seniors who do not take the drugs, according to a study conducted by researchers from Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. “Anti-psychotics are prescribed

Compounds in berries improve brain function, reverse aging

(NaturalNews) The aging process involves a steady decline in the brain’s ability to guard itself from oxidative stress and inflammation. But new research has found that certain compounds in fruits like blueberries, strawberries and acai berries, not only help the brain to stay in tip-top shape, but they actually help to reverse the damaging effects of aging. When functioning properly, the brain continually works to clean up and “recycle” various toxic proteins that get lodged in the brain over time. These proteins contribute to cognitive dysfunction and overall memory loss, especially as a person ages, and must be regularly removed. The powerful antioxidants in berries exhibit demonstrable benefits in helping the brain to clean up these proteins and improve overall nerve function. “The good news is that natural compounds called polyphenolics found in fruits, vegetables and nuts have an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect that may protect against age-associated decline,” explained Shibu Poulose, Ph.D., author of the study. According to Poulose, this breakthrough study is the first of its …

Salmonella Helps Immune System To Destroy Cancer Cells

August 19, 2010 Natural News By: Jonathan Benson Scientists from Italy and the U.S. claim to have found a new therapeutic way to assist the body in defending against and killing cancer cells — salmonella bacteria. Based on initial tests in mice and human cancer cells, the team observed that small doses of salmonella actually trigger the immune

GSK executives sell drug compound as a nutritional supplement on the side

(NaturalNews) A recent report in Xconomy has revealed that several executives from drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have been selling proprietary formulations of resveratrol, a component of red wine that has gained much attention for its anti-cancer and anti-aging properties, as dietary supplements while the formations undergo clinical trials for drug approval. It all began when Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, a drug company that specialized in developing resveratrol drugs, merged with GSK about two years ago. A few Sirtris executives — who have now become GSK executives — launched a nonprofit called the Healthy Lifespan Institute (HLI), from which they recently began selling this specialized resveratrol formula as a dietary supplement. The only problem is that the formula is allegedly identical to the one currently undergoing clinical trials for drug approval as a treatment for cancer, raising the question about whether or not it is legitimate for a drug company to be selling its compounds on the side as dietary supplements. GSK has since denied, however, that the formulas are the same. Pharmaceutical drugs …

New study: 85% of Big Pharma’s new drugs are “lemons” and pose health risks to users

Natural News | New research now shows the problems with Big Pharma’s hugely hyped medications are far worse than most people have even dreamed.

SAMe supplement effective at treating depression, study finds

(NaturalNews) Researchers recently completed a study revealing that the increasingly popular supplement S-Adenosyl Methionine (SAMe) is an effective treatment for people with depression. The substance, which occurs naturally in the body, exerts influence on the brain in ways that improve brain function, alleviate stress and feelings of depression and reduce inflammation. For the study, scientists administered either 1,600 milligrams (mg) of SAMe or a placebo on top of participants’ existing medication regimens for six weeks. Following this period, the team found that those participants taking SAMe experienced better relief from depression that did those simply taking conventional antidepressants. And since SAMe is naturally produced in the body, there are no negative side effects from taking it like there are from taking chemical antidepressant drugs. According to Dr. George Papakostas, author of the study and psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, the results are “exciting because [SAMe] works differently than what we have now — it doesn’t seem to be associated with the kind of side…

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