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On an average, each American eats 150 pounds of sugar per year, about 40 teaspoons of sugar daily. Ingredients such as refined sugar and high-fructose corn syrup appear in most children’s snacks as well as most packaged goods.

Not only does this excess of sugar ruin the teeth, but is the cause of juvenile diabetes, obesity, and depletion of nutrients and energy. Although refined sugar has calories, it is an empty calorie food. It robs the body of minerals and lowers the immune...

If you or a loved one have not been diagnosed with diabetes, the disturbing statistics invoke fear of the possibility. The American Diabetes Association reported that 7.8% of America’s population had diabetes in 2007. Each year 1.6 million are diagnosed.

Diabetes is a gateway to various complications such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, blindness, kidney disease, neuropathy disease (nervous system), and amputation. Although diabetics are high risk for such complications,...

Despite its bad reputation, cholesterol is necessary for various body functions such as hormone regulation; vitamin D; bile; sebum; and nerves. The liver is responsible for making the 1,000 milligrams of cholesterol we need daily. Because the body produces cholesterol on its own it is advised to limit daily consumption of cholesterol from food to 300 milligrams (one egg= 266 mg).

Cholesterol’s bad reputation is a result of the escalating number of individuals with atherosclerosis...

Pain and the accompaniment of stress associated with fibromyalgia are only understood by its victims. Ninety percent affected by fibromyalgia are women.

The link between fibromyalgia and a psychological disorder were halted by a team of researchers at the Univeristy of Alabama. They proved that fibromyalgia is caused by a disruption of blood flow to the parts of the brain that respond to pain which in turn affects the central nervous system.

Stress which attacks the...