Fast Facts
Sugar and white flour increases IGF-1 and this increases oil gland secretion and significantly contributes to oily skin and acne.
Farmed salmon obtain their orange/pink colour through dye pellets that the farmer selects from a colour chart. Wild salmon obtain their pink colour from eating krill and shrimp.
Your metabolism decreases by 3% when you are only mildly dehydrated and by the time you are thirsty you are long since dehydrated.
Symptoms of low blood sugar (dizziness, headaches, crankiness, irritability, headaches, a spacey feeling, overly emotional symptoms when you have not eaten for a while or missed a meal, that are relieved by eating) not only often cause people to gain weight, but tend to lead to adult-onset diabetes later in life.
The more difficult a women’s menstrual cycle is, the more difficult her menopause will be.
A difficult, painful and emotional menstrual cycle is a sign of hormone imbalance and is not normal and it is possible to have an easy cycle.
Most vitamin E supplements are alpha-tocopherol (only one portion of vitamin E). Gamma-tocopherol is another part of vitamin E that has been shown to be more important in preventing cancer and Alzheimer’s disease than the alpha component. But "Mixed tocopherols" instead of just one form of vitamin E to get the full spectrum of components.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Feb 2005 vol 81(2) 508-514
Synthetic hormone replacement therapy (eg. Provera, Premarin) is linked to an increased risk of stroke by 29% and fatal or disabling strokes increase by 56%.
British Medical Journal Jan 7, 2005
Sucralose (Splenda) is not a natural product. It is made by attaching chlorine molecules to table sugar.
Heartburn afflicts 44% of Canadians and many of these regularly take prescription antacids. Incidentally, heartburn can usually be eliminated with dietary changes and supplements that strengthen and support the digestive system.
Up to 90% of all women have to deal with the pain and emotional trials of PMS at some time during their reproductive years and as many as 40% of all women have symptoms severe enough to interfere with their everyday lives. PMS is a sign that a woman’s hormones are out of balance and is usually significantly reduced or even eliminated once hormonal balance has been achieved.
