by admin | Sep 28, 2011 | Natural Facts, Newsletter thru 2013
An accumulation of beta-amyloid in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Amyloid is a general term for protein fragments that the body produces normally. Beta-amyloid is a fragment snipped from an amyloid precursor protein (APP). In a healthy...
by admin | Sep 22, 2011 | Natural Facts, Newsletter thru 2013
The usually benign yeast Candida albicans can sometimes overgrow in the human gastrointestinal tract and give rise to a complex medical syndrome known as chronic candidiasis, or yeast syndrome. Candidiasis can cause a wide variety of symptoms in virtually every system...
by admin | May 2, 2011 | Natural Facts, Newsletter thru 2013
On April 20, 2011, the British Medical Journal published a study conducted by researchers from the University of Auckland that indicated that women taking calcium supplements had as much as a 22 percent increased chance of suffering a heart attack than women who did...
by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Natural Facts, Newsletter thru 2013
Background Constipation in children is a very common occurrence affecting roughly 10% of children. It is characterized by bowel movements occurring less frequently than usual or stool that tends to be hard, dry, and difficult and painful to pass. The following are...
by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Natural Facts, Newsletter thru 2013
Background Information Dry mouth (xerostomia) is a condition in which salivary secretion is reduced for various reasons and is known to cause not only a dry mouth sensation, thirst for drinking water, and difficulty with food intake, but also disturbed taste, dental...
by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Natural Facts, Newsletter thru 2013
Background the usually benign yeast Candida albicans can sometimes overgrow in the human gastrointestinal tract to give rise to a complex medical syndrome known as chronic candidiasis, or the yeast syndrome. Candidiasis can cause a wide variety of symptoms in...