Statins Cause Type 2 Diabetes
Friday, January 20, 2012 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
The statin scam is one of the worst examples of how Western medicine has sold several hundred billion dollars of a near worthless drug to millions of Americans, conning the gullible into believing that a better number on paper as the result of taking a drug somehow equates to an improvement in health. The latest nail in the statin coffin shows that women who consistently take their statins, as their doctors so happily instruct them to do, have a whopping 71 percent increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.Paula Deen’s Deception for Profit
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Move over Sally Field, a new drug pimp is on the scene. Not since the roller-coaster ride of Oprah Winfrey and her “unsolvable” weight problems has the public witnessed such disability for profit. Paula Deen, The Food Network star, would like her followers with Type 2 diabetes to believe that it is God’s will that they take the Novo Nordisk drug Victoza.Doctors Continue to Poison Millions of Children with Unnecessary Antibiotics
Tuesday, November 08, 2011 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
A new study shows that pediatricians in the United States write more than 10 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions every year for children, creating an untold amount of health damage that can last many years, even a lifetime. The negligence of Conrad Murray pales in comparison to this massive ineptitude of an entire profession.Scientists Demonstrate Flu Vaccine Lacks Effectiveness
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Researchers at the University of Minnesota published a study this week in the Lancet which essentially says the flu vaccine fails to meet the hype. In fact, they couldn’t find any credible data to show that the flu vaccine did anything effective at all in individuals over the age of 65.Was Giuliana Rancic’s Breast Cancer Caused by IVF?
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Reality TV show and E! News host Giuliana Rancic’s breast cancer has caught the attention of many people, since she is an apparently healthy 37-year-old. Her difficulties becoming pregnant have been front and center on her reality TV show. She has tried in vitro fertilization (IVF) three times. The medical community was quick to negate that IVF had anything to do with her breast cancer – how convenient.Thursday, September 8, 2011 – National Call-In Day to Help Save Your Supplements
Wednesday, September 07, 2011 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Thursday, September 8, 2011, is the national call in day to members of Congress to protest the draconian FDA NDI regulations for dietary supplements, regulations that will retroactively remove many dietary supplement ingredients from the market – while driving up prices. This is a very serious issue. A grassroots call-in campaign has been organized for Thursday, September 8 by the Alliance for Natural Health and is being supported by many health freedom groups, many dietary supplement companies, and consumers across America. Please let your voice be heard. Even if you have already written letters, Thursday is the day that your phone call matters. We need to flood their switchboards with phone calls.FDA To Supplements: Drop Dead
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
The following article, FDA to Supplements: Drop Dead, is written by attorney Jonathan Emord, a leading constitutional and health freedom attorney in this country. He has defeated the FDA in federal court a remarkable eight times. This article first appeared August 22, 2011 on the NewsWithViews website. He provides insightful legal analysis, the history of the problem, and even explains how supplement industry trade groups CRN and NPA have inappropriately sent the industry on an improper course of action that has culminated in the recent NDI attack. Here is what Emord has to say:FDA Propaganda Attempts to Destroy the Dietary Supplement Industry
Monday, August 22, 2011 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
It is not surprising that FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg would use blatant and deceptive propaganda to attack the dietary supplement industry. As a self-proclaimed “zealot for the advancement of regulatory science,” Hamburg would like the consumer public to believe the earth is flat—and that dietary supplements cannot prevent and help treat disease. She is well-educated in science, especially neuropharmacology and the new genomic science, thus it poses a dilemma for her when study after study demonstrates the power of dietary supplement ingredients. These studies show that dietary supplement ingredients influence the human genome in ways that prevent disease as well as offer practical solutions to help treat most common, age-related diseases that afflict millions of Americans. Such diseases include type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and many resistant forms of cancer.The Revitalized Eugenics Movement & the FDA’s Role
Tuesday, August 09, 2011 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
On July 29, 2011 the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard School of Public Health sounded the population alarm bell in the international science journal, Science, advocating for international contraception efforts to be funded by wealthy countries. On August 1, 2011 the Obama administration announced its plan to force health insurers, beginning in 2013, to pay for “free” birth control for all U.S. women, including free birth control pills, morning after pills, sterilization, and any other “FDA-approved contraception methods and contraceptive counseling.” Americans should understand that Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg is well-versed in eugenics theory, as both of her elite psychiatrist parents have headed the American Eugenics Society. We are rapidly moving toward the time when government bureaucrats issue regulations to determine which fetuses, at five weeks of age, are genetically fit enough to be born.Medicare Part D Addicts Seniors to Big Pharma Drugs
Sunday, August 07, 2011 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Give anyone something for nothing and they will keep on taking it. That is the result Big Pharma was hoping for when it bribed Republicans and the former President George W. Bush to pass a massive unfunded drug liability for taxpayers. And a new study of the statistics proves the point – seniors are more than happy to pop Big Pharma pills ad nauseum, while the rest of America foots the bill.
Lack of Iodine Linked to Poor Thyroid Function and Weight Gain
Friday, January 27, 2012 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Many people suffer from sluggish thyroid performance even though lab tests do not show hypothyroid or subclinical hypothyroid. The failure of doctors to appreciate the importance of optimal thyroid function means that metabolic problems are being ignored even though a constellation of symptoms is obvious. A new study evaluates thyroid hormone levels within the normal range and finds that iodine is lacking when weight is gained. It also finds that weight gain itself may actually be inducing the thyroid problems as a form of stress.How Thyroid Problems Cause Insulin Resistance
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
The plot thickens. How simple it once was for endocrinologists to identify a few organs, like the thyroid, measure their hormones, and then prescribe hormone replacement when seemingly lacking in them. While this method may have been easier, it was often not very helpful in solving the obvious thyroid problems that many experience. In 1994 that simplicity changed forever. With the discovery of the hormone leptin and the fact that the adipocyte, fat cell, was busy not only making leptin but also making many other hormonal signals, this picture takes on even more complexity. It is now clear that your muscle cells, myocytes, are also making hormonal signals that cross-talk with your fat cells and your thyroid. Anyone for a game of chess?Leptin Problems Linked to Thyroid Cancer
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Thyroid cancer is one of the few cancer types on the rise. Also rising are the sizes of Americans' waistlines. A new study connects the emerging science to show that leptin problems (evidenced by excessive weight) are a likely cause of thyroid cancer along with many other cancers.Reduced Cellular Perception Can Cause Obesity
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Do the cells in your body have two eyeballs to look about and see what is going on around them? Well, not exactly. What they do have is an exceptionally high-tech antenna, called primary cilia, projecting out from the surface of every cell in your body. New research proves that disruption of these cilia cause out-of-control eating and obesity.Fish Oil Activates Thyroid Signaling in Your Liver to Burn Fat
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
The DHA component of fish oil is a potent brain support nutrient that is a vital building block for optimal cognitive function. Optimal thyroid function is also a key to healthy brain and cognitive function. An interesting study shows that fish oil can help optimize the function of thyroid hormone within liver cells to burn fat. We also know that when fat piles up in your blood (evidenced by elevated triglycerides), then cognitive problems are more likely to occur.Calcium Offsets Gene Weaknesses to Improve Metabolism
Monday, January 09, 2012 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
The idea of taking calcium for your bones is fairly straightforward, as your bones are made of calcium. The new gene science is opening up a different view of nutrition, one in which various nutrients can prevent gene weaknesses from manifesting as disease. A new study shows that high calcium intake offsets gene weaknesses that not only lead to weight gain but to the full metabolic syndrome.Calcium and Vitamin D Help Reduce Belly Fat
Saturday, January 07, 2012 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
A 16-week double-blind, placebo controlled trial with overweight adults found that supplementation with 1050 mgs of calcium and 300 IU of vitamin D resulted in a statistically significant decrease in belly fat (visceral fat), the type of fat most associated with disease risk.Pine Nut Oil – An Appetite Suppressant with a Colorful History
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
The historical use of pine nuts and pine nut oil is extensive. For example, there was often a shortage of food during harsh Siberian winters. The local people either ate pine nuts or a tablespoon of pine nut oil, sometimes as their whole meal, knowing that it produced a lasting feeling of fullness. Other traditional uses include boosting sex drive in men, combating respiratory infection, repairing digestive inflammation, and supporting circulatory health.Fisetin Restores Malfunctioning Carbohydrate Metabolism
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Fisetin, a unique polyphenol flavonoid found in strawberries and other fruits and vegetables, is adding to its science showing that it can help regulate blood sugar. Previously I reported that fisetin can reduce the caramelizing effect of sugar on body structures known as advanced glycation end products – a major issue for type 2 diabetics and general aging for everyone. A new study shows that fisetin can restore the metabolism of carbohydrates by correcting key metabolic enzymes that are malfunctioning. This finding could help offer a path to solution for many people who struggle to incorporate carbohydrates in their diet without gaining weight.Strawberries are Good for Cholesterol Health in Overweight People
Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Overweight individuals consuming strawberry powder extract over a 3-week period reduced total cholesterol while boosting the size of LDL particles (too many small LDL particles are risky for cardio health). The U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers stated their study suggests “a potential role for strawberries as a dietary means to decrease obesity-related disease.”
