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Big Ag and Big Pharma are interested in profit, not public health, and their lobbyists fight to protect their corporate interests, not consumer interests. OCA advocates for a sustainable, integrative healthcare system with an emphasis on prevention, nutrition, wellness promotion, and freedom of choice in healthcare for everyone.
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September 25, 2006
Dear Readers,
Vitamin D is essential to bone health -- without it, calcium is virtually useless for strengthening bones. But as with many vitamins, just taking a supplement may not be enough. Read today's feature article on vitamin D to learn how to get more of this essential nutrient to support bone health, prevent cancer and even fight depression:
http://www.newstarget.com/020513.html
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Vitamin K deficiency found to promote osteoporosis in women:
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Vitamin D is essential to bone health -- without it, calcium is virtually useless for strengthening bones. But as with many vitamins, just taking a supplement may not be enough. Read today's feature article on vitamin D to learn how to get more of this essential nutrient to support bone health, prevent cancer and even fight depression:
http://www.newstarget.com/020513.html
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Vitamin K deficiency found to promote osteoporosis in women:
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News
September 24, 2006
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Patients at Good Shepherd Medical Center like the hospital food so much, some come back to eat after their stay is over.
The food is cooked from scratch. The menu features offerings like wild salmon and local organic produce. Even the pie has a hint of health, packed with antioxidant-rich dried cherries.
"Oh man it was good," said Angela Mallory, a 21-year-old who stayed at the hospital in rural Hermiston, Ore. for five days recently for the birth of her son.
She was reticent about trying the naturally lean bison, but wound up enjoying it. Read more
The food is cooked from scratch. The menu features offerings like wild salmon and local organic produce. Even the pie has a hint of health, packed with antioxidant-rich dried cherries.
"Oh man it was good," said Angela Mallory, a 21-year-old who stayed at the hospital in rural Hermiston, Ore. for five days recently for the birth of her son.
She was reticent about trying the naturally lean bison, but wound up enjoying it. Read more
News
September 21, 2006
Dear readers,
Part four of our series on great supplement companies ends with ForeverWell. ForeverWell uses a fermenting process to make proteins easier to digest, making more of what you need available to your body. They also have great supplements for migraines, IBS, and Crohn's disease sufferers. Read more at:
http://www.newstarget.com/020483.html
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Blackberries block spread of cancer: http://www.newstarget.com/020497.html
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Part four of our series on great supplement companies ends with ForeverWell. ForeverWell uses a fermenting process to make proteins easier to digest, making more of what you need available to your body. They also have great supplements for migraines, IBS, and Crohn's disease sufferers. Read more at:
http://www.newstarget.com/020483.html
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Blackberries block spread of cancer: http://www.newstarget.com/020497.html
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News
September 22, 2006
Dear readers,
In the last few days, both America Online and Amazon.com have engaged in massive ad campaigns for Big Pharma and its champion ADHD drug, Adderall. Adderall and drugs like it are the star of the current drug market because of their connection to ADHD, a made-up condition that nearly 80 percent of adults can be diagnosed with after merely taking a survey that asks ridiculous questions like (paraphrased), "Do you feel there are too many things to juggle in your daily life?" Or, "Do you sometimes find yourself unable to complete the projects you've started?"
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In the last few days, both America Online and Amazon.com have engaged in massive ad campaigns for Big Pharma and its champion ADHD drug, Adderall. Adderall and drugs like it are the star of the current drug market because of their connection to ADHD, a made-up condition that nearly 80 percent of adults can be diagnosed with after merely taking a survey that asks ridiculous questions like (paraphrased), "Do you feel there are too many things to juggle in your daily life?" Or, "Do you sometimes find yourself unable to complete the projects you've started?"
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News
September 20, 2006
Dear Readers,
Part three of our series on supplement companies you need to know about continues with the Wellness Support Network. The Wellness Support Network has a remarkable way of getting all the nutrients you need from whole foods into a tiny package -- they let microorganisms do the work for them. Read more about this fascinating process and how it can benefit your health:
http://www.newstarget.com/020469.html
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Fish oils reduce cancer risk in women:
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Part three of our series on supplement companies you need to know about continues with the Wellness Support Network. The Wellness Support Network has a remarkable way of getting all the nutrients you need from whole foods into a tiny package -- they let microorganisms do the work for them. Read more about this fascinating process and how it can benefit your health:
http://www.newstarget.com/020469.html
ALSO POSTED:
Fish oils reduce cancer risk in women:
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News
October 1, 2006
<strong>Modern chemistry keeps insects from ravaging crops, lifts stains from carpets, and saves lives. But the ubiquity of chemicals is taking a toll. Many of the compounds absorbed by the body stay there for years—and fears about their health effects are growing.</strong>
My journalist-as-guinea-pig experiment is taking a disturbing turn. A Swedish chemist is on the phone, talking about flame retardants, chemicals added for safety to just about any product that can burn. Found in mattresses, carpets, the plastic casing of televisions, electronic circuit boards, and Read more
My journalist-as-guinea-pig experiment is taking a disturbing turn. A Swedish chemist is on the phone, talking about flame retardants, chemicals added for safety to just about any product that can burn. Found in mattresses, carpets, the plastic casing of televisions, electronic circuit boards, and Read more
News
September 14, 2006
Dear Readers,
In the past, "all natural" might have been a reassuring label. But today, the all-natural moniker doesn't always mean what it says. Yeast extract and other protein isolates are making their way into foods to replace known dangerous taste-enhancing ingredients like MSG. But these new taste enhancers, albeit from "natural" sources, are also questionable. Read on to find out why:
http://www.newstarget.com/020426.html
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Sixth grade girls could soon be required to Read more
In the past, "all natural" might have been a reassuring label. But today, the all-natural moniker doesn't always mean what it says. Yeast extract and other protein isolates are making their way into foods to replace known dangerous taste-enhancing ingredients like MSG. But these new taste enhancers, albeit from "natural" sources, are also questionable. Read on to find out why:
http://www.newstarget.com/020426.html
ALSO POSTED:
Sixth grade girls could soon be required to Read more
News
September 13, 2006
Dear Readers,
Beauty care products may claim to reduce wrinkles, get rid of acne
and give you better looking skin, but they won't necessarily make your
skin healthier. Having skin that can protect itself from UV rays, dirt,
oil, make-up and aging starts at the cellular level -- where those
beauty care lotions and potions can't go. The only way to make your
skin healthy is with true healing foods. Make the top five foods for
healthy skin part of your diet, and you'll be glowing from the inside
out!
See the top five foods for Read more
Beauty care products may claim to reduce wrinkles, get rid of acne
and give you better looking skin, but they won't necessarily make your
skin healthier. Having skin that can protect itself from UV rays, dirt,
oil, make-up and aging starts at the cellular level -- where those
beauty care lotions and potions can't go. The only way to make your
skin healthy is with true healing foods. Make the top five foods for
healthy skin part of your diet, and you'll be glowing from the inside
out!
See the top five foods for Read more
News
September 16, 2006
Dear readers,
If you find it challenging to eat healthy snacks, then read the latest review at NewsTarget.com on raw food bars. These bars have all the energy you need without all the things you don't, like soy protein and added sugar. Don't leave your health in the hands of the vending machine -- get some of these healthy, all-natural raw food bars, and eat healthy wherever you are.
http://www.newstarget.com/020396.html
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If you find it challenging to eat healthy snacks, then read the latest review at NewsTarget.com on raw food bars. These bars have all the energy you need without all the things you don't, like soy protein and added sugar. Don't leave your health in the hands of the vending machine -- get some of these healthy, all-natural raw food bars, and eat healthy wherever you are.
http://www.newstarget.com/020396.html
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The health benefits of brown seaweed: Read more
News
September 15, 2006
Finally, the pieces of the puzzle start to add up. Not long ago, President Bush sought to instill panic in this country by telling us a minimum of 200,000 people will die from the avian flu pandemic, but it could be as bad as 2 million deaths in this country alone.
This hoax is then used to justify the immediate purchase of 80 million doses of Tamiflu, a worthless drug that in no way, shape or form treats the avian flu, but only decreases the amount of days one is sick and can actually contribute to the virus having more lethal mutations.
So the United States placed an Read more
This hoax is then used to justify the immediate purchase of 80 million doses of Tamiflu, a worthless drug that in no way, shape or form treats the avian flu, but only decreases the amount of days one is sick and can actually contribute to the virus having more lethal mutations.
So the United States placed an Read more
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