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That Sugar Film

April 4, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

‘That Sugar Film’ is a highly informative, quirkily presented Australian documentary, which makes a case that the health fad of the past 30 years, which has demonized fats and has tended to minimize the perils of sugar may have contributed to the obesity epidemic now occurring worldwide, in a direct challenge to the hotly-contested ideas […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: film, movie, obesity, sugar

Mixed signals: Combinations of estrogen-mimicking chemicals strongly distort hormone action

April 4, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

For years, scientists have been concerned about chemicals in the environment that mimic the estrogens found in the body. In study after study, researchers have found links between these “xenoestrogens” and such problems as decreased sperm viability, ovarian dysfunction, neurodevelopmental deficits and obesity. But experimental limitations have prevented them from exploring one of the most […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Bisphenol, estrogen, xenoestrogens

Strawberries boost red blood cells, study finds

April 3, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

A group of volunteers ate half a kilo of strawberries every day for two weeks to demonstrate that eating this fruit improves the antioxidant capacity of blood. The study, carried out by Italian and Spanish researchers, showed that strawberries boost red blood cells’ response to oxidative stress, an imbalance that is associated with various diseases. […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: antioxidant, red blood cells, strawberry

Gluten in wheat: What has changed during 120 years of breeding?

April 3, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

In recent years, the number of people affected by coeliac disease, wheat allergy or gluten or wheat sensitivity has risen sharply. But why is this the case? Could it be that modern wheat varieties contain more immunoreactive protein than in the past? Results from a study by the Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: celiac, Food, gluten, gluten-free, wheat allergies

Personal use of permanent hair dye not associated with greater risk of most cancers or cancer death

April 2, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Women who use permanent hair dye products to colour their hair at home do not experience greater risk of most cancers or greater cancer related mortality, finds a study published by The BMJ today. While this should provide general reassurance to users of permanent hair dyes, the authors say they did find a slight increase in risk […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: hair dye

Black rice rivals pricey blueberries as source of healthful antioxidants

March 30, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Health conscious consumers who hesitate at the price of fresh blueberries and blackberries, fruits renowned for high levels of healthful antioxidants, now have an economical alternative, scientists reported at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). It is black rice, one variety of which got the moniker “Forbidden Rice” in ancient China […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: antioxidants, black rice, blueberries, rice

Hotter Is Better For Removing Allergens In Laundry

March 29, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

A new study finds that the heat setting you choose when doing laundry makes all the difference when it comes to killing dust mites. The researchers found that washing laundry in hot water–140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 ºC) or higher–kills all house dust mites, compared with just 6.5% of dust mites in laundry washed at 104 […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: allergies, allergy, dust mite, laundry

Possible correlation shown between the partial meltdown at TMI and thyroid cancers

March 28, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Penn State College of Medicine researchers have shown, for the first time, a possible correlation between the partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station and thyroid cancers in the counties surrounding the plant. Three Mile Island (TMI), located near Harrisburg, Pa., had a partial meltdown accident on March 28, 1979. During the […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: cancer, genetic mutation, nuclear, radiation, Three Mile Island, thyroid, thyroid cancer, tumor

Omega-3 fatty acid stops known trigger of lupus

March 28, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

A team of Michigan State University researchers has found that consuming an omega-3 fatty acid called DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid, can stop a known trigger of lupus and potentially other autoimmune disorders. DHA can be found in fatty, cold-water fish and is produced by the algae that fish eat and store in their bodies. It […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: autoimmune disorder, dha, lupus, omega 3

Real Water, Inc., Issues Precautionary Recall of All Sizes of Real Water Brand Drinking Water Due to a Possible Health Risk

March 27, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet Leave a Comment

Real Water, Inc. of Mesa, AZ and Henderson, NV, has issued a voluntary recall of all sizes of its Real Water brand drinking water, because it may be linked to certain instances of non-viral hepatitis which were reported in or about November, 2020 in the Las Vegas, NV area.  Symptoms of all types of hepatitis, […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: alkalized water, hepatitis, Real Water, water

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