Many diseases that used to be considered diseases of the elderly are now affecting younger people at alarming rates. One of these diseases is colon cancer. The rate of colon cancer—also known as colorectal cancer and bowel cancer—has doubled in people...
A growing body of scientific evidence shows that regular consumption of ultra-processed foods leads to a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is vastly different than Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease with symptoms...
Processed food consumption has mushroomed in recent decades and, according to numerous studies, the price being paid by consumers is a reciprocating increase in disease, obesity and early death. A 2021 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition...
Dairy allergy ranks as the second-highest allergy in the U.S. Only shellfish allergies are more common. In Africa and Asia rates of dairy allergies are even higher. When is comes to lactose intolerance—a separate disorder from allergy—rates are...
In the 21st century Western world allergies to wheat and other grains seem to be omnipresent. “Gluten-free” products have become a niche industry, making billions for packaged food manufacturers. But this hasn’t been the situation throughout history....
Modern society is inarguably toxic. Each day we are exposed to thousands of toxic substances, many of which wreak havoc in our bodies. Of these substances phthalates are probably the most ubiquitous. Phthalates are substances added to plastics to increase their...
