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- Vaccinations: Make an Informed Choice - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Dr. Alicia ArmitsteadWhat is in a vaccine? In addition to live and killed bacteria, viri and their toxins, children are injected with some of the most lethal poisons known: formaldehyde, mercury, aluminum, phenol (carbolic acid), borax (ant killer), ethylene glycol (antifreeze), dye, acetone (nail polish remover), ...
Views: 3083(1 vote) - Gamma Radiation Groceries - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Dr. Alicia ArmitsteadYou don’t smell it; you don’t taste it, but it’s approved as an additive by the FDA. It’s called irradiation and is used on fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, wheat, eggs, herbs, and spices. Irradiation is a “cold sterilization” process involving gamma rays from nuclear material, x-rays ...
Views: 1779(3 votes) - The Truth About Cholesterol! - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Dr. Alicia ArmitsteadWhen someone’s cholesterol is high the first piece of advice their doctor usually gives them is to lower the amount of cholesterol in the diet. Our grocery stores are packed with ‘cholesterol free’ foods because of such advice Unfortunately it’s all a myth for it has been shown that if one ...
Views: 1773(2 votes) - Agave Syrup is NOT Natural! - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Dr. Alicia ArmitsteadAgave syrup is advertised as a "100% natural sweetener." Yet it is actually a highly refined form of fructose and is even more concentrated than the high fructose corn syrup used in sodas. Refined fructose is not a 'natural' sugar, and countless studies implicate it as a sweetener that will ...
Views: 2212(1 vote) - Water: For the Health of It! - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Dr. Alicia ArmitsteadThe idea of unhealthy vs. healthy water may be a new one to you because it’s rarely a topic of nutrition and diet books and can be really confusing. Should the water be from the tap or bottled, hard or soft, spring, distilled, mineral or sparkling? The evidence points to bottled hard water, ...
Views: 2385(4 votes) - The Need to Eat Organic Produce - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Dr. Alicia ArmitsteadA common question I get from my patients ‘is it worth the money to buy organic?’ It is a very good question and let me explain to you why the answer is yes. Eating organic produce is not just about avoiding pesticides and fungicides but about eating food that is more nutrient dense. Organic ...
Views: 2031(1 vote) - White Flour is Poison! - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2010 from Dr. Alicia ArmitsteadHave you ever read the ingredients for certain food products and seen ‘bleached flour’? When flour is made it is actually not white and has a certain odor to it so it is bleached to make it whiter and take out the odor. Bleached flour also has a longer shelf life. The most common bleaching ...
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