One of the causes of good health of our ancestors was the absence of white sugar in their diet. They maintained health and energy because they obtained as much fructose as they wanted from raw food, vegetables and fruits. Professor John Yudkin of England has minutely studied the effects of sugar in human body. He states that there is no physiological requirement of sugar. The calories and energy required for the body are easily available from fruits, vegetables and grains.
The consumption of huge amount of white sugar has led to diseases like dental decay and caries, diabetes, cardiac trouble and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). The reckless use of sugar leads to migraine, dermatitis and renal disorders. Moreover, sugar increases the amount of cholesterol in the blood. Cholesterol accumulates in the inner surface of the arteries which consequently become narrow and hard. The heart has to work vigorously to push blood into such narrow arteries. Consequently, the heart becomes exhausted and weak. Sometimes it fails.
Excerpt from Juice-Diet for Perfect Health, Drs D R Gala, Dhiren Gala and Sanjay Gala, Navneet Publications (India) Ltd, Mumbai.
(A wonderful book for people who would like to follow Juice Therapy. The price is also very, very cheap compared to the content, an evidence that it is published with service motive. I strongly recommend this book to all health-conscious people.)
1. Peanuts
2. Chocolate
3. Fish
4. Cashewnut
5. Legumes
6. Soya Bean
7. Lemon
8. Milk
9. Wheat
10. Chicken
Courtesy: Times News Network, The Times of India, Chennai, June 30, 2008.
Wikipedia article on “Food Allergy”:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_allergy
Grateful thanks to The Times of India and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. The animals do not graze freely or exercise and this increases the saturated fat levels in their flesh.
3. A high-level of meat in the diet is known to cause the loss of many nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, vitamins B3 and B6. It increases free radical activity and acid levels, and it could lead to cancer.
4. Osteoporosis is more prevalent in those eating meat, mostly because of the raised acid levels in the diet. This indirectly causes the loss of bone calcium.
5. Purines, which cause gout, are very high in meat, and they also cause the destruction of healthy bowel micro-organisms which maintain so many important functions.
6. Eating meat does lead to early rapid growth, but equally it causes early rapid aging due to free radical activity and damaged genes.
7. The high protein content of meat calls for a lot of digestive enzymes, which stresses the pancreas. If large quantities of these enzymes have to be produced for digestion then less may be available for the destruction of cancer cells.
8. Menstrual problems are also often due to excessive fat from animal sources, and this can prevent oestrogen clearance from the blood, with consequent PMT problems.
Excerpts from “You don’t have to feel Unwell: Nutrition, Lifestyle, Herbs & Homeopathy” by Robin Needes, published by M/s.B.Jain Publishers P Ltd, Delhi, 325 pages, First Reprint 1995, Price: Rs.90/-.
(A great book; contains a lot of useful information and wealth of details; strongly recommended to all those who wish to maintain perfect health, without depending much on medicines.)
Grateful thanks to Robin Needes and B.Jain Publishers P Ltd, Delhi.
Delivering a lecture as part of a series of golden jubilee medical lectures organized by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Dr.Hegde said this medicalisation was a product of the unholy alliance between modern medicine and the pharmaceutical industry.
Dr.Hegde’s talk was on “Life Span, Life Expectancy and Longevity – What is the doctor’s role?” If Caesarian sections represented medicalisat5ion of birth, the artificial prolonging of life with ventilator support was nothing other than the medicalisation of death, he said.
Citing studies and articles from reputed medical journals that critiqued the direction modern medicine was taking, Dr.Hegde said pharmaceutical industry had virtually grabbed the reins of the practice of modern medicine and dictated its direction.
Excerpt from “Mass consumption of medicines harms than heals: cardiologist” by Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Madurai, August 18, 2008.
Grateful thanks to The Hindu.
Courtesy: “Vent Your Anger”, Deccan Chronicle, Chennai, July 28, 2008
A detailed article on “Asbestos” from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
1. Mosquito Repellents
2. Detergents
3. Antiseptics and
4. Cosmetics.
Courtesy: The Week, May 8, 2005.
Wikipedia articles on:
“Poison”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison
“List of Extremely Hazardous Substances” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extremely_hazardous_substances
Link to NPIC Webpage at the AIIMS Website: http://www.aiims.edu/aiims/departments/NPIC/NPICIntro.htm
Grateful thanks to The Week, NPIC, AIIMS and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
– From a ‘Letter to the Editor, from N.J.M.Yadav, Thanjavur (Name of Newspaper not given)
Courtesy: The Hindu, October 30, 1997.
Grateful thanks to The Hindu.
A trial run by Auckland University’s bone research group found the supplements caused a 40% increase in heart attacks, the Sunday Star-Times reported.
Reid told the appear that three other international studies on calcium supplements had since been reviewed, and all showed varying degrees of elevated risk of heart attacks, ranging from 10 to 20%.
“This is potentially very important because there are so many people around the world who take calcium supplements.” Reid said the study found calcium supplements dramatically reduced older women’s risk of bone fractures and bone density loss.
Courtesy: DPA/Deccan Chronicle, Chennai, Sep.24, 2007
While levels and dangers of noise pollution are well-documented and everyone knows what an irritant and stresser noise is, what is lesser known is that chronic noise can cause:
Mental distress
Ulcers
Migraines
Acidity
Non-cooperative behaviour
Aggression
Learning impairment
Musculo-skeletal problems
Heart problems
Tinninitus or a ringing sound within the ears (even when there is no noise in the surroundings)
It can hamper performance and productivity.
Chronic noise also affects interpersonal relationships.
(Courtesy: Aruna Chandraraju, Weekly Magazine, The Hindu, April 3, 2005)
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