Article: Did You Know - May 2003
Did You Know - May 2003
by: Dr. Janet Starr Hull, Ph.D., CN
http://www.sweetpoison.com/newsletter/
* New evidence suggests that 25 percent of Americans who
are obese have higher-than-normal levels of free radicals.
* Risperidone is linked to stroke. Cerebrovascular adverse
events, including fatalities, were reported in trials of
risperidone in elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis.
* Large urate stones (stones caused by excessive uric acid)
found in the urinary tract can be dissolved by drinking the
juice of one to two lemons a day.
* Most people with gall bladder problems fail to eat
breakfast. That's one reason why a high fiber breakfast
is recommended to start the day - and start the bile juices
flowing.
* Children in the USA today have twice the levels of certain
pesticides in their systems than adults.
* Most of the salmon you find at the grocery store is
farm-raised, with questionable quality at best. Instead of
living in the open waters, farmed salmon are kept in
captivity - often in some of the most polluted waters in
the world. Plus, they're fed grain rather than the EPA
and DHA rich fish that salmon naturally eat, making them
lower in the all-important Omega-3 fatty acids.
Furthermore, farmed salmon have a strong, astringent
flavor, and the texture leaves a lot to be desired.
The best-tasting and most healthful salmon to buy is
fresh wild Alaskan salmon. I recommend the company
SeaBear that harvests wild salmon from the Alaskan waters.
* The fat content of the average American diet is 42% of
calories.
