Watch out for GM corn

Here is a summary of the latest Dr. Mercola newsletter about glycophospate/Roundup and GM foods.

The following excerpt is from Mercola.com:

• Research shows glyphosate is toxic to water fleas at extraordinarily low levels, well within the levels expected to be found in the environment. These findings throw serious doubt on glyphosate’s safety
• Previous research has shown that Roundup is toxic to human DNA even when diluted to concentrations 450-fold lower than used in agricultural applications
• “Inactive” ingredients such as solvents, preservatives, and surfactants contribute to toxicity in a synergistic manner, and ethoxylated adjuvants in glyphosate-based herbicides have been found to be “active principles of human cell toxicity”
• Cell damage and even cell death can occur at the residual levels found on Roundup-treated food crops, as well as lawns and gardens where Roundup is applied for weed control
• Liver, embryonic and placental cell lines are adversely affected by glyphosate at doses as low as 1 ppm. GM corn can contain as much as 13 ppm of glyphosate, and Americans eat an average of 193 lbs of GM foods annually

Dr. Mercola is great at speaking out against GM foods and compiling research to keep the public updated. Check out his free newsletter at Mercola.com.

A Votre Sante (Here's To Your Health,) Alix

Millions of women have fibromyalgia and don't know it!

Check out this link to a great episode of Dr. Oz about fibromyalgia.  I have written several posts about my experience with borderline fibromyalgia as well as chronic fatigue:  feeling like I have the flu, exhaustion, and having constant pain in the thoracic region of my back.  This episode will really wake up everyone who sees it and hopefully help a lot of women who have this condition--according to Dr. Oz, millions of women have it because many doctors are unaware of how to diagnose it.  I lived with feeling like I had the flu and exhaustion for 25 years until it was finally diagnosed as chronic fatigue and borderline fibromyalgia (which is no picnic.)

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/disease-your-doctor-may-miss-fibromyalgia-pt-1

I like my doctor's protocol better than what was discussed on the show.  I have discussed Dr. Edelberg's protocol in previous blogs.  He offers very specific natural treatments and cautions on the use/overuse of pain killers. (He authored the fabulous book Healing Fibromyalgia.)

A Votre Sante (Here's To Your Health,) Alix

How Important Is Vitamin D?

"To give you an idea of the numbers involved, it’s estimated that 60,000 Americans die prematurely of cancer every year because of vitamin D deficiency. Add to this premature autoimmune disease (such as multiple sclerosis), heart disease, allergies (like asthma), diabetes, and Alzheimer’s and the numbers become mind-boggling."

This is a quote from the Whole Health Chicago newsletter which also talks about D3 supplements.  To read the whole article copy and paste this link into your browser:

 http://www.wholehealthchicago.com/5768/mayo-clinics-stunning-vitamin-d-research/

A Votre Sante (Here's to Your Health,) Alix