Health Topics

Fiber

The China Study  by Dr. T. Colin Campbell on Fiber here or basic fiber facts including some good sources of fiber here

Dangers of Dairy

What contains dairy and names they use to hide it in our food here

Traces of morphine, along with codeine and other opiates, are produced in cows’ livers and end up in their milk.  This is why Americans find it so hard to resist cheese.

Dr’s find that if patients can swear off cheese for three weeks, the cravings will go away. Get help with a starter kit and encouragement emails at The Dairy Detox.

Virtually all children have lactase enzymes that split lactose into glucose and galactose.  A decline in lactase activity with age is normal due to weaning. This is why only whites whose enzymes do not decline as much can tolerate milk.

The Harvard School of Public Health’s “healthy plate” and the nation of Canada recommended water as beverage and not milk.

Military

Army findings suggest implementing the Initial Military Training menu standards in nontrainee Army DFACs is feasible & has the potential to improve the overall healthfulness of soldiers’ food selection and consumption. Meanwhile, staff are blamed for poor Army nutrition.