Exposing dietary and medical misinformation about low-calorie diets for slimming and weight loss; fats, cholesterol and heart disease; cancer; food additives; bottled water; vegetarianism; health foods; alternative medicine; and other aspects of nutrition; plus cancer screening and treatments; fluoride and tooth decay; and miscellaneous other dietary and medical bits and bobs.

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Put the power of alternative medicine & holistic nutrition to work for you!
Website of Stephen Byrnes, now deceased, but a valuable source of info
Some of Dr. Byrnes' articles are here, plus many other useful articles:  http://homodiet.netfirms.com/otherssay/doctorssay.htm 

Al Sears, MD - www.alsearsmd.com  - author of "The Doctor's Heart Cure"

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**Books worth reading**  (Menu)

Nourishing Traditions - The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats
by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig
"This well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. Sally Fallon dispels the myths of the current low-fat fad in this practical, entertaining guide to a can-do diet that is both nutritious and delicious."

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price, D.D.S.
"First published in 1939, this monumental but highly readable book is designed to preserve the classic study of Dr. Price's worldwide investigation of the deleterious effects of processed foods and synthetic farming methods on human health, and the promise of regeneration through sound nutrition."

Eat Fat, Lose Fat
by Dr. Mary Enig, International Expert on the Biochemistry of Food and Fat, and Sally Fallon, President, The Weston A Price Foundation.
      This revolutionary, science-based food program explains why we must eat healthy saturated fats—especially coconut oil—to achieve weight loss and good health.

     "Creamy sauces, buttered vegetables, and ice cream taste good for a reason. It's not that your body is trying to torment you by making unhealthy foods seem delectable. Instead, your body is using your taste buds to signal what you need. That's why most of us enjoy rich foods, like succulent lamb chops, berries with heavy cream, and crispy turkey skin. But because we believe that fats are bad, we are afraid to listen to our bodies."

Performance without Pain - A Step-by-Step Nutritional Approach to Healing Pain, Inflammation and Chronic Ailments in Musicians, Athletes, Dancers and Everyone Else, 
by Kathryne Pirtle, Sally Fallon and Dr. John Turner. 
Kathryne, a professional clarinetist, tells the remarkable story of her healing after many years of debilitating performance-related pain. The book discusses the prevalence and dietary causes of inflammatory and related chronic ailments that are affecting the health of a growing percentage of our population.

Against the Grain : How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization
by  Richard Manning

"In this controversial and prodigiously researched condemnation of our current and past systems of growing grain, Manning argues that the major forces that have shaped the world - disease, imperialism, colonialism, slavery, trade, wealth - are all a part of the culture of agriculture."  Amazon.com

Beating Cancer with Nutrition 
by Patrick Quillan, PhD, RD, CNS   Summary from back page
www.4nutrition.com - Providing Optimal Nutritional Guidelines to Improve Outcome for Medically Treated Cancer Patients.
This book is the type of book you can show to your doctor if you are facing cancer treatment. It also has lots of good information for preventing cancer and healing.  Unfortunately there is confusing information on fats, as Dr. Quillin does not make the distinction between commercial fats and high quality animal fats from pastured animals, which are a source of important anticancer nutrients such as CLA, so when you see comments to limit red meat & fat, especially saturated fat, rephrase that to say "fat from confinement raised animals and refined vegetable oils." He also advocates the use of modern soy products, which I do not recommend. I suggest ignoring the recipe chapter, because of the confusion caused by the low fat & soy recommendations. 

 (More on Cancer)

Diet for a Dead Planet: How the Food Industry is Killing Us by Christopher D. Cook
In this riveting and timely investigation, award-winning journalist Christopher D. Cook takes us beyond Fast Food Nation to explain why our entire food system—from farm to dinner table—is in crisis.

Digestive Wellness – How to strengthen the immune system and prevent disease through healthy digestion, 
by Elizabeth Lipski, PhD, CCN, 2005 edition
This book has a wealth of information to help in healing, 
but please read Kris's review first, as she does some conventional cholesterol bashing.  More on Digestion

Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
The fast food industry's drive for consolidation, homogenization, and speed has radically transformed America's diet, landscape, economy, and workforce, often in insidiously destructive ways - detailed in this devastating exposé by an award winning journalist.
Review by USA Today

 Fateful Harvest, by Duff Wilson
Tells the enthralling, appalling  story of Patty Martin -- the mayor of a small Washington town called Quincy -- who discovers American industries are dumping toxic waste into farmers' fields and home gardens by labeling it "fertilizer."

Financial Reckoning Day  - Surviving the Soft Depression of the 21^st Century  
by William Bonner
Sky-rocketing levels of debt, low interest rates, falling dollar, high levels of consumption – this book helps you understand what is going on, and the dangers. More at:
www.dailyreckoning.com

Heart Frauds - Uncovering the Biggest Health Scam in History
by Charles T. McGee, M.D.
"This isn't the ivory-tower spouting of a fanatic...McGee knows the medical literature and thoroughly documents his points from the contents of reputable journals. He blasts some fresh air through modern medicine and blows away some of its profitable sacred cows."
                --Booklist The American Library Association
More on Heart Disease

Lipitor,® Thief Of Memory, Statin Drugs and the Misguided War on Cholesterol

Dr. Duane Graveline, former astronaut, aerospace medical research scientist, flight surgeon, and family doctor, given Lipitor® to lower his cholesterol, loses his short-term memory for several hours. He discontinues the drug, but a year later at his annual NASA physical is urged to resume it at half the dose. Six weeks later he loses both short and retrograde memories for half a day and is diagnosed in the ER with transient global amnesia (TGA).

Appalled by the medical community's ignorance of the cognitive side effects of the statin drugs, he begins searching for answers to his traumatic experience. Lipitor®, Thief of Memory, Statin Drugs and the Misguided War On Cholesterol is the "scary, appealingly written" account of his findings.  Comments on this remarkable book  

Our Stolen Future
by Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers
Our Stolen Future examines the ways that certain synthetic chemicals interfere with hormonal messages involved in the control of growth and development, especially in the fetus...the scientific discovery of endocrine disruption.

The Body Ecology Diet - more above   

The Crazy Makers - How the Food Industry is Destroying Our Brain and Harming Our Children  Carol N. Simontacchi - Author

"In The Crazy Makers, nutritionist Carol Simontacchi reveals that brand-name consumer food producers may be putting items on the market that redefine what we commonly think of as "food." From infant formulas to supposedly health-conscious packaged meals, these pseudo-foods may be causing chemical levels in the brain to rise to alarming heights."  Based on new research, epidemiological evidence, and a formal study of schoolchildren's eating habits conducted by Simontacchi, The Crazy Makers will open your eyes as it identifies how the latest food products may be driving you crazy—and will tell you what you can do about it."

This book should be read by every parent who is concerned about their child’s health, but be aware of some minor shortcomings. She highlights the importance of getting adequate omega-3 fatty acids, suggesting flax oil and fish oil capsules. Flax oil is highly perishable, so freshly ground flax seed is recommended. Good quality fresh liquid fish oil is a cheaper and more practical way to omega-3 essential fats. Along the same line she includes powdered milk in recipes, which I don’t recommend because of the damage to milk caused by the drying process. Whole raw milk is a much better choice (f you can find it). Grains are also used frequently in recipes, but with no mention of the importance of proper treatment of whole grains to release their nutrients, to say nothing of the dangers of excess grain consumption.

The Doctor's Heart Cure, By Al Sears, M.D
The Clinically-Proven Plan of Breakthrough Health Secrets That Helps You Build a Powerful, Disease-Free Heart - The book to read when the doctor want to put you on a cholesterol-lowering drug.  
See  www.alsearsmd.com   
   Debunking The Low Fat Myth, by Al Sears

The Great Cholesterol Con, by Anthony  Colpo
Why everything you've been told about cholesterol, diet and heart disease is wrong!  Detailed and thorough.
More on Heart Disease

The Fourfold Path to Healing
Working with the Laws of Nutrition, Therapeutics,
Movement and Meditation in the Art of Medicine
by Dr. Thomas Cowen, M.D.
     Dr. Cowen merges the wisdom of traditional societies, the most modern findings of western medicine and the esoteric teachings of the ancients as he works to answer this most important question: How do we obtain true health?  
     The Fourfold Path integrates proper nutrition, appropriate therapeutics, movement exercises and focused meditation.

The Maker's Diet - more above   

The Modern Nutritional Diseases And How to Prevent Them : Heart Disease, Stroke, Type-2 Diabetes, Obesity, Cancer
by Fred Ottoboni, M. Alice Ottoboni
This book lays out in excellent detail the nutritional and biochemical reasons why excessive carbohydrates and essential fatty acid imbalance, not saturated fat and cholesterol, are the main reasons why we suffer an epidemic of these degenerative diseases. A good book to study and give to your doctor when he/she tries to push pills instead of nutritional therapy for your "high cholesterol".  A word of caution - Some of the books recommended in the last chapter, "What Do You Do Now?", have a confusing anti-saturated fat message, so study Nourishing Traditions first, as a source of general advice on eating, and the other books for guidance on restricting carbohydrates. Although the book mentions a 40-30-30 carb, protein, fat meal plan, actually it works better to limit carbs, get adequate protein, and get plenty of calories from good fats, which can work out to a 20-20-60 distribution of calories, keeping in mind that good fats come from pastured animals. I have communicated with the authors by email, and they agree that this is true. They report that they are supporters of the Weston A Price Foundation.

Here's a related website with lots of good info:
http://www.modern-diets-and-nutritional-diseases.com/index.html 

The Omega-3 Connection, by Dr. Andrew Stoll, M.D.
Details all the many ways that our bodies suffer if we do not get adequate omega-3 fatty acids - especially in the area of mental illness.

The Omnivore’s Dilemma - A Natural History of Four Meals 
by Michael Pollan
"'Omnivore' may forever change the way you think about food" - Amazon reviewer
Other Pollan pieces

The Detox Book: How to Detoxify Your Body to Improve Your Health, Stop Disease, and Reverse Aging, 2nd Edition
By Bruce Fife

The Untold Story of Milk - Green Pastures, Contented Cows and Raw Dairy Foods. by Ron Schmid, ND
This is a remarkable book! Read Kris's review here.

Discover the dark side of America's favorite health food.
THE WHOLE SOY STORY, The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food, by Dr. Kaayla Daniel, PhD, CCN, www.thewholesoystory.com 
blows the lid off nutritional dogma !

• Soy is NOT a health food.
• Soy is NOT the answer to world hunger.
• Soy is NOT a panacea.
• Soy has not even been proven safe.

Trust Us, We're Experts!  How Industry Manipulates Science and Gambles with Your Future
by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber
"If you want to know how the world wags, and who's wagging it, here's your answer. Read, get mad, roll up your sleeves, and fight back. Rampton and Stauber have issued a wake-up call we can't ignore."
                                 --Bill Moyers

Here's a summary of Rampton and Stauber's ideas - why you need to be cautious about what you read and hear. 

THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION:
WHY AMERICANS WILL BELIEVE ALMOST ANYTHING
by Tim O'Shea