The benefits for heart health of eating fish may outweigh concerns over the potential negative impact of increased exposure to mercury as a result, according to a study. But restrictions are still needed in connection with fish high in mercury, which include species such as perch, shark, swordfish and halibut, said a Swedish team whose results were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. http://www.ajcn.org/content/early/2010/11/03/ajcn.2010.29408

It would seem that there ought not to be any mystery about mom's milk. From the moment of conception on, the system is so beautifully organized to guarantee the optimal growth and maturation of the infant.

It has been known for a long time the virtues and limitations of different types of infant feeding. In a study covering 20,061 babies

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The importance of proper mineral balance is still underestimated, even though diligent research demonstrates that mineral deficiencies, excesses or malabsorption contribute, even cause diseases such as cardiac conditions, learning disabilities, schizophrenia, immune and hormonal dysfunctions and a host of other maladies.

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(1)  Two doctors on opposite sides of the globe eliminated crib death among their patient populations for 40 years using ascorbate supplementation. Unknown to each other they arrived at the same regimen.

(2)  Crib deaths nearly disappeared in Japan in 1975 when first inoculations were postponed until the 24th month of life.

These findings and their explanation are explored. SID is traced to a nonspecific or general adaptation stress syndrome defined by Hans Selye. It is precipitated by a deficiency of ascorbate and also of vitamin B6 and zinc.

Zinc (Zn) has been known to be an essential element for more than a hundred years, ever since it was discovered by Raulin in 1869 to be required for the growth of Aspergillus niger.1 However, it has not been until relatively modern times that the universal importance of this metal for both human and animal health became fully appreciated.2-12 To date more than 200 zinc dependent enzymes have actually been identified in all the main biochemical pathways. It acts uniquely as a Lewis acid catalyst (an electron acceptor) in all life processes.