Why are football players at high risk for diabetes?
People who have huge muscles usually have high levels of insulin
because insulin causes muscles to grow. Exercise makes muscles so
sensitive to insulin that it prevents blood sugar levels from rising

An interesting update from the HYPERLIPID Blog on the EFAs:
http://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.com/2008/06/efa-deficiencies.html
backed by e.g.:
Am J Clin Nutr. 1982 Mar;35(3):617-23.

http://www.i-see.org/josephson.html
"The mechanism of control of water-exchange in the body is an extremely
complicated problem concerning which much is not known. It is known that the
glands of internal secretion and the autonomic nervous system play a

One has to wonder, will we be hearing that those Japanese oxidized
fish foods are more dangerous than tobacco mutagens in the future?
Taka
Mutat Res. 2008 Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Cholesterol drugs advised for kids
CHICAGO – For the first time, an influential doctors group is
recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-
fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems.

I am a 64 year old woman and I want to start taking dessicated liver
for my health.  I searched the net and found numerous sites that sell
it in tablets and powder.
What is the best form for taking it: powder or tablets?  Also, where

Amazing breakthrough for Cancer Patients.
Cancer is a build up of toxins.  Toxins break down the immune system
causing all sorts of dis-ease on our bodies.  Natural Cellular Defense
(NCD) has been proven to rid the body of toxins.

Vitamin D intake to attain a desired serum
25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration 1,2,3
John F Aloia, Manish Patel, Rhett DiMaano,
Melissa Li-Ng, Sonia A Talwar, Mageda Mikhail,

I'm wondering if there are other supplements besides DHEA that help
middle-aged men combat the common decline in testosterone levels. I
realize that DHEA is a controversial supplement but having taken it it
does seem to work, at least for me. I already know that diet and

My son is over 16 and is about 5'8'' and very skinny.
He didn't reach puberty yet and has no interest in girls at all.
I have some Playboy mags in my office and he never even cares to look
through them. (I was into porn when I was around 13 or so, like most