Posts Tagged 'Healing Systems'

Water Pollution: How Sweet

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A team of chemists in western U.S. states has identified a new marker of water that’s been tainted by human wastes: the artificial sweetener sucralose.

In a paper posted online August 31 in Environmental Science & Technology,the researchers report finding sucralose in the water entering 15 of 19 drinking water treatment plants that they studied — and coming out in the finished water from 13 of 17 such plants.

Sucralose was also detected in tap water samples downstream of eight of 12 ...

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Cold and Flu Season is Here! Boost You Immune System Now

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If you suffer from too frequent colds or flu, this could be a sign of nutritional deficiency or need for natural immune system boosters.  Viral, bacterial or parasitic infections may be active or may “colonize” within tissues and stay dormant for years, only to flare up under times of emotional stress.  “Shingles”, for example, is a flare up of the chicken pox virus.

Recurrent colds and flu may indicate a ...

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Poor Oral Care May Contribute to Dementia

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A recent study published in the journal Behavior and Brain Functions has added weight to the idea that inflammation may be the basic cause of dementia.  Previous studies have found links between dementia and heart disease, lung disease, immune disorders, infections, diabetes and hypoglycemia, reactions to several medications,  and nutritional deficiencies.Daily doses of aspirin have been shown to significantly reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.  But there is more you can do– CHS has ...

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