Imagine you’re the one hearing the news from your doctor. “It’s diabetes. And it’s bad. We need to get aggressive about treatment right away.”

What would you do next? The same thing we all do these days when we get any diagnosis…head to the internet.

And when you search “diabetes” or “diabetes treatment,” you’re likely to end up on one of the most dangerous sites for you or anyone suffering with blood sugar issues: The American Diabetes Association website.

Be afraid…be very afraid…

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Smoking gun
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Last week, I told you about Steve Cooksey. As I mentioned, Steve’s type 2 situation was severe. In addition to diabetes medication, he also began taking four insulin injections each day.

Two different nutritionists steered Steve to the American Diabetes Association for dietary guidelines. But he soon realized that the ADA carb-loaded path was a road to ruin.

After embracing a strict non-carb diet, Steve was soon able to control his diabetes without insulin or type 2 medications. He started a blog to share the details of his success.

Throughout this process, Steve learned more and more about the ADA. And the more he learned, the less he liked.

In one post, Steve writes that the ADA, “promotes a meal plan that creates more and more drug usage… while they receive MILLIONS from the companies that profit from the meal plan.”

That’s a brazen charge. Of course, when I read it, I didn’t doubt it for a second. Nevertheless, I wanted to get evidence to back it up. All it took was about half-a-dozen mouse clicks.

First, we’ll look at donations. On the ADA website, I found a page titled “Our Corporate Sponsors.” And there they are, corporate logos and all! Here are some of the drug companies that donate at least a half million dollars per year to the ADA…
Merck
Lilly
Abbott
Sanofi Aventis
Takeda
Novo Nordisk
Okay, but does the ADA really advocate dietary choices that promote drug use?

On the website of Diabetes Forecast (the ADA magazine), I found an article titled, “Are Carbs the Enemy?”

And there it is — the smoking gun.

The article weighs the pros and cons of carb intake. And the question is “settled” with the observation that diabetes patients can eat their favorite foods in moderation. But that good news is qualified with this: “…as long as they lower their blood glucose with medication and exercise.”

Exercise? Absolutely.

Control portions? Excellent advice.

Eat what you want and balance that with medication? APPALLING! (Unless you’re a Merck executive.)

The wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing that is the ADA website is an abomination. And it is the last place any diabetic should go for advice on how to safely and effectively manage or cure diabetes.

Want to take the danger out of your surfing? You can find plenty of tips for living drug-free with diabetes on Steve’s blog: diabetes-warrior.net.

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Diabetes Overview: How diabetes occurs and how to treat it.

Watch this and more health videos at:
http://www.answerstv.com/health

Researchers have discovered a new cancer risk. And it’s easy to increase this risk accidentally.

But don’t bother asking your doctor about it. There’s a very good chance he hasn’t even heard of it.

What’s worse, research on this risk has been sparse. And mainstream media reporting has been virtually absent.

Gee…it’s almost as if nobody wants to come right out and say it: Low LDL cholesterol may increase cancer risk.

Uh oh — not too loud! After years of telling us that we need to drive LDL down as low as it can possibly go, you can be sure that an LDL/cancer link is the LAST thing the medical mainstream wants to admit.

But there it is. Hiding in plain sight.

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Heads planted firmly in the sand
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Here’s an astonishing comment from a recent Science Daily article…

“Previous studies of cholesterol-lowering drugs have suggested a strong association between low levels of LDL-C and cancer risk.”

Stunning! And yet…

NBC? CBS? Fox News? New York Times? Hello! Anybody out there care to share this information with the world? No? Okay. It seems we’ll have to follow this one under the mainstream radar.

The Science Daily article covered a study that looked at low LDL and cancer risk among patients who never took cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.

Here’s a comment from one of the researchers: “The evidence so far tells us that the drugs themselves do not increase the risk of cancer.”

Okay. Let me see if I’ve got this straight. Low LDL increases cancer risk. Statins lower LDL. But statins don’t increase cancer risk.

See how that works? The statins can’t be to blame. Heavens no! It’s the low LDL. THERE’S your culprit!

A few years ago, I told you about a Canadian Medical Association Journal study that caught the low LDL link to cancer. And before that, in 2007, a Journal of the American College of Cardiology study also recognized the link.

But each time this association emerges, researchers go out of their way to parrot the mainstream medicine party line about statins. They almost act like they HAVE to remind everyone that statins are indispensible.

These guys will never let go.

I’ll be on the lookout for further research about cancer and LDL — and, of course, any additional warnings about statins.

 Copyright (c)2012 by NewMarket Health Publishing

Dead Birds, Bees & Fish Explained By EPA Document

Quietly, globally, billions of bees are dying, threatening our crops and food. But if Bayer stops selling one group of pesticides, we could save bees from extinction.

Four European countries have begun banning these poisons, and some bee populations are already recovering. But Bayer, the largest producer of neonicotinoids, has lobbied hard to keep them on the market. Now, massive global pressure from Avaaz and others has forced them to consider the facts — and in 24 hours, Bayer shareholders will vote on a motion that could stop these toxic chemicals. Let’s all act now and shame the shareholders to stop killing bees.

The pressure is working, and this is our best chance to save the bees. Sign the urgent petition and send this to everyone — let’s reach half a million signers and deliver it directly to shareholders tomorrow in Germany!

http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees_db/?vl

Bees don’t just make honey, they are vital to life on earth, every year pollinating 90% of plants and crops — with an estimated $40bn value, over one-third of the food supply in many countries. Without immediate action to save bees, many of our favourite fruits, vegetables, and nuts could vanish from our shelves.

Recent years have seen a steep and disturbing global decline in bee populations — some bee species are already extinct and some US species are at just 4% of their previous numbers. Scientists have been scrambling for answers. Some studies claim the decline may be due to a combination of factors including disease, habitat loss and toxic chemicals. But increasingly, independent research has produced strong evidence blaming neonicotinoid pesticides. France, Italy, Slovenia and even Germany, where the main manufacturer Bayer is based, have banned one of these bee killers. But, Bayer continues to export its poison across the world.

This issue is now coming to the boil as major new studies have confirmed the scale of this problem. If we can get Bayer shareholders to act, we could shut down once and for all Bayer’s influence on policy-makers and scientists. The real experts — the beekeepers and farmers — want these deadly pesticides prohibited until and unless we have solid, independent studies that show they are safe. Let’s support them now. Sign the urgent petition to Bayer shareholders now, then forward this email:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees_db/?vl

We can no longer leave our delicate food chain in the hands of research run by the chemical companies and the regulators that are in their pockets. Banning this pesticide will move us closer to a world safe for ourselves and the other species we care about and depend on.

With hope,

Alice, Antonia, Mia, Luis, Ricken, Stephanie, Pascal, Iain, Ari and the whole Avaaz team

MORE INFORMATION

Studies fault Bayer in bee die-off (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0406/Studies-fault-Bayer-in-bee-die-off

2 Studies Point to Common Pesticide as a Culprit in Declining Bee Colonies (New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/science/neocotinoid-pesticides-play-a-role-in-bees-decline-2-studies-find.html?_r=1

Leaked document shows EPA allowed bee-toxic pesticide despite own scientists’ red flags (Grist)
http://grist.org/politics/food-2010-12-10-leaked-documents-show-epa-allowed-bee-toxic-pesticide/

Bayer’s Annual Stockholder’s Meeting (ASM website)
http://www.asm2012.bayer.com/en/counter-motions.aspx

Really? They can’t come up with anything new?

If I hear this ridiculous argument one more time, my head might explode. I’m sure you’ve heard it too…

“The only sure thing about dietary supplements is they give you expensive urine.”

That oh-so-clever little quip always reveals a lot about the person who speaks it. It’s a very lazy thing to say. They’re just parroting what they’ve heard from someone else. And they haven’t bothered to do their homework.

Over the past 20 years, we’ve seen many studies proving supplements work. Just today, I found a great example showing the health benefits you get from vitamin D.

You know, along with all that “expensive urine.”

Remarkable protection

Vitamin D studies? Oh, we’re waist deep in them.

In just the past couple of years, we’ve seen that vitamin D supplements help diabetics control blood sugar. In other studies, D reduced risk of flu among schoolchildren, and even reduced muscle pain caused by statin drug use.

In the newest D research, it did exactly what drug makers WISH statin drugs could do.

The study included nearly 10,900 subjects. The average age was 58, and 70 percent of them were vitamin D deficient.

Over more than five years, the research team linked D deficiency to an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease. In this group, overall mortality was almost 165% higher compared to subjects with good D levels.

Researchers also found that vitamin D supplements reduced heart and diabetes risk, and “conferred substantial survival benefit.”

Researchers noted that the Institute of Medicine RDA for vitamin D is 600 IU. Based on their study, they believe this is too low. They say 1,000 to 2,000 IU daily is more appropriate.

Agreed – 600 IU is much too low.

But 2,000 is still not quite enough.

Keep in mind that your body produces at least 10,000 IU of vitamin D in just 30 minutes of full exposure to sunlight. That’s why Dr. Jonathan Wright recommends a minimum of 5,000 IU daily. And that’s just for starters. Dr. Wright believes that double that amount is necessary to cut risk of cancer and other diseases.

The Kansas team didn’t discuss supplement specifics. But as I’ve said before, you should only supplement with a good quality vitamin D3. That’s the same form of the vitamin your body produces after sunlight exposure.

D3 usually doesn’t cost a lot, so I can’t promise how “expensive” your urine will be.

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Whats a Vitamin D Deficiency?

Can vitamin D help prevent certain cancers and other diseases such as type 1 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain autoimmune and chronic diseases? To answer these questions and more, UCSD School of Medicine and GrassrootsHealth bring you this innovative series on vitamin D deficiency. Join nationally recognized experts as they discuss the latest research and its implications. In this program, Robert Heaney, MD, gives an overview of vitamin D deficiency.