Scientists have proved for the first time that fructose, a cheap form of sugar used in thousands of food products and soft drinks, can damage human metabolism and is fueling the obesity crisis.

Fructose, a sweetener usually derived from corn, can cause dangerous growths of fat cells around vital organs and is able to trigger the early stages of diabetes and heart disease.

Over 10 weeks, 16 volunteers on a controlled diet including high levels of fructose produced new fat cells around their heart, liver and other digestive organs. They also showed signs of food-processing abnormalities linked to diabetes and heart disease. Another group of volunteers on the same diet, but with glucose sugar replacing fructose, did not have these problems.

Source: Grist Dec. 15 2009,

Journal of  Clinical Investigation 2009

Times Online 2009

The use of chocolate has been found to be a good safe cure for emotional stress in a recent clinical trial.  The trial found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones. Cocoa has antioxidants that your body needs to cope with stress.

So if your feeling a little stress out or depressed this season, have a few bites of organic dark chocolate or a cup of hot chocolate made from dark cocoa powder, to make your season bright!

See research links:  “Journal of agricultural and food chemistry” Oct. 09

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Fox news did a great interview with one of the leading experts on infections diseases,  Dr. Kent Holtorf, who states very clearly that the risks of vaccinations for the flue for children are higher than the flue itself.   Click here to see the news clip from fox news.

Also an article from LewRockwell.com discusses the risks of flu vaccines vs the flue itself.

• Swine flu is simply another flu.
• Both season flu and swine flu vaccines will require two inoculations.
• Adjuvants (such as mercury (thimerosal), aluminum and squalene) are added to vaccines, but may trigger autoimmune reactions.
• The vaccines that have been tested are not the same vaccines your shicldren will be given.
• American children are subjected to 29 vaccines by age two, while vets have backed off on repeated vaccinatins in dogs because of side effects.
• Anti-flu drugs may cause more mutated and deadly strain of viruses.
• Most seasonal flu virus strains are now resistant to Tamiflu.
• Vitamine C and D activate teh immunce system and trace mineral selenium can prevent teh worst form of the disease.

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