"Most cosmetics and personal care products manufactured by mainstream and multilevel marketing (MLM) industries are a veritable “witches brew” of multiple known carcinogenic ingredients and contaminants.
Fri Feb 25, 2005 00:01:54 AM ET
By Karin Strohecker LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation kill 4,000 children every day, global health experts said on Friday.
They described the deaths as a "silent humanitarian crisis" and called for immediate action.
Extra-virgin olive oil is the most digestible of edible fats.
It helps the bile, liver and intestinal functions, fighting against gallstone and stomach ulcer formation and aiding in digestion.
Olive oil contains antioxidants and vitamins E and K. It also helps the body assimilate vitamins A and D.
According to a new study, women suffering from a common thyroid problem called hypothyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid gland fails to produce enough thyroid hormone, are less likely to develop breast cancer than women with normal thyroid function. The study, published in the March 15, 2005 issue of CANCER (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, finds that a history of hypothyroidism is associated with more aggressive forms of breast cancers, suggesting that thyroid hormone may promote breast cancer biology.
