Sirtuins - Why Starving Cells Prevents Aging

Sirtuins - Why Starving Cells Prevents Aging

Cellular damage due to stress is an important factor in aging processes. It is therefore strange that starving, which is stressful, decelerates aging processes and extends the lifespan of organisms…
Eco-teens launch a green campaign

Eco-teens launch a green campaign

In just 3 years of community activism that rivals Sarah Palin's political climb, Teens for Safe Cosmetics (TFSC) from Marin County, California has waged a national campaign to educate and inspire…
Pectin Power Protects Against Cancer?

Pectin Power Protects Against Cancer?

Scientists have found a new possible explanation for why people who eat more fruit and vegetables may gain protection against the spread of cancers; a fragment released from pectin, found in all…
Is There A Cancer-Multivitamin Link?

Is There A Cancer-Multivitamin Link?

If there’s one halfway healthy thing that most people do, it’s take a multivitamin pill. My word, taking a little pill with decent amounts of the essential micronutrients and minerals keeps you from…
Physicians' Group Opposes Fluoridation

Physicians' Group Opposes Fluoridation

“Fluoridation of drinking water is scientifically untenable, and should not be part of a public health initiative or program,” says the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE)…