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The global Gluten Free Products Market is projected to reach $6,206.2 million at a CAGR of 10.2% by 2018. North America is the largest market for gluten-free products that held a volume share of 57% in 2012,

North American injectable drug delivery technologies market was valued at $9.3 billion in 2012 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 12.3% from 2012 to 2017 to reach $16.6 billion by 2017

The global Gluten-Free Products Market is projected to reach $6,206.2 million at a CAGR of 10.2% by 2018. North America is the largest market for gluten-free products that held a volume share of 57% in 2012

Fat intake is inversely associated with the obesity trend.  During, the 80's, a low fat diet was all the craze.  However, the obesity trend increased with the incorporation of the the low fat diet in America.

new CDC study finds Autism in America continues to increase.  Now 1 in 88.  Previously, was 1 in 110.  That is a 23% increase

US obesity Trends.  Just watch short animated map to see the unprecedented problem facing America.

This study from 2004 reveals the marketing-based medicine era that we live in.  This meta-analysis of studies conducted for 5 year survival benefit found the contribution of chemotherapy was 2.3% in Australia and 2.1% in America.  The authors conclusion: "it is clear that cytotoxic chemotherapy only makes a minor contribution to cancer survival".  Compare this to the chemotherapy harm and the balance of benefit versus harm reveals a complete lack of evidence with regards to how therapy is practiced in Cancer

I don't normally post press articles, but this one is important as a reference to the expanding severe obesity rates in America.

Study of Korean men finds late onset of hypogonadism to be 16.8% in their study of 1,235 men older than 40.  This is a higher rate than other studies, but lower than others (38.7% in American men).  The test definition of low T was set at 3.2 ng/ml.  Abdominal obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and increasing age were associated with low T. Low T is clearly not a problem unique to America.  It definitely appears that a decreasing Testosterone level is a marker of poor health in men.  

non-alcoholic fatty liver disease the result of Metabolic syndrome.  New epidemic associated with obesity. Scary statistics about the children of America.

obesity in America

Elevated insulin and IGF-1 as a result of the typical western diet results in increased risk of many of the chronic diseases of aging that we see in America--cancer.

Is our effect on the environment and the environments, in turn, effect on us politics or science?  It is science that is manipulated by politicians for political gain/power.  In this study of male small/large mouth bass in NE America are found to have significant female characteristics  i.e. eggs where testes should exist...where none should exist.  The numbers were as high as 85% in the small mouth base compared to 27% for the large mouth bass.  Is there any wonder we have a low T epidemic in men?  The most likely cause are endocrine disruptors.  It is a concern that the authors did not look for endocrine disruptors in the water at the time of this study of the fish.

The problem of male infertility continues to grow. New study finds that from 1973 to 2011, sperm count among men in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand drop by 50-60%.

Our current health care paradigm is failing us!  20% of women are on anti-depressants and 1 in 4 American women are on some psychiatric medicine.  And we wonder why we are unhealthy?

CDC recommendations on lyme treatment

D-chiro-inositol in diabetes

1 in 2 adult Americans projected to be obese by 2030.  This study estimates an additional $66 billion /year to the medical costs in USA....unsustainable.

persistent borrelia burgdorferia were found in the brain (2) and the heart (1) up to 13 months post standard antibiotic treatment suggesting borrelia burdorferia, the cause of Lyme, can persist in a chronic, persistant state poste acute treatment.

Study finds statin therapy associated with increased coronary plaque with calcium.