http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com A Return to More Simple Gifts for the Holidays By Sandy Powers These are difficult economic times without any sight of change in the foreseeable future. We will return to pleasures in our lives that are unconnec... http://www.articlealley.com/article_674079_26.html 23rd October 2008 How I’m Fighting Breast Cancer By Sandy Powers It was the summer of 2005 when my diagnostic mammogram revealed a growth in the back of my breast. The biopsy confirmed it was cancer. My best option was to have a mastectomy. Th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_655506_23.html 06th October 2008 Food, Disease, and You By Sandy Powers The scenario for fighting diseases and building healthier immune systems with certain foods exists in all cultures. This is not to say we cast aside the marvelous strides in medicines that have been... http://www.articlealley.com/article_634169_23.html 10th September 2008 Long Before The Jolly Green Giant, There Were Green Beans By Sandy Powers Seeds of cultivated green beans from Peru were carbon dated 7680 BP (i.e. Before the Present). Along the East Coast of America, Pre-Columbian nati... http://www.articlealley.com/article_624086_26.html 08th September 2008 Why Our Food Is Dangerous To Our Health By Sandy Powers The National Marine Fisheries Service lists China as supplying 70 percent of America’s tilapia. China and Thailand are the largest suppliers of imported shri... http://www.articlealley.com/article_618493_26.html 04th September 2008 The E. coli Disaster By Sandy Powers Dead rats shoveled into sausage-grinding machines; bribed inspectors; diseased cows slaughtered for beef; filth and guts swept off the floor to be sold as “potted ham”---exposé of the Chicago’s me... http://www.articlealley.com/article_613094_27.html 01st September 2008 Fighting Fatigue by Sandy Powers My daughter was complaining how tired she is. Kay is in her middle thirties and had just started a new job in Human Resources. “I am so tired, “she sighed. “I’m dragging through the day. I’m exha... http://www.articlealley.com/article_611125_23.html 28th August 2008 Spinach Isn’t Just For Popeye By Sandy Powers How smart is Popeye? Smarter than you think. Popeye attributes his amazing strength to eating spinach but he is also protecting himself against osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cance... http://www.articlealley.com/article_608529_26.html 24th August 2008 Where Has All The Honey Gone? by Sandy Powers Louise Rossberg had nearly a thousand beehives in 2006. Today, she has 200. In February 2005, John Miller lost almost half of his 13,000 hives, which translated into the loss of 300 mi... http://www.articlealley.com/article_606470_27.html 22nd August 2008 Are Meat and Milk From Cloned Animals Really Safe To Eat? By Sandy Powers The cloning process for cattle is almost identical to human embryo cloning techniques. The process, known as somatic cell nuclear transfer,... http://www.articlealley.com/article_599618_45.html 15th August 2008 The Cumulative Effect on Our Children Hormones are injected into cattle and sheep to promote weight gains in the animals. The faster weight gains reduce the waiting time for the animals’ slaughter, speeding the meat to the dinner table. Dairy cow... http://www.articlealley.com/article_590839_23.html 26th July 2008 The Fractured Egg by Sandy Powers “The perfect food,” my Mother would say as she scrambled our eggs for breakfast. “All the elements for life,” she continued as she dished out the servings. Then she would finish with, “Eat your eggs; the... http://www.articlealley.com/article_566194_26.html 30th June 2008 America’s Life Expectancy Lags Behind Other Countries In international rankings, the life expectancy of Americans has been slipping. People in 41 countries are living longer than Americans. Where do these people live? In Europe, Australia, New Zeal... http://www.articlealley.com/article_548678_23.html 28th May 2008 Every human being is the author of his own health, An old Buddhist saying It began in August 2005, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The tumor was located toward the back of the breast close to the chest wa... http://www.articlealley.com/article_533806_23.html 08th May 2008 Dietary Supplements Can Cause Liver Damage By Sandy Powers Dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, and herbal products can cause liver damage. I learned this the hard way. When I was... http://www.articlealley.com/article_528910_23.html 02nd May 2008 DID YOU GROW THAT? By Sandy Powers You want to eat healthy so you’re thinking about organic food, but the family budget is straining at the cost. What do you do? You grow your own. Growing some of your own organic vegetables is not as... http://www.articlealley.com/article_522289_23.html 25th April 2008 I was a busy young mother with small children in Seattle during the 1970’s when I began to experience stress and sleepless nights. “You have to relax,” my doctor advised. I didn’t need him to tell me to relax, I thought. If I knew how to relax,... http://www.articlealley.com/article_492467_17.html 19th March 2008 Every day our bodies are attacked by toxins, viruses, bacteria, and carcinogens that weaken our immune system and make us more vulnerable to disease. To top it all off, this year’s flu vaccine is not protecting us against the new strain of flu virus. ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_491626_23.html 19th March 2008 (First in a series of articles about “The Dirty Dozen”, a reference to the twelve most contaminated foods by the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization comprised of scientists and engineers.) According to researchers at Iowa State U... http://www.articlealley.com/article_491611_17.html 19th March 2008 In July 2005, I had my yearly wellness check-up with my gynecologist. “Breast exam fine,” he said. “If your Pap test is normal, I’ll send a card. Otherwise, I’ll call. And here’s your order for a mammogram.” A scene repeated throughout ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_491609_28.html 19th March 2008 A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that daily vitamin supplements taken by millions of people could be increasing their risk of death. The researchers concluded that beta carotene, Vitamin A, and Vitamin E incre... http://www.articlealley.com/article_491605_23.html 19th March 2008 The Environmental Health Perspectives just released the results on children’s exposure to pesticides in conventionally grown produce and juices. School children in Seattle, Washington had their urine tested on a regular basis. Children who ate convent... http://www.articlealley.com/article_491603_17.html 19th March 2008