The IPM Blog
Please browse our posts and articles for more information about many different health related topics.
Childhood Obesity and American Agriculture
Childrens health is a major concern today, as can be illustrated by just a few statistics: One in three children in the US is overweight. According to the Centers for...
Longevity in a Bottle.
Men, wanting to add years to their life, should consider supplementing with calcium beyond what is recommended as the daily dose. The latest science shows that Swedish men...
Are we getting what we pay for?
Americans love cheap food. We spend less of our incomes on food now than ever before. In 1949, we allotted 22 percent of our incomes to food. In 2009, that figure dropped to...
Beyond Organic: Nutrient-Dense Blueberries from Heaven
There are a growing number of farmers throughout the world who have gone completely against the grain of current industrial farming. They go beyond meeting organic standards...
FDA May Prosecute More Pharmaceutical Execs
The FDA plans to increase misdemeanor prosecutions of industry execs as it looks to refocus its Office of Criminal Investigations (see this letter to the Senate Finance...
Senator McCain Files New Bill That Attacks Your Access to Supplements
McCains bill is called The Dietary Supplement Safety Act (DSSA). It would repeal key sections of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). DSHEA protects supplements if 1) they are...
50 Years Ago Thomas Szasz Rocked The World of Psychiatry: The Difference Between A Disease and a Disorder
By Dr. Jeffrey Schaler Assistant Professor of Justice, Law & Society It is fifty years now since Thomas Szasz rocked the world of psychiatry by writing The Myth of Mental...
The Hard Facts on Soft Drinks
A recent study reported that those who drank 2 or more soft drinks per week had a significantly higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer than those who did not. Xylitol is...
Aging and Nutrients
Mice that were developed to exhibit signs of old age and that were given a special nutrient rich "cocktail", demonstrated an improved ability to offset major markers of aging...
Nutrients and Fatty Acids for Alzheimers
Patients experiencing mild Alzheimers disease who were given a nutrient rich supplement that included phospholipids, omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins and antioxidants...
