Here is just a taste of the exciting events at the 3rd Annual Canadian Holistic Nutrition Conference. Just as she did last year, Meghan Telpner provided nationwide coverage for our event. Last year it was Elson Haas.
This year she featured Jeffrey Smith before the conference (more on Jeffrey later) and Michael Murray after. Check it out! And just like last year, Michael, Jeffrey and the exhibitors all commented on how impressed they were with the atttendees at our event. Holistic nutritionsts are making a strong impression.

Thank you, Meghan!

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ScienceDaily (Apr. 6, 2010) — The hormonally active substance bisphenol A is contained in many synthetic and packaging materials. As a result,
the substance can find its way into the food chain and the human organism. Just who is exposed and to what extent is shown in a new study
from ETH Zurich: babies who are fed with polycarbonate bottles are especially at risk.

In recent months a Harvard study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition caused a sensation with its conclusion that dietary saturated fat is not correlated with the development of heart disease.  As expected, to counter 40 years of medical advice to consumers to avoid saturated fat, has caused a backlash. Even Harvard has revised their initial findings, stating that lowering the saturated fat content of the diet can lower the risk  heart disease, depending on what replaces the saturated fat in the diet. Duh!   

Once again, this demonstrates the problem with nutritionism and reductionist thinking when studying foods and health risks. A study to truly identify the issues with saturated fat or any other single element found in food can never be accurate because the whole diet of each person who either develops heart disease or not, needs to be examined.  Phytonutrients, found in high amount in fruits, vegetable, grains and legumes are the great modifiers of all natural nutrients found in food and a saturated fat diet that contains plenty of these foods as well as appropriate amount of EFAs and monounsaturated fat, is going to be fine. Why is this so hard to understand? It does seem like a waste of research money that they keep going over this ground.  Here are two takes on this subject from fairly normal people.

Nutrition Data Blog

Steve Parker, Md.

Abstract of the Harvard Study

This gathering features internationally known physicians and researchers who present
five sessions over three days on current orthomolecular approaches to optimize immunological, neurological, cardiovascular and endocrine function.
Our Conference is intended for health professionals, scientists, researchers and interested lay people.

April 30- May 2, 2010   Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

Click Here  for Online registration. You may also register by downloading our brochure, completing the information, and faxing it back to us at  416 733 2352

It is a great time to be in the holistic nutrition business or any nutrition business. It is listed # 8 in this articles identifying the best business opportunites this year. It seems teaching people about healthy food is popular. However, the public is still swayed by trends and false information so it is even more important that we get our standards in place so we can establish our credibility. This will translate into permanent recognition of what we do even after nutrition is no longer trendy.  

In this Issue:

·         Introducing CAHN-Pro

 

·         Research News: Krill Oil Increases Blood Plasma levels of EPA and DHA in overweight people

Whole Foods Help Depression

 

·         Diabetes Statistics and H1N1 Statistics

In This Issue

Men: Do they really need testosterone therapy

Steps to Change: Understanding the levels clients often need to work through

Our response to the “Organic - No Health Benefits” study

 

With all the talk about Vitamin D, it is important to remember, that in foods like butter (from gradd-fed cows), egg yolks and cod liver oil, they are always together. Once a standard supplement in traditional European societies, cod liver oil provides fat-soluble vitamins A and D, Dr. Weston A. Price found present in the diet of primitives in amounts ten times higher than in modernized diets. Cod liver oil supplements are a must for women and their male partners, to be taken for several months before conception, and for women during pregnancy. Growing children will also benefit greatly from a small daily dose.

Cod liver oil is also rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docasahexaenoic acid (DHA). The body makes these fatty acids from omega-3 linolenic acid. EPA is as an important link in the chain of fatty acids that ultimately results in prostaglandins, localized tissue hormones while DHA is very important for the proper function of the brain and nervous system.

Soy foods may not be harmful to breast cancer survivors -- as some animal studies have suggested -- and they could even reduce the risk of recurrence of the disease, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Los Angeles Times reports. Breast cancer survivors have previously been told to avoid soy products in light of animal research showing that soy might increase the odds of a recurrence