IAACN Review

    The yearly meeting of the International and American Association of Clinical Nutritionists is now history. The entire conference was on toxins in the environment and the proper approaches to dealing with them. The emphasis was on making sure that the digestive tract is functioning efficiently before proceeding with other steps of removing toxins. Otherwise the toxins stored in the body tend to just get recirculated. The following are some observations made during the course of the three days of lectures.

The Value of Human Source Probiotics

There was a strong emphasis on the importance of probiotics that are native to humans. In the NeoLife Acidophilus this is taken for granted, but apparently many companies are supplying probiotic cultures which are native to cattle. Non-human probiotics do not produce the same benefits as beneficial bacteria native to the human gut.

Processed Foods Drenched with Weed Killer

    One of the lecturers noted that most processed foods are loaded with glyphosate or Roundup. Cheerios was the winner with 1,125 ppb (parts per billion). Previous research has shown that residues of only .05 ppb can cause damage to at least 4,000 genes while 10 ppb can cause serious health effects like kidney and liver damage. Many processed foods had more than 10 ppb of glyphosate residues.

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Safe Birth Control Alternative

    World famous pharmacist Ross Pelton became interested in nutrition when he found that selenium dramatically reduced the incidence of breast cancer in his laboratory animals. He introduced the group to Smart Women's Choice Birth Control. This form of birth control has not seen any of the dangerous side effects of other forms of contraception.

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The Toxic Solution

    The textbook for this year was Joseph Pizzorno's book The Toxic Solution. The issue of toxins can become quite complicated. This book is an excellent introduction to the subject for a beginner. One quickly realizes that we are all exposed to numerous toxins on a daily basis.

Candida auris

    Candida auris is a fungus like Candida albicans. Unlike  C. albicans, however, this new superbug is resistant to antifungals, can be communicated from person to person, and has a death rate of 30-50%. The organism recently appeared in the United States, primarily in New York and New Jersey. Doctors do not usually work to identify Candida species so it is likely to go undetected while it is being spread from person to person. The organism can survive on surfaces for months and is resistant to the usual disinfectants. Antibiotic resistant bacteria have become common, but this is the first alert about a treatment resistant fungus and promises real problems for the medical profession, nursing homes, and hospitals.

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Mold

    Mold is a big concern right now due to the widespread flooding in different parts of the United States as the result of hurricanes. Click here for a good web site on coping with mold.