Bechamp or Pasteur? A Lost Chapter in the History of BiologyBy E. Douglas HumeReviewed by Consuelo Reyes, President of F.A.C.T. In his classic work The Stress of Life, Hans Selye, M.D., quotes these words of Louis Pasteur, famed proponent of the Germ Theory of disease, on his deathbed: “Le germe n’est rien, c’est le terrain …
The Green Tea Book – China’s Fountain of YouthBy Lester A. Mitscher, Ph.D., and Victoria DolbyReviewed by Consuelo Reyes
Just like death and taxes, you can count on the flood of books by so-called independent experts that follow breathlessly the market debut of every “hot,” “new,” age-old remedy for all our modem ills. The Green Tea Book – China’s Fountain of Youth by Lester A. Mitscher, Ph.D., with health writer Victoria Dolby, is typical …
Should I Be Tested For Cancer? Maybe Not and Here’s WhyBy H. Gilbert Welch, M.D., M.P.H.Reviewed by Consuelo Reyes
“Early detection saves lives!” This is perhaps one of today’s most oft chanted medical maxims, but is it true? According to H. Gilbert Welch, M.D., M.P.H., medical professor at Dartmouth Medical School and co-director of the VA Outcomes Group in the Department of Veterans Affairs, the issue is far more nuanced than the hype would …
Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in AmericaBy Wenonah Hauter Reviewed by Christopher D. Cook
What a frightful spectacle our food has become. Human sustenance has been reduced to a corporate portfolio item – one whose success rides increasingly on sheer size and market control. In the name of profit, everything else gets squeezed: consumer health; smaller-scale farmers and processors; food industry workers and farm laborers; and the soil, air …
Blue Mind: Your Brain On Ocean – The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You DoBy Wallace J. Nichols Reviewed by Nicola Joyce
As I look up from the pages of this book, there’s nothing between me and the horizon but water. The only sounds are the hypnotic hiss of stones as they are dragged back by waves and the occasional call of a gull. Fresh air gusts over the water’s surface, picking up notes of saltwater and …
The Truth About Drug Companies — How They Deceive Us and What to Do ABout ItBy Marcia Angell M.D. Reviewed by Consuelo Reyes
This review was written in 2004, when this book was first published. Unfortunately, not much has changed since then, though the subject matter is more relevant than ever and well worth revisiting. Author Marcia Angell is an American physician, a professor and the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of …
Exploding the Gene Myth – How Genetic Information Is Produced and Manipulated by Scientists, Physicians, Employers, Insurance Companies, Educators, and Law EnforcersBy Ruth Hubbard and Elijah Wald Reviewed by Consuelo Reyes
Rarely a week goes by that a headline does not extol some striking new discovery on the genetic frontier: a gene that may make us more vulnerable to cancer or schizophrenia, genes that may predispose us to obesity, deafness or aggressiveness, genes that can be manipulated or inserted in animals or plants to create new …
Healing Cancer – The Unconventional Wisdom of Ruth Sackman
Healing Cancer is F.A.C.T.’s most comprehensive publication to date — an important contribution to our library of educational materials. The book is a treasure trove of practical information by an expert with unique in-depth experience and historical perspective. Many, indeed, have said that it’s the next best thing to picking up the phone and talking …
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