Sucralose is an artificial sweetener found in many low-calorie, sugar-free products. Unfortunately, it has become common on the shelves of Irish food shops, yet should be avoided – see why

Ignored risk factors, “Half of all heart attack victims have normal cholesterol levels” - The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide

Both the triggering of diabetes and the aggravation of preexisting diabetes with statin drug use has been suspected for some time but now whatever doubt has held up formal recognition of this reality has finally been withdrawn

Sad that we knew that adding Fluoride to the drinking water causes cancer, as far back at 1937 yet we still put it in the Irish drinking water today. See Dr. Dean Burk co-authored one of the most frequently cited papers in the history of biochemistry published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society in 1934

Watch this video where Dr. Rodrigo Rodriguez MD gives an honest opinion about how much we really know about cancer. He talks about the difference between cancer cells and those that are bacterial and how treatments for the two must differ

For the last several decades, iron supplements have been routinely recommended all too liberally. Because iron is a basic requirement for cell growth and longevity, it is often assumed that people should supplement with extra iron. However, this faulty belief may carry serious health risks.

Interesting video where Dr Michael D. Farley explains how sugar is a direct food for all cancer cells, and why it is sugar, and not fat that is the main culprit in heart disease

Historically cows milk was a very nutritious food that provided a lot of vital nutrients in the Irish diet. Today however due to the processing milk goes through before it gets in to the carton, it largely destroys a lot of the nutrient content of the food

A fantastic article outlining in detail the mechanism why Cholesterol Lowering (Statin) drugs do more harm than good

An infant boy has made international headlines it was revealed via video that he has suckled milk directly from a cow every day for a month

Very interesting hypothesis on what is the real cause of heart disease explained by a legend and one of my main mentors on heart disease and cholesterol, Swedish doctor Uffe Ravnskov

The rising rates of melanoma documented over the last three decades are not due to sun exposure as often stated; researchers instead believe they are due to an increase in diagnoses of non-cancerous lesions classified, misleadingly, as “stage 1 melanoma”

Diet drinks and foods, also reduced fat foods are now showing in the scientific research to not only be ineffective at helping people lose weight, which is why they were designed, but the research suggests that people who consume them tend to get fatter.

Ireland has the highest prevalence of Gluten sensitivity and coeliac disease in the world! and this condition is highly underdiagnosed and can be responsible for a wide range of health problems. Are you allergic to Gluten?

Avoids these unhealthy cuts of meat.....This one is for my Ozzy and US brothers and sisters

See Dr Newport's video report on how coconut oil (Medium-Chain Triglicerides) partially reversed the effect of her husband Steve's advanced Alzheimers

See this video of a USA TV news report on the negative impact of softdrinks on your health

All honestly-run low-carb diet trials show benefits, even ones where the researchers expected the opposite. Examination of at least two dozen recent controlled diet trials by an equal number of authors in several countries led them to the conclusion that a low carb diet is very beneficial to health

Ireland is in the midst of an obesity epidemic. According to the Irish Medical Times this week 40% of GPs have referred people for bariatric surgery, and three-quarters of GPs have prescribed anti-obesity medications

The world war on cancer has been fought for almost four decades now, since it was officially launched in 1971. It may be time to admit that the effort has often targeted the wrong enemies and used the wrong weapons

The consumption of synthetic margarines like Flora has become very common in the last number of years, but is this really a healthy food choice over real natural butter?

Fish farms are killing off wild salmon. Open cage salmon farms, used to raise what is perhaps the most popular type of farmed fish, pose numerous problems for the environment and public health. Watch this video

Under an executive order from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, soft drinks such as Coke, Pepsi and Fanta Orange are no longer allowed in vending machines on city property. Maybe its time for Ireland to follow?

Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food.

Swedish scientists recently published an important paper on the positive impact of omega-3 fatty acids (which are found mainly in fish oil) on a certain type of childhood cancer

Eating a breakfast high in protein and fats is the healthiest way to start your day, see the following video

Great video outlining a review of the scientific literature regarding fructose as a cause of metabolic syndrome superbly delivered by Dr. Lustig

Interesting new findings regarding Omega 3 fish oils and cancer treatment and prevention, see inside for more

Its important to eat only foods that will decompose and spoil - but eat them before they do. Any food that is laced with preservatives and doesn't breakdown will not be digested by the body correctly and will become a source of contamination in the body

The Iron that is added to your breakfast cereal is not digestible and is industrial waste. Avoid breakfast cereal at all costs the cereal companies do not care for your health. See this disturbing video below

New analysis of published studies finds no clear link between people's intake of saturated fat and their risk of developing heart disease

How come that still today saturated fat is seen as a menace to health? What is the evidence? The truth is that there is none!

Weight loss is a big area, with high commercial interest and therefore a lot of fad diets and dubious claims. Read on to here the truth

Doctors have known for decades that too much carbohydrate-laden foods like white bread and corn flakes can be detrimental to cardiac health. In a landmark study, new research from Tel Aviv University now shows exactly how these high carb foods increase the risk for heart problems

Microbial foodborne illness is the largest class of emerging infectious diseases. In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released the latest figures on the incidence of US foodborne illness considered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be the most complete estimate ever compiled

Read how children's breakfast cereals are contributing to the obesity and diabetes epidemic in Ireland

The highest incidence of Gluten sensitivity in the world is in Ireland, and it is having disastrous effects on the health of the Irish people. Find out more about this important topic

The following is my response to the letter below sent to the Sligo Weekender from Dr Thomas Quigley of safeFood regarding an article I wrote on unpasteurised milk that appeared in the health column on 17th June 2008.

Excellent documentary showing how dangerous artificial sweetner Aspartame is. Its a potent Neurotoxin / Excitotoxin

A silent killer that’s worse than alcohol, nicotine, and drugs is likely lurking in your kitchen cabinets and even your child’s school canteen

The soft drink industry is trying to change face in the midst of the rising health epidemics of Obesity and Diabetes that it is causing. Coke is launching a new coke with vitamins added and Pepsi is now launching a beverage with some natural ingredients. But are they any better that before?

The average American drinks more than 60 gallons of soft drinks each year, but before you grab that next can of soda, consider this: one can of soda has about 10 teaspoons of sugar, 150 calories, 30 to 55 mg of caffeine, and is loaded with artificial food colors and sulphites.

Allot of people are worried today about having high cholesterol and wondering should they go on medication to treat it or not.

If you have often wondered what this Geneticaly Modified (GM)food thing is all about, please take time to watch this great film "The Future of Food" here in this article. It will answer all your questions related to the issue

Each of us is unique and very different in every way at every level - physically, genetically, biochemically and psychologically. We therefore have very different nutritional needs. Despite this, conventional nutrition teaches us that we should all eat the same way and take the same supplements. But there exists no one diet to meet every persons unique nutritional needs.

The most widely drank beverage in the world has been banned by most states in India due to unacceptable levels of toxic chemicals

I tell everyone i see at the clinic to avoid processed foods. For me its ok because I’ve been at it for years, but for the average Irish person today its not the easiest of tasks.

Vitamin D is involved in calcium metabolism and is necessary for good bone health,it plays a role in the prevention of serious chronic diseases which affect the Irish population.

The use of appropriate foods and other dietary factors as therapy are fundamental to the practice of Nutrition. Quite a common question i get asked here in Ireland is "So what exactly is a Nutritionist?"

The public has been fed a great deal of misinformation about the relative virtues of saturated fats versus polyunsaturated oils.

The diets of healthy traditional and nonindustrialized peoples contain no refined or denatured foods

Cod Liver Oil is natures richest source of vitamin A and a primary source of Vitamin D - it can also contain amounts of Vitamin K - these fat soluble vitamins are essential to optimal health and are very hard to obtain from the modern diet.

The much-maligned saturated fats-which generally people are advised to avoid-are not the cause of our modern diseases. In fact, they play many important roles in the body chemistry

Cholesterol gets such a bad rap these days - but lets take a look at what the scientific literature says about the benifits of having a good supply of cholesterol