In the introductory section of the seminar Dr. Meschino highlights the research showing that most cancers, heart disease, stroke, and other degenerative conditions are largely a result of faulty dietary and lifestyle practices.
read moreApproximately one in four women and one in eight men over the age of 50 develop osteoporosis in our modern societies. These are alarming statistic, as 25% of individuals who sustain an osteoporotic hip fracture die within the first year from related complications. In Canada, more women die each year from the consequences of hip fractures than from the combined death rate from breast and ovarian cancer (Osteoporosis Society Of Canada). Studies indicate that much of thi...
read moreHigh blood pressure affects approximately twenty-five percent of adults in developed countries like the United States and Canada. Of these, 75 percent have mild hypertension, which can often be managed through nutrition, supplementation and other lifestyle practices.1, 22 In fact, medical authorities stress that all persons with documented hypertension should receive intensive non-pharmacologic therapies to improve control of their hypertension and reduce their risk of developing further cardiovascular disease.2<...
read moreIn 1996, Dr Walter Willett of Harvard University authored a report in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute stating that, after reviewing the world-wide evidence, approximately 50% of breast cancer cases could be avoided if women in North America engaged in more prudent nutrition and lifestyle practices. It has been shown consistently that having a full-term pregnancy and breast feeding before age 30 reduces a woman’s lifetime risk of breast cancer by 25-30%, and that another 20-25% of breast cancer cases ar...
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