Beyond Health NewsClips

Every summer we warn against using sunscreens. First, sunscreens contain toxic ingredients. Some are better than others, but we haven’t found a single one we’d want to use or recommend. Second, sun … read more

Most people know that diabetes is a serious disease of high blood sugar that can damage the heart and blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. Fewer know that pre-diabetics develop similar problems … read more

Fructose is a form of sugar found naturally in fruits and vegetables. It’s also a component of refined table sugar, or sucrose, which is half glucose and half fructose, and of high fructose corn syrup … read more

A large proportion of our society (36.9% at last estimate) now suffers from “metabolic syndrome.” Metabolic syndrome, which greatly increases the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes and non-alc … read more