http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Lisa BargerWed, 31 Dec 2008 14:54:59 +0000http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/is-black-salve-really-illegal-in-the-us.html267476:2721966:2780693“Is it true that black salve is illegal now? How do you make something illegal when everyone one of us has a grandmother who used to make the stuff?”

It’s true. The anti-cancer treatment known as black salve IS illegal in the U.S. BUT this is probably not the black drawing salve our grandparents and great-grandparents used to make. ]]>http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/rss-comments-entry-2780693.xmlLisa BargerTue, 30 Dec 2008 21:49:10 +0000http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/do-herbs-pass-through-to-breast-milk.html267476:2721966:2776305“I read your thing on nicotine and breastfeeding and I was wondering if you knew of any safe herbs to use if you’re breastfeeding. Do herbs pass through to breastmilk?”

Some herbs can not only pass through to your baby via breast milk but can have undesirable side effects for your baby ]]>http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/rss-comments-entry-2776305.xmlLisa BargerFri, 26 Dec 2008 21:58:56 +0000http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/does-chitosan-really-bind-fat.html267476:2721966:2755515http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/rss-comments-entry-2755515.xmlLisa BargerMon, 22 Dec 2008 20:36:12 +0000http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/does-cooking-really-destroy-nutrients.html267476:2721966:2683511“It is true that cooking food destroys all the nutrients? I mean, that just don’t make sense. If cooking really got rid of all the vitamins wouldn’t we have all starved to death a long time ago?”

You’re absolutely right. While it’s true that heat does destroy some nutrients, other nutrients fare pretty well and some are even more usable after they’ve been cooked.

]]>http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/rss-comments-entry-2683511.xmlLisa BargerTue, 16 Dec 2008 18:53:45 +0000http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/kidney-damage-from-colon-cleansers.html267476:2721966:2708984“Is it true that you can get kidney damage from colon cleansers?”

No. The recent FDA policy didn’t cover herbal or so-called “natural” colon cleansers. The products in this policy changed were the kinds of bowel cleansers that people typically used to void their colons before a colonoscopy and certain other medical procedures. ]]>http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/rss-comments-entry-2708984.xmlLisa BargerMon, 08 Dec 2008 17:14:56 +0000http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/is-there-mercury-in-the-flu-shot.html267476:2721966:2667683“Is it true that there’s still mercury in the flu shot?”

Yes, it is true. Even though mercury has been removed from nearly all childhood vaccines, there is still a form of mercury used in the vaccination for flu. ]]>http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/rss-comments-entry-2667683.xmlLisa BargerWed, 03 Dec 2008 22:49:59 +0000http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/water-hunger.html267476:2721966:2609239“Does drinking a lot of water really make you feel less hungry? Can it really help you lose weight?”

Despite a widespread belief to the contrary, for most women, no, drinking a lot of water does not seem to help reduce hunger. ]]>http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/rss-comments-entry-2609239.xmlLisa BargerWed, 03 Dec 2008 15:42:23 +0000http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/graviola-1000-times-stronger-than-chemo.html267476:2721966:2641278“I read on this one website that there’s this new herb called graviola and it’s 1000 times better than chemo for cancer. Is that true?”

No, it’s not true. Graviola isn’t “new”, hasn’t been studied in real, living humans and even if it had, nothing that we do know about it even remotely suggests that graviola is “1000 times more powerful than chemotherapy”. ]]>http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/rss-comments-entry-2641278.xmlLisa BargerWed, 26 Nov 2008 00:13:00 +0000http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/do-baby-carrots-contain-chlorine.html267476:2721966:2606239“Is it really true that those little baby carrots are deformed adult carrots that’ve been soaked in chlorine and that’s why they turn white?”

No, it’s not true. This is another one of those stupid urban myths designed to make you worry. ]]>http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/rss-comments-entry-2606239.xmlLisa BargerMon, 24 Nov 2008 01:24:47 +0000http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/do-native-americans-not-get-cancer.html267476:2721966:2602111“Is it true that [Native Americans] don’t get cancer?”

No, it’s not true. While some groups of Native Americans, like the Navajo, Apache and Inuits have cancer rates that are well below the national average, “well below” is a far cry from no cancer at all. ]]>http://www.lisabarger.com/is-it-true/rss-comments-entry-2602111.xml