Butter vs. Trans Fats?

Butter is a saturated fat. You're probably asking yourself what in the heck does that mean? Well, when discussing fatty acids, it is important to understand the terminology:

• Saturated fats are completely saturated which means that there is no potential for a carbon to carbon double bond to occur in the molecule.
• Monounsaturated fats have one carbon to carbon double bond
• Polyunsaturated fats have 2 or more carbon to carbon double bonds.

The more carbon to carbon double bonds, the less stable the molecule.

Breast Cancer and the Environment

As Featured in SCNM Spotlight by: Chris Spooner N.D.

After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Rates of breast cancer have nearly tripled in the United States in the past 50 years. Since 1980, the incidence of breast cancer among North American women has increased by 32 percent. As many as 2 million women in North America were diagnosed with breast cancer during the 1990’s.

Bone Health

Two of the conditions routinely screened for in peri-menopause are osteopenia and osteoporosis. Osteopenia is most easily defined as the beginning stages of bone loss and osteoporosis as more severe bone loss with an increased fracture risk. Both are measured using hip and spine bone density measurements. There are many factors that contribute to bone health including decreasing hormone levels, the quality of the food we eat, exercise, age, familial history and body type.