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Announcing the Publication of Turn Off the Fat Genes: The Revolutionary Guide to Taking Charge of the Genes That Control Your Weight
WASHINGTON—People everywhere think that their genetic make-up is impossible to change. If they are born with blue eyes, they stay with blue eyes. If they are born heavy, then they live heavy forever. And, even if they want to change their weight, the process is usually either painful or expensive, |
Turn Off The Fat Genes
$14.95 Neal D. Barnard, M.D. Breakthrough genetic research indicates that genes are not just on/off switches for characteristics we can't control (like gender or eye color). Some genes, including those that shape our bodies, actually adapt to outside influences. In Turn Off the Fat Genes, Dr. Neal Barnard d |
Turn Off the Fat Genes
"It doesn't make any difference what I eat. Weight problems just run in my family. It's all genetic." These are common excuses, but genetic research has just shot them down in flames. Genes do influence our size and shape, but studies clearly show that if you change your diet and lifestyle, you c |
Oppose Experiments on New Mexico Chimpanzees
CAMPAIGN UPDATES: Dec. 15: NIH Announces Alamogordo Chimpanzees Will Stay Put for Now > Dec. 15: Institute of Medicine Report Could Spell End of Chimpanzee Experiments > There is an urgent situation in Alamogordo, N. M., that could affect the lives of almost 200 chimpanzees. The National Institut |
Can a Gene Make Your Diet Work Better?
By Neal D. Barnard, M.D. Some people have an easy time changing their diets. If they find they’re gaining weight or their cholesterol rises, they throw out the meat, dairy products, and fried foods without batting an eyelash. But for others, a switch to a healthy diet is |
Citizen Action Kit: Op-eds and Letters to the Editor
Op-eds and Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor and op-eds in your local newspapers influence and educate your community. You don’t need to be an experienced writer to submit one. The letters you read in the paper are written by people who want to share their opinion with others. Publications are mo |
How You Can Help Reform the March of Dimes
1. Tell other people about the March of Dimes! Most people are not aware that the charity wastes their charitable donations on cruel and useless experimentation. One way you can easily raise awareness is to write letters: to the editor, to a celebrity spokesperson, and/or to any company in your community that suppor |
Success! Alamogordo Chimpanzees Will Stay Put for Now
The Alamogordo chimpanzees will have a happy new year. They won’t be moved to a Texas facility where they would have been subjected to invasive experiments. On New Year’s Eve, Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico made the announcement that the transfer is being put on hold while the Institute of Medic |
March of Dimes-Funded Animal Experiments: Commonly Asked Questions
March of Dimes-Funded Animal Experiments: Commonly Asked Questions Animal Welfare 1. Does the March of Dimes still fund shocking animal experiments? 2. Is there any evidence for the poor treatment of animals in March of Dimes experiments? 3. How can there be any pain or suffe |
Stony Brook University, Saint Louis University End Animal Labs After Bar Association, PCRM Letters
Two more medical schools have stopped using live animal labs in medical education. Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in New York and Saint Louis University School of Medicine join eight others that have stopped using live animals labs in medical student curricula since t |
Research
Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act Support the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (H.R. 1513/S. 810), which would phase out invasive experiments on chimpanzees and release all federally owned chimpanzees to sanctuaries. Take Act |
Tips for Writing Letters
Are you writing to your local newspaper, a government official, or another decision maker? Here are a few tips on how to make your letter as effective as possible: Please be polite. Courtesy makes people more likely to listen. |
Meet Some of the Lost or Surrendered Dogs Who Were Used and Killed at University of Michigan
The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (U-M) continues to use dogs from Michigan shelters in its Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course. Notorious Class B dealer R&R Research sells dogs to U-M. Learn more about how these dogs are sold to U-M and help us end the use of animals in U-M’s ATLS course. |
Contact the March of Dimes National Office
Contact the March of Dimes National Office March of Dimes National Office 1275 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains, NY 10605 National Office: 914-428-7100 Toll-Free: 888-99MARCH Mother's March: 800-99MARCH email: walkamerica@marchofdimes.org See our advice on writing to health charities. You can also |
Nonhuman Primates in Medical Research: Sensible or Dispensable?
Beyond Animal Research By Jarrod Bailey, Ph.D. September 2006 Nonhuman Primates in Medical Research: Sensible or Dispensable? Amid growing tension and controversy over animal research, and |
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