The facts: it could be easily mistaken for an almond by its taste, look and smell, but an apricot kernel contains protein, fibre, and a high percentage of oil and amygdalin, a poisonous cyanogenic ...

For the third time this month apricot kernels, also known as pits or seeds, are being recalled because of elevated levels of cyanide that could lead to food poisoning. The two previous recalls, ...

Widely available in Montreal health food stores, if an adult eats more than three apricot kernels, cyanide poisoning can occur. Brendan Brogan went grey when he read the Health Canada warning on a bag ...

Not many natural cancer treatments have been as controversial as laetrile, a substance derived from the seeds of apricots. But make no mistake, the heated debate over the effectiveness of apricot ...

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Twice, Jason Vale was diagnosed with cancers that should have killed him. But 30 years after the first tumor was found in his chest when he was 18, Vale is still alive. The reason for his survival is ...

For me, some of the best shopping experiences have been at vitamin stores; I find the same comfort in a used bookstore as I do amongst vitamins and essential oils. I bring my notebook and sit in the ...

A Canadian company is recalling Apricot Power brand apricot pits and seed meal because they contain the toxin amygdalin, which can cause cyanide poisoning. Ecoideas Innovations Inc., which has offices ...

Vitamin B17 is a unique compound that is believed to work with the immune system to fight malignant tumours. A reportedly non-toxic form is called laetrile and is a controversial treatment used in ...

Apricot seeds are all over the internet - marketed as cancer fighters. But the seeds contain a chemical compound that, when ingested in high quantities (and by high we mean several seeds), can cause ...