By Christina Sarich A California federal judge just gave Nestlé the go ahead to continue stealing water from the San Bernardino National Forest. Nestlé has become infamous for trying to privatize (steal) water from over 50 springs throughout the United States, though residents in the…
By Nate Seltenrich Two factors that contributed to the poisoning of tens of thousands of Washington, D.C., residents through their drinking water in the early 2000s—lead pipes and a disinfectant called chloramine—continue to coexist in countless water systems nationwide, including in the Bay Area. But…
By Vandita It is no secret that hiking — the long, vigorous walk on the countryside, through a forest or up a mountain — is good for your health. But just how good is hiking? It burns calories? Yes. It improves cardio-respiratory fitness? Yes. It…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Since I’ve been writing about the unfortunate all-encompassing-health-freedoms-denial and full-force-of-law-power-grab the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has promulgated for itself in its Rulemaking published in the Federal Register, I’ve received emails both thanking and encouraging me to write…
By Catherine J. Frompovich According to a report by Tim Bolen, “Hillary Clinton PERSONALLY Arranged For Chinese Vaccine Manufacturers to Avoid US Government Scrutiny…,” there are going to be a lot more problems, it seems, if Chinese Made Vaccines are “Pre-Approved” by the World Health…
By Number23 Most of us are familiar with honey. It’s considered as a sweet treat across the globe, and used in many types of foods. A study released in 2008, suggests that honey can be used for an alternate purpose. Honey has been used throughout…
By Amanda Froelich Tiny homes are all the rage nowadays, but few allow their owners to live a mobile lifestyle like an RV or renovated bus might. To present an alternative solution, Estonian design collective Kodasema created KODA, a tiny prefabricated home that can move…
By April McCarthy No healthy diet is foolproof against cancer, but research suggests that more than any supplement or vitamin, getting certain nutrients through eating whole foods can help block tumors. In fact, diet may even play a greater role than weight management in breast…
By Whitney Webb It turns out corporate polluters aren’t the only ones disrupting natural ecosystems. Substances excreted by the human body, including illegal drugs, are also finding their way into food chains and aquatic environments. The results are troubling. In a recent investigation published in…
By Whitney Webb Though many believe that the Gulf of Mexico is “back to normal” following the 2010 BP oil spill, the Gulf has continued to suffer silently in the years since. Natural gas and oil companies, with full approval of the EPA, have been…
By Alex Pietrowski Firmly embedded into our culture now, pharmaceutical companies create so-called cures and treatments for every human condition, and modern psychiatry has become an institution that works to create lifelong dependencies on medications to help people adapt to the stress of modern life…
By Amanda Froelich To many, yoga class is a great time to de-stress, lengthen, and balance one’s body. For 86-year-old Anna Pesce, yoga class is an opportunity to do all that, as well as gain more mobility and, in effect, more freedom. Though present pictures…
Center for Food Safety (CFS) today congratulated Preferred Popcorn, a fully farmer-owned company, for its leadership in taking a bold step toward removing bee-toxic insecticides from their popcorn supply. The most widely used class of insecticides, neonicotinoids, are harmful to both bees and the broader…
By Catherine J. Frompovich One of the most definitive, expansive and inclusive peer-reviewed papers I’ve ever read on any subject was published July 25, 2016 online at Electronic Physician as an “open access article” that I sincerely hope everyone in the media and healthcare industries…
By Baran Hines Monsanto Company announced its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2016 earnings on Wednesday, with mixed results showing the company is under pressure. The St. Louis-based seed and chemical company’s net loss for the fourth quarter was $191 million, which is smaller than…
By Natasha Longo Artificial sweeteners prime the human body to selectively choose high-calorie foods. By disrupting the fine balance of appetite and metabolic hormones, they distort the body’s ability to monitor how many calories we consume. These are six unparalleled poisons still approved by governments…
By Natasha Longo In terms of antioxidant prowess, oranges are a highly underrated fruit. They contain rich sources of carotenoids, flavonoids and vitamin C. A University of Reading (UK) report shows that a single glass of flavonoid-rich orange juice may boost cognitive function, compared to…
By Catherine J. Frompovich One segment of the pharmaceutical industry literally may be going to the dogs! How come? To make flu vaccines using DOG KIDNEYS. Bloomberg Businessweek and Bruce Einhorn produced a most interesting article on that topic which readers can access here. Einhorn…
By Daisy Luther This year, the flu shot gauntlet has fired the starting gun with a study that makes it sound like only crazy hippies protect their children from the annual injection. In an extremely biased article presented as news instead of opinion (which, as…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Since I’m on deadline for a project I must meet within the next two weeks, my articles will have to be fewer, shorter and quickly to the point. I just could not let this one pass by without sharing it with…
