By Amanda Froelich Carrots are part of a healthy diet, right? Well, if they’re organic, haven’t been processed, or dipped in chemical cleaners, absolutely. Carrots are an incredibly nutritious root vegetable to consume as they’re rich in fiber and vitamins A and C. Of course,…
By Ellen Brown In April, Pennsylvania became the 24th state to legalize medical cannabis, a form of the plant popularly known as marijuana. That makes nearly half of US states. A major barrier to broader legalization has been the federal law under which all cannabis…
By Matt Agorist Should the parents of a child who sought out a homeopathic treatment instead of traditional medicine for their son’s illness be punished if that treatment fails? An Alberta court says, ‘yes.’ Judge Rodney Jerke sentenced David Stephan to four months in prison this…
By Christina Sarich Most students eager to get a college degree will accept a few bucks from anywhere they’re offered. Except Hannah Rousey. This stand-out student has refused a rather large chunk of change offered by the Nestlé Corporation in the form of a scholarship,…
By Cassius Kamarampi (Era of Wisdom) Police and DEA agents raided a Northern California dispensary that specialized in medicinal CBD oil on June 15th, detaining 9 and arresting 1 on “suspicion of felony drug manufacture for his role in cannabis oil production,” according to Alternet….
By Amanda Froelich Recently, Erin Elizabeth from HealthNutNews wrote up an expose about the past year’s findings concerning the many disappearances of holistic doctors. The noted autism doctor, researcher, and parent was found in a river with a gunshot wound to the chest. While authorities…
By Richard G. ‘Bugs’ Stevens, University of Connecticut The American Medical Association (AMA) has just adopted an official policy statement about street lighting: cool it and dim it. The statement, adopted unanimously at the AMA’s annual meeting in Chicago on June 14, comes in response…
By Lily Allen Mosquitoes are ubiquitous and it is very challenging to prevent bites without the application of topical agents. In addition to practicing prevention with environmental deterrents, there are many natural home remedies for mosquitoes bites on babies. They are simple and very effective….
By Josh Mur Bremerton, WA — The last decade has seen a significantly vast shift in the public’s narrative on cannabis. In the last ten years, eleven states have legalized medicinal cannabis, and four states ─ as well as Washington D.C. ─ have legalized recreational…
By Natural Blaze Cortisol lowers significantly after just 45 minutes of art creation, Drexel University finds… Whether you’re Van Gogh or a stick-figure sketcher, a new Drexel University study found that making art can significantly reduce stress-related hormones in your body. Although the researchers from…
By itninja After reading 3,500 books on love and love poetry, Google’s Artificial Intelligence wrote one of the creepiest poems. Creating Artificial Intelligence could not be complete without the robot being able to understand human-based emotions. But, how well Artificial Intelligence understands the emotions, is…
By number23 Despite its extremely controversial past, it seems like people’s perceptions of marijuana have changed. According to a new national Quinnipiac poll, a majority of U.S. voters support marijuana legalization. The poll also revealed that nearly nine in 10 voters say VA doctors should…
By Brandon Turbeville A new local controversy is brewing in South Florida surrounding yet another instance of local governments imposing fines on residents and persecuting them over maintaining gardens on their property. After living in Miami Shores for 17 years, and growing vegetables in their…
By Amanda Froelich The Canadian province of Quebec used to be regarded as a haven for puppy mills, but that has since changed. In a bill tabled in Quebec in 2015, animals are now considered “sentient beings” rather than property. The legislation states: Animals are…
By Claire Bernish At the Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center in Houston, Texas, patients are often prescribed fresh, organic fruits and vegetables from the facility’s ‘Farmacy’ in lieu of pharmaceuticals. Dr. Garth Davis, medical director of bariatric surgery at Memorial Hermann, said patients have…
By Tiff Grandstaff Scientist’s are Developing a Mind-Reading Machine that Can Read and Translate Your Thoughts Into Text, Including Images A device that might make our internal monologues a thing of the past was just announced as being under development right here in the United States. …
By James Holbrooks (UR) Vancouver, British Columbia — “So we spend a twelfth of our life dreaming. And most of it is forgotten. What if we could peek inside our brain and see our dreams? Maybe even … shape them.” This is how a professor…
By Brandon Turbeville Jil Love did not invent the concept of artivism but she is re-inventing it in a number of ways. For those who may be unaware, artivism is a unique brand of art that combines activism and art (art + activism equals artivism)….
By Amanda Froelich Bad news for Quaker Oats. After a random inspection from Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), glyphosate (the compound deemed to be “probably carcinogenic by the WHO last year) was detected in 10 out of 36 oatmeal products, exceeding the country’s legal…
By Brandon Turbeville According to reports, a new study has confirmed what millions of marijuana smokers have known all along – that the worst side effect from marijuana is getting arrested. Well, that and periodontal disease. According to researchers at Duke University, and senior author…
