By Heather Callaghan Recently, I wanted to share the great news about people who were actually successfully reversing their ALS, also called Lou Gehrig’s. It turns out, people are also reversing another neurodegenerative disease – Multiple Sclerosis. Against all odds, and without much success in…
By Heather Callaghan I mentioned the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in a recent article highlighting the social guiding that came with all the “disease awareness” we’ve been involuntarily immersed in via the media in the last few weeks. ALS meaning Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often…
By Nutritional Anarchy No matter what season you find yourself in or headed towards, a jumpstart in growing time is always useful to keep your organic vegetable garden producing (that’s one reason transplants are so commonly utilized). Melissa Melton and Aaron Dykes demonstrate how easy…
By Heather Callaghan DEET is a heavy-duty toxin to be spraying on clothes and especially highly absorbable skin. Not all natural skin repellent combos work to keep mosquito bites at bay. Mesh curtains, candles, bug lights – all of the above – offer minimal protection…
By Heather Callaghan A 32-year-old obese man lies on an emergency room gurney – he’s just had a heart attack. The doctor is baffled, but the man is taken through every food and lifestyle choice he ever made, going back to when his parents made…
By Heather Callaghan Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson made waves last week with a video and Facebook letter aimed at critics of genetically modified organisms in food. His argument spun the idea that the process to achieve a GMO is exactly the same as traditional agricultural…
By Heather Callaghan While people have been torn over beloved astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s recent comments on genetically modified organisms, another beloved Neil took a stand – largely unnoticed. While Tyson claims he never took a side, he still holds that genetic engineering is no…
By Heather Callaghan Of course not – he is, after all, a PhD – but he will let fans think that. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, Cosmos host, and is beloved for his sense of humor and putting complex concepts into layman’s terms. He…
by Andrew Martin Alexandra Bryant Morton is an independent biologist who settled in Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis First Nation in British Columbia, Canada to study wild orca (killer whales) in 1984. Morton made her home in Echo Bay – a community without roads, electricity or stores. In…
By Heather Callaghan For at least one week, the World Wide Web has been in an uproar about Walmart’s Great Value ice cream sandwiches that won’t melt after 12 hours in 80-degree heat. The issue was raised in this WPCO report when a Cincinnati mother,…
By Heather Callaghan Netherlands researchers fear the second coming of Silent Spring “Neonicotinoids were always regarded as selective toxins. But our results suggest that they may affect the entire ecosystem,” says Hans de Kroon of Radboud University and co-author of a study recently published in…
Heather Callaghan Mmm-mmm, just like mother used to make… The dynamic duo that is Nick Brannigan and Vicky LePage hit the Las Vegas strip again for some humorous outreach. Will people partake in their “yoga mat sandwich” samples? Popular blogger Vani Hari, aka Food Babe,…
By Heather Callaghan Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (Maine-D) has a lot to say about local alternative farming, small farms, farmers markets and restaurants serving local produce. She has a lot to say and a lot to do with its resurgence. She believes the answer to current…
by Alanna Ketler Did you know that the average American is still producing nearly 3 pounds of trash every day? That is a monumental amount of trash! Where does that trash go? It’s actually very unfortunate that this trash is hauled off to dumps and…
Dr. Gabor Mate. Photo by Jay Black. By Heather Callaghan This is presented as alternative way of viewing addiction. One that does not wage war on the addict with shame and punishment from the so-called “War on Drugs.” Is addiction entirely due to genetic predisposition? That’s…
By Jefferey Jaxen What would make a doctor at the pinnacle of his career as head of the emergency department at University College Hospital in London walk away from his job? Furthermore, why would this same doctor open a laboratory, private practice, and offer free…
By Heather Callaghan Previously, I’ve written about Dr. Don M. Huber who once sent a warning letter to the USDA about a new pathogen discovered in genetically modified crops, affecting cattle. David Murphy of Food Democracy Now interviews Dr. Don M. Huber Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology, Purdue University….
image source By Heather Callaghan Here is yet another instance of a healthy food freedom advocate going on air, against all odds, to defend that basic right. That takes courage! And we need that voice, whether you care about the troubles of the world’s food…
By Heather Callaghan Many people take it for granted that if they make food from their home, they can sell it. It’s only recently that some states have partially decriminalized the act with the emergence of “cottage food laws.” And perhaps one might think that…
By Heather Callaghan If a type of whole food is considered “evil,” chances are, popular opinion will reverse – just give it time. I don’t believe there are “perfect” or “evil” foods or diets. Ingredients, process and agricultural practices are a different story. Therefore, it…
