By Jay Syrmopoulos Understanding the long history of hemp and its criminalization in America is important, as it is the story of a plant that was criminalized by the U.S. government at the behest of oligarchic titans of industry, in an effort to protect their respective…
By Amy Reichelt, UNSW The mere sight of a slice of gooey chocolate cake, a cheesy pizza, or a sizzling burger can drive us to eat these foods. In terms of evolution we show preference for high calorie foods as they are an important source…
By Carey Wedler Scientists with the Ocean Cleanup Company are gearing up to tackle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an expanse of garbage in the Pacific Ocean that contains as many as 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic and spans 617,763 square miles. Using a device designed by 23-year-old…
National Health Service (NHS) is under way to propagate value-based Healthcare system in the UK. It has been more than a year since NHS boarded the wagon. Funded by taxes, NHS is facing heavy financial crunches but is standing strong on fulfilling the needs of…
A California Appellate Court sided with the State of California and Center for Food Safety (CFS) on Thursday, affirming that Monsanto’s glyphosate pesticide can be listed as a known carcinogen under Proposition 65. Monsanto’s lawsuit challenged the 2015 announcement by California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Did you know that there is an aquatic moss that clears 80 percent of arsenic from a water jug in less than an hour? When pollution strikes – or builds up over the years – leave it to humble water plants to…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Earth Day 2018 came and went with no significant discussion(s) about, and pertaining to, high technology devices, microwaves in the Gigahertz and higher ranges—e.g. 6G!, including transmission infrastructures, e.g., cell towers and mini-cell towers for 5G, and implementation protocols which are…
By Jessica Bowser Nelson, Special guest to Natural Blaze So you decide to workout at home. You buy some equipment, find a workout video, and write your goals down. But after a week or two of your routing, you start losing steam. After all, there are…
By Sara FL Kirk, Dalhousie University and Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Dalhousie University The scent of baked goods wafts towards you as the supermarket doors glide open. Your stomach rumbles and your mouth waters at the sight and smell of so much food. Approximately 40,000 products are…
Eric Bowman, University of St Andrews Most researchers agree that the key difference between human brains and those of other animals is the size and complexity of our cerebral cortex, the brain’s outer layer of neural tissue. We therefore tend to focus our attention on…
By Alex Pietrowski In recent years we’ve learned a great deal about the dangers of sugars, even finding out that research was compromised in the 1970s, misleading the world about its dangers. It is as addictive as cocaine, it is linked to diabetes, and many…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor An eerie bit of news has graced today’s 4/20 celebrations across America. (“Four twenty” is code for smoking marijuana, making the day 4/20 special in cannabis culture.) On Thursday, the FDA, notorious for approving fatal opioids and other drugs – and attacking plants…
By Melinda Cafferty, Natural Blaze Hearts are breaking everywhere over Toby the Cat. The “human-forsaken” orange feline that went on a 12-mile journey to the doorstep of the people who abandoned him. The 7-year-old cat, at least middle-aged in human years, was given away by his…
By Robert Beelman, Pennsylvania State University Mushrooms are often considered only for their culinary use because they are packed with flavor-enhancers and have gourmet appeal. That is probably why they are the second most popular pizza topping, next to pepperoni. In the past, food scientists…
By Michael Maharrey Colorado’s industrial hemp industry continues to grow despite ongoing federal prohibition. The early successes in creating a viable hemp marketplace hinged on the state’s willingness to ignore federal law, along with the actions of farmers and entrepreneurs who have taken advantage of…
By the World Mercury Project Team Together, the U.S. government and American families are spending billions on medications, therapy, insurance, education, housing, etc. to address the epidemics of chronic childhood diseases. These include autism, ADHD, diabetes, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, allergies (including deadly peanut allergies), autoimmune conditions, obesity and more….
By Jon Rappoport These are notes on money-musical-chairs among drug companies. Big-time money. Clues as to why there is such a tidal wave of cash: One: Consolidation, of course. Fewer giant companies, who have greater control over the market, are too big to fail, and…
By Jeremiah Johnson For those of you who may be wondering, I can state this article is completely objective. As far as mushrooms are concerned in the diet? I hate ‘em. I hate the very sight of them regarding cooking and as an accouterment to meals. That being said,…
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College In the 1990s, a psychologist named Martin Seligman led the positive psychology movement, which placed the study of human happiness squarely at the center of psychology research and theory. It continued a trend that began in the 1960s with humanistic…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor As much as we support supplement freedom in the U.S., there are some very questionable supplements on the market. Some are made from rocks, hair or metals. Iron can build up in the system and become toxic so we are going to have…
