By Annie Holmquist I recently dug up a 1908 curriculum manual in the Minnesota Historical Society archives. It provided instructions on everything from teacher deportment to recommended literature lists for various grades. As a book lover, I was especially interested in the latter! With the exception of…
By Rosanne Lindsay, ND Spring has sprung! Tis the season for rebirth and regeneration. Spring is ruled by the wood element which is associated with the liver and its complementary organ, the gallbladder. What better time to reset and rejuvenate body, mind, and spirit than through the liver,…
By Anika Knüppel, UCL The thought of a cupcake, skillfully frosted with fluffy vanilla icing, may put a smile on your face, but research suggests that, in the long term, a sweet tooth may turn that smile into a frown – but not for…
By Gary G. Kohls, MD, guest to Natural Blaze “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” – Mark Twain “…most ‘flu’ appears to have nothing to do with influenza. Every year, hundreds of thousands of respiratory specimens are tested across the US….
By Earthjustice Late [last] Wednesday, a coalition of environmental organizations and farmers represented by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Earthjustice filed new legal papers in federal court seeking the reversal of Scott Pruitt and the Trump Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) approval of Dow Chemical’s toxic pesticide, Enlist Duo. The…
By Evaggelos Vallianatos Pesticides cause a multitude of adverse effects on humans. However, they are especially harmful to children. They may have something to do with the mass-shootings in schools all over America because some of them are neurotoxins. This means they affect and damage the central nervous system and…
By Francesco Leri, University of Guelph Could a diet high in refined sugars make children and adults more susceptible to opioid addiction and overdose? New research, from our laboratory of behavioral neuroscience at the University of Guelph, suggests it could. Approximately 20,000 people died of…
By Richard G. “Bugs” Stevens, University of Connecticut A new scientific study shows that bright electric light exposure of preschool children in the evening suppresses melatonin production almost completely, an important addition to the growing body of research in this area. Melatonin suppression is a…
By Jon Rappoport “Researchers say they’re well on the way to curing thousands of diseases by tinkering with human genes. But is that true? Or is their effort really part of a long-range agenda to keep experimenting in the dark, through grotesque trial and error,…
The article below is a sponsored review for the BetterMe Fitness App We’re on a quest to find the fitness app – an app with excellent reviews and excellent features that is actually good for you. Well, BetterMe reviews suggest that everything is okay in…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze New research in both Europe and the United States has demonstrated yet another disturbing link between insecticides known as neonicotinoids and their adverse effects on honey bees. Prior to the research, which was conducted at the University of Buenos Aires by Carolina Gonalons…
By Natural Blaze How to Outsmart Digital Isolation and Addiction, According to San Francisco State University Smartphones are a permanent fixture in most people’s lives, a constant source of notification and quasi-connection. The downside of that convenience is that many of us are also addicted…
By Joe Battaglia Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a convenient and natural product that uses proteins to rebuild tooth enamel and treat dental cavities. The “modern” theory of dental disease suggests that we have an almost total lack of power and responsibility…
Margaret Kristin Merga, Murdoch University and Saiyidi Mat Roni, Edith Cowan University There is a common perception that children are more likely to read if it is on a device such as an iPad or Kindles. But new research shows that this is not necessarily…
By Carey Wedler One of the most reviled companies in the United States recently gave Americans yet another reason to distrust their power: A recent Goldman Sachs report reveals the company questioning whether or not curing chronic illness is compatible with a sustainable business model….
By Daisy Luther Is the carton of eggs in your refrigerator part of the biggest egg recall since 2010? Rose Acre Farms has voluntarily recalled 206,749,248 eggs after 22 people became ill with salmonella after consuming their products. The eggs were delivered to grocery stores…
By Barry Brownstein Seeking advice about the qualities he should look for in a mate, an unmarried man in his 30s posted at the online sports forum of my alma mater. He invited comments on his list of top attributes: looks, camaraderie, cooking ability, love of…
By Kristen Knutson, Northwestern University and Malcolm von Schantz, University of Surrey Do you wake up bright eyed and bushy-tailed, greeting the sunrise with cheer and vigor? Or are you up late into the night and dread the sound of your alarm clock? We call…
By Jay Syrmopoulos Washington, D.C. — An environmental activist, Milagra de Mier, known as Mila, who had traveled from Key West, Florida to Washington D.C. to drop off an anti-GMO mosquito petition with nearly 200,000 signatures to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Food and…
By University of Michigan via Natural Blaze Physical activity has long been known to reduce depression and anxiety, and is commonly prescribed to prevent or cure negative mental health conditions. However, less is known about the impact of physical activity on positive mental health conditions,…
