If you’ve been watching what you eat but haven’t noticed a difference in your weight or energy levels, the problem may be quality not quantity. Some foods just aren’t good for you, even in smaller portions. They lack nutrients and provide no value for your…
By Phillip Schneider Collecting rainwater is classically seen as a safe and sustainable way of supplying your household with an off-the-grid water supply. Some people collect rainwater only for a backup reservoir, while others prefer to go all the way and maintain their household with pure…
By Nicholas Iovino SAN FRANCISCO – When viewers turn on their Vizio smart TVs, the TVs are watching them, a Californian claims in a federal class action. Vizio, a multibillion-dollar smart TV company, tracks the viewing patterns of its users and matches the data with…
By Amanda Froelich The Kenya Catholic Doctors Association had six tetanus vaccinations from around Kenya tested, and 100% of them tested positive for the HCG antigen. The Kenya Catholic Doctors Association is charging UNICEF and WHO with sterilizing millions of girls and women under cover…
By Jesse Alvarado You may be surprised to learn that charcoal isn’t made exclusively out of wood. Charcoal can be made from a wide range of materials including peat, sawdust, bone char, and coconut shells. Coconut shell charcoal is one of the most commonly sold…
By Jeffry John Aufderheide On the surface, it appears that a group of passionate parents spontaneously rallied together to support the passage of Senator Richard Pan’s California State Bill SB277 – a bill that takes away the choice of parents to exempt their child from…
By Claire Robinson A policy research group has concluded that the GM crop was a “miserable failure” in its second year of cultivation. Bt brinjal (eggplant) has proved a “miserable failure” in its second year of cultivation in Bangladesh, according to a new report by…
BY ANH-USA Here is another reason to be wary. A friend of one of our staff members went for a physical. The doctor found a “heart flutter,” a mild form of arrhythmia or irregularity of the heartbeat. He was referred to a cardiologist who immediately…
By Karen Foster Coping with a sore throat is not a particularly pleasant process. Eating is the last thing that attracts you, but specific foods may actually fuel your body and accelerate recovery. Here are 12 healing foods which will give you enough nutrients to…
By John Vibes This year, we have published several stories about the dwindling monarch butterfly populations and some of the efforts that have been made to save the species. New reports last week have indicated that these efforts may be paying off, because Monarch populations…
By Heather Callaghan I went to a book reading by Emily St. John Mandel – author of Station Eleven. It’s a post-apocalyptic story about the perseverance of theater, art and music during a time where all modern conveniences have ceased during an extinction-level-event. In essence, it’s…
By Norma Erickson Gardasil®-related fatal myocardial infarction in a teenage boy – case filed in United States Court of Federal Claims Office of Special Masters. Gomez versus USDOH: Petition No. 15-0160V1 filed by the Roberts Law Firm of Newport Beach, California for petitioners Adan Gomez…
By Sayer Ji, GreenMed Info A simple tablespoon daily of coconut oil could promote weight loss and improve cardiovascular health, reveals a new clinical study. A new study titled, “A coconut extra virgin oil-rich diet increases HDL cholesterol and decreases waist circumference and body mass…
We are sorry to relay the message that reports of medical, integrated and alternative doctors who meet untimely and tragic deaths are still trickling in after a swarm of them started in late June, 2015. Recently, a lovely integrated doctor (both M.D. and holistic) named Jamie Zimmerman tragically…
By Amanda Froelich With a crunchy shell and sweet, milk chocolate inside, M&M’S are a tempting treat few can refuse. Unfortunately, the sweet candies are far from healthy and are created with ingredients that are linked to a number of debilitating health conditions. As Living…
By Amanda Froelich For one month in Lexington County, Kentucky, individuals who forgot to feed their parking meter or drove too fast and got a ticket can pay off their fines with canned good donations. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that during the month-long “Food for…
By Janet Phelan Fundamentally, biological warfare is sneaky. It involves a microbial sucker punch to its intended target, often accomplished in a manner in which the aggressor can claim clean hands, while his victim may suffer or die. Biological warfare can take a number of…
By Alex Pietrowski Monsanto must now consult with indigenous communities throughout the Yucatán peninsula before they will be granted any future permits for GMO soy farming, as of a court decision in early November 2015. Monsanto planned to farm genetically modified soybean in over 250,000…
By Amanda Froelich Everyone loves the smell and feel of clean clothes, but the amount of water and electricity needed for conventional washers isn’t exactly eco-friendly – or even accessible for those in third-world countries. Perhaps this pedal-powered washing machine, then, is one of the…
It has become common knowledge that compulsive drug seeking and consumption changes the brain’s structure and functioning. Normally, there are abnormal changes to the working memory, which negatively impacts working memory and results in poor work/academic performance and schizophrenia-related disorders. But did you know that…
