Patent EP1812575 held by Monsanto has been revoked by the European Patent Office (EPO) after the international coalition No Patents on Seeds! filed an opposition in May 2014. [do_widget id=text-16] A further opposition was filed by Nunhems / Bayer CropScience. In November 2014, Monsanto requested…
By Dr. Scott Graves This was a question that I asked the body of someone that I was with the other day. Through many forms, one of them being applied kinesiology, you can actually “talk” with the body. I asked the question and when his…
Failure of ‘Refuge in a Bag’ Method of GM Crop Help By Heather Callaghan Did you know that farmers who plant genetically engineered crops need to also plant some non-GE crops in the same field? It is supposed to delay pest resistance to Bt corn…
by Norma Erickson Malfeasance is when a public official violates the public trust by performing an act that is wrongful, legally unjustified, or contrary to law. Nonfeasance is the failure to act where there is a duty to act. Misfeasance is conduct that is lawful…
By Chris Kanthan This is part two in a two-part series… PART 1 There are two major drawbacks to the current vaccination doctrine that have not been explored very well in the debates. They are about the evolution of vaccine-resistant microbes and about over-stimulation of…
By Daisy Luther Do you love coffee or know someone who does? ‘Tis the season for the fanciest possible version of everything, and your hot beverage is no exception. Places like Starbucks have taken flavored coffees to whole new level. At my local grocery store,…
by Paul A. Philips The body’s blood pH is between 7.35 and 7.45. The body has homeostatic regulatory mechanisms to keep it within this range or otherwise death would result. Food when eaten and absorbed can influence the body’s blood pH and affect health. Healthy…
by Gaye Levy Having a survival mindset means you are always ready to take on new challenges, right? Although I fully believe that new challenges are a good thing, it is sometimes downright frustrating to recognize that prep as we do, we are never really ready….
Center for Food Safety criticized the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monsanto’s dicamba-resistant soybeans and cotton. The EIS paves the way for introduction of new crops genetically engineered to survive spraying with the herbicide dicamba. If approved,…
Extra vitamin E protected older mice from a bacterial infection that commonly causes pneumonia. Microbiologists and nutrition researchers from Tufts University report that the extra vitamin E helped regulate the mice’s immune system. The findings, published online in advance of print in the The Journal…
By Jesse Cannone Fingernails and disease don’t go together in most minds… but they should. Your fingernails can give you valuable health warnings and signal the presence of serious disease. Take a good long look at your nails. Hold a hand level with your nose…
by Michelle Goldstein The decision to vaccinate is yours alone, but it is a decision that should not be taken lightly or done under duress or pressure by others. Once vaccinated, the potential side-effects cannot be easily undone, if at all. These include death, sudden…
by Daisy Luther What is a more uncomfortable feeling than relinquishing all of the items that are normally part of your EDC kit? Here’s one: relinquishing those items and boarding a plane to fly across the country. For many preppers, a worst-case scenario for us would…
by Paul A. Philips Cancer manifests as a consequence of two things: Toxicity in the body and stress. It doesn’t matter what type of cancer it is. These two factors are always the root cause. Detoxify the body by good nutrition and take out the…
By Chris Kanthan This is part one in a two-part series… Vaccination is a highly controversial issue. Can a better understanding of the history and the science behind it help people reach a compromise? It’s the most wonderful time of the year when millions of…
By Rachael Bale, Center for Investigative Reporting After our investigation revealed just how much dangerous pesticides it takes to grow strawberries, many people wrote to us saying they would start buying organic. But even that won’t fully address the problem: When they are starting out,…
by Gaye Levy It seems to me that whenever I travel by air, I come home with a sniffle or two. It is not that I am not careful, because I am. It is just that being squeezed into a minuscule airline seat surrounded by…
by Anna Hunt Although most doctors continue to prescribe antibiotics anytime they find signs of infection, these medicines are becoming less and less effective. The overuse of antibiotics has heralded the rise antibiotic–resistant bacteria, and the best defense you have against bacterial infection may be to proactively fortify…
“I am not a scientific experiment” The Mexican Chapter of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal has called on the Mexican government to ban the planting of genetically modified (GM) maize in the country. The decision cited the importance of maize as one of three principal staple…
By Daisy Luther, Organic Prepper There are a lot of reasons that sensible people want to step off of the materialistic rocket ride that is the standard North American Christmas. They may be tired of spending the entire following year working overtime because they are…
