By Lizzie Bennett [Editor: Now is a good time to prepare and reduce your reliance on grocery store foods if possible. Find your local farmer and market on these maps and get to know them.] The instability in Ukraine, and the annexation of Crimea has…
By Kenny Valenzuela [Editor]: Autism rates continue to rapidly increase in shorter amounts of time… Research links posted below… Image source: WGN News [do_widget id=text-16] Autism rates rise 30 percent in two-year span: CDC U.S. autism rate surges, CDC reports Vaccines Linked to Childhood Cancers…
By Heather Callaghan Can we just hang up our hats and admit that every fruit is a superfruit? It turns out peaches are beyond amazing. A Washington State University food scientist and colleagues at Texas A&M have found that compounds in peaches can inhibit the…
by Dr. K.J. McLaughlin Does the lifestyle we lead affect our ability to see? Most of us are worried about how our diet, level of physical activity, and stress levels affect our risk of heart disease and cancer. Is there a direct connection between our…
Study shows lower prevalence of plaque build-up in women, but not men Women who ate a diet high in fresh fruits and vegetables as young adults were much less likely to have plaque build-up in their arteries 20 years later compared with those who consumed…
Adoption of a Mediterranean diet is linked to a lower risk of diabetes, especially among people at high risk for cardiovascular disease, according to research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 63rd Annual Scientific Session. Data from the first pooled analysis of…
Vitamin D deficiency is an independent risk factor for heart disease with lower levels of vitamin D being associated with a higher presence and severity of coronary artery disease, according to research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 63rd Annual Scientific Session….
By Lewis Herridge A Brave New Reflection… In Aldous Huxley’s enduring master piece Brave New World, you find that world controllers have created an ‘ideal’ society. They cleverly use genetic engineering, brainwashing, recreational drugs and sex to keep all it members happy consumers. Many people…
By Christina England The father of the child in our published photo [found here] was jailed for life for child abuse. Many of you looking at the terrible injuries on this small child will immediately assume, as did the doctors who examined him, that he…
By Andrea Germanos When I came out and saw my loss, I mean you literally just cry. The record cold that gripped much of the Midwest this winter added insult to injury to already struggling bee populations. While they expect to lose a small proportion…
By Heather Callaghan The issue of corn-destroying rootworms becoming resistant to the very crops designed to kill them – isn’t breaking news. Not only was it predicted before the advent of commercialized genetically engineered crops, but it’s been an ongoing problem. Apparently, it’s become such…
by Arjun Walia Today, odds are that you have had/have cancer, or know somebody who does. In Canada, approximately one million Canadians that were alive at the beginning of 2009 have had a cancer diagnosis in the previous 10 years. Two out of every five…
By Heather Callaghan A lot of home builders and painters will know what trisodium phosphate (TSP) is. But a lot of them don’t know that they eat it for breakfast! Even though it appears right on the ingredients label, a lot of people don’t realize…
by Dr. Victor Marchione If you like curries and food with a little kick to it, you’re likely familiar with turmeric. Turmeric is also what makes mustard yellow. It has a warm, peppery, and bitter flavor. It’s been used for a long time in ancient…
By Josh Richardson [Editor’s Note: There are a lot of trite articles on the web that simply mimic “follow your passion!” There are now some high ranking criticisms towards that simplified saying. One of the criticisms states that passion and excitement aren’t the same thing…
By Daisy Luther Does this sound familiar? You’re talking to a friend or family member who isn’t on board with preparedness. (And it’s even worse when they think they know what’s going on in the world but garner their so-called “information” from network news sources.)…
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reports new findings showing WTC first responders are at higher risk for obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD, due to inhalation of particulate matter. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai researchers have linked high levels of exposure to…
The idea of ‘eating clean’ has been catching on lately, with more and more people deciding to ditch processed meals and stick to only healthy, organic, ‘real’ foods. We are easily tricked into thinking that certain products are good for us because of labels such…
by Catherine Frompovich Ohio State University reports a breakout of mumps, a communicable infectious disease that affects the salivary [parotid] glands that also can cause other health problems, some serious, e.g., meningitis and deafness. If mumps occurs in older males (> 12 y/o), there’s a…
by Neenah Payne The Fukushima Solutions World Conference will take place on March 22-23 at the University of Texas at Austin. The goal is to come up with a solution to counter the unprecedented Fukushima disaster. The first day will feature experts in nuclear issues…
