Did you hear? The World Health Organization declared that the spread of polio is an international health emergency. By Megan Heimer, NHE, JD, ND You can’t possibly have missed this. I don’t have a t.v. and somehow I found out about this crisis. Polio is…
By Heather Callaghan The Philippines is still fighting to stave off genetically modified golden rice trials in their country. Last year, I reported on a group of 400 Filipino protesters trampling and uprooting a genetically modified golden rice trial. The trial was run by the…
by Dr. Richard Foxx When it comes to weight gain, weight loss, weight management, and your overall health, there seems to be a constant battle between brown and white. For example, brown bread is a much healthier option than white bread; whole wheat pasta is…
by Dr. Victor Marchione As our regular readers know, we’ve written about coffee and its potential health benefits before. In my opinion, the good things coffee can do for your health greatly outweigh the negatives—if you drink coffee regularly, you should have nothing to worry…
by Daisy Luther It’s probably no surprise that the young people of today aren’t particularly independent. Not only does the “education” system take great pains to mold them into follow-the-herd, terrified automatons, society in general doesn’t force them to do much for themselves either. My…
by Catherine J. Frompovich Recently there’s been some media buzz that a certain chemical voluntarily was taken out of beverages due to a concerned fifteen-year-old Mississippi teenager’s online petition, plus consumer concerns, to get brominated vegetable oil [BVO] out of soft drinks and beverages. Apparently,…
The nutritional factor that has the greatest impact on the development of a child’s gut flora is whether the child is breastfed, according to a new study by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Copenhagen. The study shows that…
by Melissa Melton A new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has concluded that the petroleum byproduct Bisphenol A, commonly found in plastic products from food packaging and can linings to water bottles, not only competes for receptor space with reproductive hormones in…
by Heather Callaghan No, this is not a tabloid – it’s real. According to several videos, which are posted below, robotic insects have made their first controlled flight. According to the creators of Robobee: “The demonstration of the first controlled flight of an insect-sized robot…
by Arjun Walia Below is a quick and informative video that documents the rise of superweeds, which have now spread to over 60 million acres of farmland in the United States alone. In the 1990s, Monsanto introduced a new line of seeds called “Roundup Ready,”…
Weekly consumption of sports drinks and energy drinks among adolescents is significantly associated with higher consumption of other sugar-sweetened beverages, cigarette smoking, and screen media use, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota and Duke University. The study was undertaken…
by Dr. Victor Marchione If you suffer from allergies or any number of respiratory ailments, such as asthma, spring doubtlessly puts added pressure on your lungs. You’ve probably searched high and low for remedies to relieve the misery on your nose, throat, and lungs. As…
By Heather Callaghan Brominated vegetable oil, aka BVO, a common citrus drink ingredient in the United States, is banned in Japan, India and the European Union. Actually, it’s banned in over 100 countries. The questionable emulsifier is supposed to keep components of sports drinks and…
by Catherine J. Frompovich Food Democracy Now (FDN) and GMO Inside.org are promoting a day of financial ‘returns’ for Monsanto, the premier genetically-modified-organism (GMO) chemical company. The ‘return’ both these organizations are promoting is the return of Monsanto stocks back to Monsanto, (divesting/selling/cashing in holdings)…
by Tess Pennington Last year, I devoted a better part of a year encouraging all of you to get prepped in the 52 Weeks to Preparedness series. This program was so successful, we made it into a book. Hopefully, you have taken action and stocked up…
By Izzy (A Simple but Not Easy 5 Step Process) My knees are stiff, my back aches, my neck is in pain. Do I really need to wake up right now? It’s 5am. My mind wanders for a second, but I already know the answer….
Curated by Karen Foster A thick and creamy double decker peppermint and chocolate smoothie creation by Raw Food Chef, Rebecca Almazan is out of this world. Dates, frozen bananas and you also get the benefit of additional fiber from psyllium husk which helps give the…
By Daisy Luther The diet industry reached 61 BILLION dollars in 2013 in the United States alone, but people are fatter than ever. Between magic pills, diet food, and commercial weight loss plans, the obesity epidemic is a HUGE business. Despite all of the do-good…
by Melissa Melton As reported before, aspartame has been shown time and again in studies (the ones not commissioned by the industry) to be bad for you. Now yet another new study, this one published in the journal Redox Biology, has concluded what lots of…
by Kevin Samson Fresh water supplies are under assault on multiple fronts. Front page news at the moment are the effects of the ongoing droughts in California and Brazil – both are incredibly important areas to the global food supply. At the same time, corporate…
