By Heather Callaghan, Editor While a “sedentary lifestyle” is the new modern scapegoat for all that ails us, Indian doctors are pointing fingers at ingredients commonly found in sodas: ingredients in both diet and regular. At the beginning of summer, India’s biggest independent news network reach out…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor I just bought a bulk box of green tea – then promptly decided to quit caffeine. As the hurricane talk swirled, did the idea of being without caffeine bother you? Personally, the idea of being that dependent on a chemical annoys me, so I wanted…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor As people wake up to the true nature of fluoride added to the drinking water supply, expect to hear more of these bold voices at town meetings. Despite what we’ve all been told about fluoride as a cavity preventative, it’s really an industrial-grade, waste…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Obesity is now estimated to affect one-third of the globe and it’s a red flag that something is wrong with our health. It’s not a natural state. With such a rise in this devastating health problem, it’s clear that the scrutiny cannot be…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Recent findings from researchers of the University at Buffalo discovered concentrations of antidepressants meant for humans in 10 different kinds of fish in the Niagara River. That is the river that links Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Active ingredients in Zoloft, Prozac and…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Don’t let the bloggers and cult diets scare you away from green smoothies. Raw, green and fruit smoothies are life giving – just look at your face glow after one week. Green smoothies help people flatten tummies and keep your energy levels high. If you’ve…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor A Rutgers University study on a proprietary herbal blend with salacia extract offered hope for those with obesity When it comes to research, CARBS is an acronym that encompasses data on Carbohydrates, Appetite Reduction, Blood Sugar and Satiety. The CARBS study from Rutgers…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Marshmallows, gingerbread men, doughnuts and frosted cupcakes all tied up in strings – these may be some of your favorite things, but white coloring pigments in foods often contain titanium dioxide – a metal previously considered harmless to ingest. More and more, reports…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Is the FDA paving the way to get ecstasy at the doctor’s office? No, this is not satire. Last week, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) gave a press release stating that the FDA actually granted “Breakthrough Therapy Designation” to MDMA for the treatment of post-traumatic…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Last week Australian scientists announced a major breakthrough in treating peanut allergies – and it can last for up to four years! This news couldn’t come at a better time since hundreds of Americans die each year from food allergies and around 200,000…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor The life of a stem cell is still a mystery to scientists. Stem cells are the pervasive cells that “seed” new cancer cells, feed fatal tumors and often evade treatment. But recent research is intrigued with the effects of vitamin C on leukemia…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa is calling for an immediate halt on imports to South Africa of Monsanto’s high-risk second-generation gene-silencing GM maize meant for human consumers. African Center for Biodiversity reports: In an open letter to African biosafety regulators, AFSA rejects…
By Natural Blaze via FunCheapOrFree You’ve heard of using envelopes for budgeting, right? It’s a basic tip many financial gurus insist their readers do. It means no using credit cards, only allotted amounts of cash that you pull from labeled envelopes. If you go to the…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor States like Oregon, California, Texas, Montana and Iowa just simultaneously nuked the ability to have seed laws. Claws of Big Ag found puppeteering legislators. With little to no fanfare at all, the states passed “seed preemption laws” that essentially shut down public discourse on seeds…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Unique study reveals documented mechanism of just a few walnuts to decrease hunger signals A recent two- or three-part, double-blind study demonstrated that less than half a cup walnuts (0.44 cup or 48 grams to be exact) per day made a significant difference in…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor You may remember Aziz Ansari from the hit show Parks and Recreation or more recently, Master of None on Netflix. The comedian-turned-actor used to be absorbed with all things social media. He had a Reddit hangout where he’d discuss romantic problems of the modern…
Is the organic bubble about to pop? When you find a good deal on organic foods, it may just be too good to be true if it comes from China or Turkey. While Turkey is suspected to deliberately falsify its “organic” soybeans flooding the U.S., China…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Australia is harsh toward the unvaccinated and is putting the crimps on the financially challenged, and on parents. Parents have until Aug 11 to comment on amendments to a policy on unvaccinated children. Anyone can comment using the simple Survey Monkey link below….
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Recently, investment banker David S. Levin was given the platform of CNBC Africa to tell African readers why GMOs are a wonderful thing that they should accept post haste. His piece is a “A New York investor’s view of Africa and other emerging economies.”…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Why Am I Still Fat? is an Australian mini-documentary that is free on YouTube and totally worth watching (below). The 28-minute film with male and female hosts, follows three different women on three different weight loss strategies – low-energy “crash” diet (800 calories…
