A never-before-seen draft environmental review of AquaBounty Technologies’ (ABTX) genetically engineered (GE) salmon reveals that Canadian government scientists disagree with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on key questions related to the safety and performance of what may be the first GE animal approved for…
By Daisy Luther Are you truly prepared for a water emergency? How long could your family survive if the water stopped flowing from the municipal supply and none was available at the store? If the answer is not “indefinitely” then you need to check out…
By Gaye Levy One day, a few years ago, I happened to notice that my husband Shelly was wearing a long sleeved shirt on a hot summer day. When I questioned him, he gave be a funny look then rolled up his sleeve to show…
By Shawn Siegel “The duty and responsibility for ascertaining the quality of the consent rests upon each individual who initiates, directs or engages in the experiment. It is a personal duty and responsibility which may not be delegated to another with impunity.”(1) Those are the…
By Daisy Luther If you aren’t eating yogurt on a daily basis, you might be shortchanging your health. There’s no easier way to get some healthy bacteria into your system than to enjoy some rich, delicious, full-fat yogurt loaded of active cultures. If your gut…
Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena announced Friday that the import of the World’s most used herbicide glyphosate will be banned with immediate effect. The release of already imported stocks has also been stopped. Sirisena, a farmer and ex Health Minister, stated that glyphosate…
Natural Blaze Research in animals shows spikes, drops in insulin affect liver A new study in animals suggests that skipping meals sets off a series of metabolic miscues that can result in abdominal weight gain. In the study, mice that ate all of their food…
By Gaye Levy With all of the varying complexities of food storage and food storage companies, it may be difficult to sort through and prioritize what is important and what is not. I don’t know about you but with the dizzying array of things to…
By Tess Pennington Each of us has every intention of ensuring our family has what it needs to survive and thrive. Part of your disaster mitigation plan should be planning for the possibility of having to evacuate from your bug-out location and living off of stored rations from…
Coffee has gone from dietary foe to friend in recent years, partly due to the revelation that it’s rich in antioxidants. Now even spent coffee-grounds are gaining attention for being chock-full of these compounds, which have potential health benefits. In ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and…
People living or working near active natural gas wells may be exposed to certain pollutants at higher levels than the Environmental Protection Agency considers safe for lifetime exposure, according to scientists from Oregon State University and the University of Cincinnati. The researchers found that hydraulic…
Nanomaterials commonly used in sunscreens and boat-bottom paints are making sea urchin embryos more vulnerable to toxins, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. The authors said this could pose a risk to coastal, marine and freshwater environments. The study, published in…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Earlier this year I started to research what’s known as the “Vaccine Injury Trust Fund,” a “stash” of cash collected on every vaccine sold and given to children and adults in the USA. That Trust Fund is “financed” by a $0.75…
The 350 ‘toom Baumarkt DIY’ stores belonging to the REWE Group will carry no glyphosate-containing products later than September 30, 2015. From Monday such products cannot be re-ordered for the stores. Source: GM Watch REWE press release in German: www.rewe-group.com/de/newsroom/pressemitteilungen/1422.html By the end of 2013…
By Natural Blaze Attention America! Your Roundup Ready diet causes cancer according to a recent study by the World Health Organization. Some nations are taking this news seriously by banning these dangerous chemicals from polluting their territory. The small island of Bermuda, an independent British…
By Mario Lamo-Jiménez, Guest Author The indigenous municipality of Simojovel, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico reported the death of two babies after the administration of vaccines against hepatitis B (HepB), tuberculosis (BCG), and rotavirus. Within hours of receiving the vaccines, 37 babies out of…
By Jeffery Green Perhaps no place in the world typifies the ravages of mass starvation and generalized food shortages than Africa. It also is a continent that has been consistently targeted by biotech and agribusiness conglomerates to receive their poisonous products as a supposed solution….
Civil society organisations from Canada, Australia and Japan have jointly issued a warning about contamination risks from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), after the recent EU commission authorisation of 17 new GMOs for food and feed. “Learn the lessons from our countries – GMO is not…
By Jefferey Jaxen The voices are getting louder, more public, and from inside government. Senators, Congressmen, and a head researcher (at the CDC) are publicly warning of the agency’s lack of integrity and regulatory ineptness. What kind of political process do we have when, in…
By Daisy Luther Last week, folks who are particular about what they eat rejoiced that there was finally a place that they could go get a taco without being exposed to genetically modified organisms. Chipotle, the popular Mexican fast food chain, announced that their menu…
