Posted July 30, 2010
Join “Millions Against Monsanto” and ask your member of Congress to co-sponsor Dennis Kucinich’s bill, the Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act, H.R. 5577. Read “Top 10 Reasons to Label GE Foods” and Take Action.
Archives for July 2010
Music Benefits the Brain, Research Reveals
Posted July 30, 2010
In a review of research on the effect that learning to play music has on humans, Northwestern University scientists found that, besides allowing us to entertain ourselves and others by playing an instrument or singing, music training actually changes our brains. Read more.
Michigan Nutrition Association Fighting to Protect the Practice of Nutrition in Michigan
Posted July 29, 2010
Michigan citizens are in danger of losing the freedom to choose their provider of nutrition-based health care. In Ohio and many other states, the vast majority of nutritionists who are not Registered Dietitians (RD’s) are barred from practicing nutrition. Learn more.
Lawsuit Over Deceptive Vitaminwater Claims to Proceed
Posted July 29, 2010
A federal judge has denied Coca-Cola’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit over what the Center for Science in the Public Interest says are deceptive and unsubstantiated claims on the company’s “vitaminwater” line of soft drinks. Read more.
Action Alert: AMA’s Government-Protected Monopoly Squeezes Out Alternative Medicine
Posted July 28, 2010
The world of medicine is run by billing codes. Every hospital, doctor, and practitioner who accepts insurance or Medicare uses billing codes so they can be reimbursed. But where are the codes for integrative and alternative medical services? Read more.
Announcing the True Food Shoppers Guide Mobile App
Posted July 28, 2010
The Center for Food Safety has launched a new mobile application to help shoppers quickly and easily identify foods made with ingredients from genetically modified (GM) organisms. The free app, “The Center for Food Safety’s True Food Shoppers Guide”, is available for mobile devices through iTunes and Android Market. Read more.
What Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D
Posted July 28, 2010
While studies continue to refine optimal blood levels and recommended dietary amounts, the fact remains that a huge part of the population — from robust newborns to the frail elderly, and many others in between — are deficient in vitamin D. Read more.
Vitamin D Prevents Heart Disease, Too
Posted July 28, 2010
An increase in blood levels of vitamin D can significantly reduce a person’s risk of heart disease, according to a study conducted by researchers from Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City and presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Atlanta. Read more.
Diet Soda Linked to Premature Birth
Posted July 28, 2010
New studies are suggesting there is a link between premature births and regular consumption of artificially sweetened soft drinks. The study looked at 60,000 pregnant women and their resulting births and studied their consumption of diet soft drinks. Read more.
The Little Purple Pill Problem
Posted July 28, 2010
Forbes magazine calls it “a parable of what’s wrong with health care [costs].” We think that the popular drug Nexium is a scandal for a different reason – what it does to your digestion. Read more.