Posted December 28, 2012
Tens of millions of Americans will purchase a McRib sandwich without knowing all they should know about this popular sandwich. Read more.
Archives for December 2012
Healing Colds Naturally: Nature’s Medicine Cabinet
Posted December 28, 2012
In today’s society we are used to going to the doctor only when we are sick (sick care), instead, we need to focus on preventative care. Boost your immune system year round with supplementation and chiropractic care to minimize sickness. Read more.
How to Lower Your Blood Pressure without Prescription Drugs
Posted December 28, 2012
Here are four ways to help naturally lower your blood pressure without the need for prescription drugs:. Read more.
Unacceptable Levels: A Filmmaker’s Empowering Toxic Journey
Posted December 26th, 2012.
Ed Brown was a typical “starving artist”—an aspiring filmmaker from Pennsylvania, working a day job as a waiter. A particularly bad-tasting glass of water and—much more seriously—two miscarriages by his wife, led him to wonder about chemicals in our day-to-day environment. Read more.
Op-Ed: New Mexico Next In Line To Try From GMO Labeling
Posted December 26th, 2012.
While California’s Proposition 37 ballot initiative to label GMO products seems to have failed, a State Senator in New Mexico is next to take the baton in the fight for labeling of genetically modified food products. Read more.
Unwrapping Christmas Myrrh’s Cholesterol Lowering Properties
Posted December 26th, 2012.
In the holiday season, there’s a lot of talk about the three wise men and the gifts they brought to the baby Jesus in the Bible. Laboratory research now suggests that one of those gifts, myrrh, may have cholesterol lowering properties. Read more.
School Bullying, Childhood Obesity Tied Together (And So Are Childhood Allergies)
Posted December 26th, 2012.
Kids who have food allergies or are overweight may be especially likely to get bullied by their peers, two new studies suggest. Read more.
ANH Feature: Lifting the Lid On Edible Fat Fallacies
Posted December 21st, 2012.
Doesn’t it seem odd that many of the fats predominant in a traditional or even hunter-gatherer diet are now touted by conventional medicine and dietetics as unhealthy? Naturally-occurring, stable, saturated fats from animals and some plants, that we’ve evolved with for hundreds of thousands of years, now come with a health warning. Read more.
Organizers Confident Washington State Non GMO Initiative Will Hit Signature Goal
Posted December 21st, 2012.
A Washington State ballot that seeks to require GMO labeling is nearing its goal of 320,000 signatures, a goal organizers are confident they will reach. Read more.
Kansas City Star Finishes Probing Series on US Beef Industry
Posted December 21st, 2012.
On Tuesday the Kansas City Star published the final installment of “Beef’s Raw Edges,” its three-day investigative series examining the current state of the U.S. beef industry. The Star’s investigation into mechanical tenderization determined that the use of the technology exposes consumers to an increased risk of foodborne illness. Read more.