Posted August 30, 2013
School began this week, so it is time to mention immune building and my best tips for staying well as cold and flu season approaches. Read more.
Archives for August 2013
Wave Goodbye to Global Warming, GM and Pesticides
Posted August 30, 2013
A GROUNDBREAKING new Irish technology which could be the greatest breakthrough in agriculture since the plough is set to change the face of modern farming forever. Read more.
We Need a New Pediatrician
Posted August 30, 2013
We need a new pediatrician. The reason we need a new pediatrician is rather involved. A while back, the pediatrician that our family has frequented for years came out with what was, in my opinion, a rather draconian and insulting policy regarding immunizations. The policy was simple; you will take the shots the CDC recommends, or we will not treat you. The written policy went on to refer to the unimmunized as ‘selfish’. Read more.
Running Out of “Free” Water
Posted August 30, 2013
Across the high plains, many farmers depend on underground stores of water, and they worry about wells going dry. A new scientific study of western Kansas lays out a predicted timeline for those fears to become reality. But it also shows an alternative path for farming in Kansas: The moment of reckoning can be delayed, and the impact softened, if farmers start conserving water now. Read more.
Worse than Chernobyl: The Inner Threat of Fukushima Crisis
Posted August 30, 2013
There is a curious and bizarre reversal of the natural at Fukushima: a looking-glass world inversion. Unlike the standard marine catastrophe, for example the Titanic, where the need is to manically pump water out of the ship to stop it sinking, at Fukushima the game is to madly pump water in, in order to stop it melting down and exploding. Read more.
Could You Live Off Your Garden for a Year?
Posted August 30, 2013
What happens when one family tries to grow their own food for a year? Natural Vitality Living set out to find out. View here.
13 Lies About GMOs and GMO Labeling
Posted August 30, 2013
Last year a coalition of out-of-state, multinational biotech, pesticide and junk food corporations spent nearly $46 million to narrowly defeat Proposition 37, California’s GMO Labeling Initiative. Now, they have descended on Washington State to try to stop Washington State voters from passing I-522, a citizens’ initiative that, if passed, will require mandatory labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in all food products sold in Washington State. Read more.
Antipsychotic Meds Make Children Three Times More Likely to Develop Diabetes, Increase Suicide Rates 20 Fold
Posted August 30, 2013
Two detailed studies shine light on the devastating side effects that antipsychotic medications have on children and adolescents. Read more.
Coconut Oil Halts Tooth Decay by Attacking the Bacteria That Cause It
Posted August 30, 2013
Based on the findings of a new study, coconut oil should replace fluoride in the water supply to thwart tooth decay. Researchers from the Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) in Ireland have found that coconut oil effectively inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria that can cause cavities and mouth infections, without causing any harmful side-effects. Read more.
More Proof: Pesticides are Killing Honeybees
Posted August 30, 2013
Three more agricultural pesticides have been added to the growing list of known chemical poisons killing honeybees, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Read more.