Posted October 22, 2013
Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS), Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA), SumOfUs.org, and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) delivered petitions signed by over 345,000 people admonishing the World Food Prize—a prize dedicated to furthering a “nutritious and sustainable food supply”—for awarding this year’s Prize to top executives from agrichemical giants Monsanto and Syngenta. Read more.
Archives for October 2013
How to Stop Your Nighttime Binges
Posted October 22, 2013
Do you sometimes sneak a late—night snack, even after you’ve had a big dinner? Or worse, do you find yourself bingeing at night? You are not alone! Are you hungry after a big meal? Do you continue eating late into the night? Millions suffer from this devastating problem that leads to obesity, diabetes, and depression! I call this the sumo wrestler diet. Ever wonder how little Japanese men get so huge. They have a giant meal and then go right to sleep. Guaranteed to pack on the pounds! Read more.
What the Homeopathy Controversy is Really All About
Posted October 22, 2012
A German physician, Samuel Hahnemann, started homeopathy in the late 1700s to early 1800s. This was a period when mainstream medicine consisted of using bloodsucking leeches, mercury, arsenic, and lead to treat illness. His approach was kinder, gentler, and much more effective. Read more.
7 Facts You May Not Know About Coconut Oil
Posted October 18, 2013
Everything from the coconut water, to the leaves, to the kernel hull have characteristics that are beneficial to human health. [1] Coconut oil, specifically, has become quite popular for cooking and even other uses. Let’s take a look at a few facts about coconut oil that you may not know. Read more.
I Stopped Washing My Hair and It Has Never Looked Better
Posted October 18, 2013
Lately, I have been getting a lot of compliments about my hair and of course, a lot of people asking what my “secret” is. I have stopped washing it. Well kind of, I wash it about once a week but I don’t use shampoo and conditioner. Read more.
Hospital Layoffs Begin As Market Forces Overcome Government Controls
Posted October 18, 2013
Despite American healthcare being rigged to increase demand and drive up the cost of care, market forces are beginning to take hold and reality sets in as hospitals begin to cut staff. It’s been a long time coming. Just when the (un)Affordable Care Act was supposed to create hordes of newly insured patients seeking medical care, the healthcare industry is laying off doctors, nurses, x-ray and lab technicians. Read more.
ObamaCare Laws: 381,000 Words. Enforcement Regs: 11.5 Million Words.
Posted October 18, 2013
When a law is passed in Washington, that is only the first step. That says what the government wants enforced. What is actually enforced is not what Congress wrote. It is what the lawyers in the executive branch say the law means. Read more.
Patients Pay Before Seeing Doctor as Deductibles Spread
Posted October 18, 2013
When Barbara Retkowski went to a Cape Coral, Florida, health clinic in August to treat a blood condition, she figured the center would bill her insurance company. Instead, it demanded payment upfront. Read more.
How to Create Healthy Soil
Posted October 18, 2013
Farmer and rancher Gabe Brown, a 2012 NRDC Growing Green Award winner, is the owner of Brown’s Ranch in Bismarck, North Dakota. For over 15 years, Gabe has merged back-to-basics agrarian practices with innovative science-based sustainable farming techniques on his 5,400 acre diversified family ranch. In this video, Gabe explains how a few simple water-smart techniques have powerful effects on the health of his soil and crops. Read more.
New Genetically Engineered Crop Will Sharply Increase Use of Toxic Pesticide, “Probable Human Carcinogen”
Posted October 18, 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has quietly approved the first of a new generation of genetically engineered (GE) crops resistant to more toxic herbicides. The first crop to pass the low regulatory bar was a Bayer soybean variety genetically engineered to withstand direct application of the herbicide isoxaflutole (IFT), which according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a “probable human carcinogen. ” Read more.