Posted November 27, 2013
In case you haven’t heard, it seems TED (recently criticized as joining Monsanto’s GMO agenda) no longer supports any talks regarding GMOs, food as medicine, or even the subject of how food can help prevent behavioral disorders in children. Read more.
Archives for November 2013
Should You Get a Shingles Vaccine?
Posted November 27, 2013
I sent the following letter (below) to the editor of the American Family Physician Journal. I wrote the letter after reading an article about the shingles vaccine. “Do I need the shingles vaccine,” is one of the most common questions I receive in my practice. I hope this letter will help you decide on whether to get the shingles vaccine. I have reprinted the letter that I sent to the editor. This letter was rejected by the American Family Physician Journal. Read more.
Food Fight Heads to Oregon
Posted November 27, 2013
The battle over genetically modified food labeling that’s drawn almost $85 million in campaign donations in little more than a year is moving to Oregon after industry opponents defeated drives in California and all but certainly in Washington state. Read more.
My Personal Battle Against Gardasil
Posted November 27, 2013
My name is Jennifer Guldin, and I am 27 years old. Gardasil has impacted the lives of everyone I care about. I am married to the most wonderful man, Dustin. God truly knew what He was doing when He had our paths cross seven years ago. He has been such a blessing in my life, and I truly do not know what I would do without him. I have the most amazingly beautiful and smart little girl, named Gracyn. She is my motivation and the reason I am able to get up every single morning, and fight this battle. Read more.
Genetically Modified Foods Proposed as Trigger for Gluten Sensitivity
Posted November 27, 2013
In a report released by the Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT), a team of experts suggests that GM foods may be an important environmental trigger for gluten sensitivity, which is estimated to affect as many as 18 million Americans. Read more.
Can raw food cure Lyme disease?
Posted November 27, 2013
After struggling with complications from Lyme disease for the better part of 20 years, David Carron of Trooper, Pennsylvania, was offered the chance to participate in a raw foods transition program. To his surprise, a natural, healthy diet succeeded where traditional medication failed: David lost 30 pounds and saw many of his symptoms improve. Read more.
ACTION ALERT — 8,000 Students Become Guinea Pigs for Unapproved Vaccine
Posted November 27, 2013
Drug company Novartis stands to gain from Princeton meningitis outbreak. The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have approved the importation of Novartis’s menengitis vaccine Bexsero into the US despite it not being FDA-approved. They are doing this even though the Princeton outbreak is not an epidemic, as only seven students have been infected, everyone has recovered, and the disease is not expected to spread off-campus. Read more and TAKE ACTION to tell the FDA and CDC to ask that the Institute of Medicine study all vaccine AERs!.
What You Need to Know about the Healthcare Exchange Policies
Posted November 27, 2013
There is a new concern about the exchange policies, one unrelated to deductibles or website functionality. Read more.
What If Grocery Stores Were Run Like Healthcare?
Posted November 27, 2013
The grocery industry somehow manages to organize thousands of products, many coming from thousands of miles away, and have them on the shelves whenever you want them, at prices that in total represent a small proportion of national income. There is also tremendous consumer choice. The healthcare industry is in complete contrast to this. Costs keep rising, consuming more and more of national income; quality of service keeps declining; and outcomes are surprisingly poor. Read more.
Medicare Pricing Follies
Posted November 27, 2013
Medicare pricing not only governs the Medicare system. It also serves as the foundation for private insurance. Most of Medicare is run by private insurers who find it more convenient for tie the two systems together as closely as possible. To make medical pricing work better, we need to bring it out into the light of day, let consumers know what things cost, and give them a way to reward hospitals and doctors who provide better care at a more reasonable cost. Read more.