Posted June 25, 2014
A spokesman for The Humane Society of the United States, says studies show rates of salmonella infection, a bacteria that can trigger food-borne illness in humans, decreases when the quality of care given the egg-laying chickens improves. And a chicken living a pasture-raised existence has a better life than its caged cousins. In order for eggs to be labeled pasture-raised, a producer must, among other things, give 108 square feet of outdoor space per bird and rotate fields. Read more.
Archives for June 2014
Five Surprising Facts about Aspartame
Posted June 25, 2014
To many, aspartame is just another FDA-approved sugar alternative that has to be safe, otherwise it wouldn’t be on the market. But the truth about aspartame is much more sinister, including how the chemical sweetener gained market approval http://www.fda.gov. And there’s so much more to the aspartame story that you’ve probably never heard before, thanks to government collusion with powerful drug interests. Read more.
85% of Measles Outbreak Victims Already Received Vaccinations
Posted June 25, 2014
A recent slip by KYW Newsradio 1060 in Philadelphia revealed that 85 percent of reported measles cases are, in fact, occurring in people who already received their vaccinations. Read more.
Combination Vaccine Doubles Seizure Risk
Posted June 25, 2014
Confirming the results of prior studies, research conducted by the University of Calgary and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal has found that the combination MMR-chickenpox vaccine doubles the risk of febrile seizures in young children. Read more.
Monarch Butterfly Decline Being Caused by GMO Agriculture
Posted June 20, 2014
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and pesticide-drenched fields are detrimental to the planet in just about every aspect. They’re deteriorating human health, stifling plant diversity, inflicting soil damage, encouraging growth of superbugs and superweeds and, in some cases, eliminating planet species entirely. Milkweed, a perennial herb that’s native to Southern Canada, has seen an enormous decline over the past several years. Read more.
Med Students Lack Nutrition Training
Posted June 20, 2014
Today’s med students receive the educational equivalent of a Twinkie when it comes to nutrition training – tasty for a moment, gone the next – and not helpful in the long run. Second-year Harvard University Medical School student Nathaniel P. Morris decries this sorry state of affairs, from a first-hand perspective, in an editorial in the JAMA Internal Medicine. Read more.
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Posted June 20, 2014
Grapefruit seed extract is a wonderful addition to your Phase 1 medicine cabinet. This, powerful, concentrated substance is still all natural, pulled right from the seed of one our favorite Phase 1 foods, the grapefruit. It has so many uses that one really shouldn’t be without a bottle of the stuff – and a little goes a long way. Grapefruit seed extract is so powerful and so concentrated that it really must be diluted for nearly any use. Here is a list (although likely not a comprehensive one) of the uses of grapefruit seed extract. Read more.
Iodine
Posted June 20, 2014
Iodine is an essential trace mineral that we normally obtain in our diet from iodized salt. Deficiency of iodine results in goiter or enlarged thyroid gland. Goiter is usually accompanied by hypothyroid conditions such as fatigue, coldness, constipation, weight gain and poor memory. Read more.
Medical Cannabis Helps to Heal Chronic Disease
Posted June 20, 2014
Back in 2700 B.C., according to Chinese legend, the emperor Shen Nung – also known as Chen Nung, considered the Father of Chinese medicine – discovered the healing properties of marijuana as well as ginseng and ephedra. Throughout history, the use of medical cannabis has been linked to the ancient Egyptians, Persians, Greek civilizations, George Washington, Queen Victoria and even mainstream medicine by the 1840s. Read more.
The Link Between Stress and Intestinal Parasites — and What to do About Them
Posted June 20, 2014
Many of you already know that I was extremely ill just over tens years ago. My symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis were text book. I could barely walk, was dangerously thin (98 pounds), and suffered with electrical symptoms in my limbs and torso. Needless to say… it was awful! (see my story here: Crossroads in Life – A Journey Back to Health). Read more.