Posted August 26, 2015
Did you know that soils host a quarter of our planet’s biodiversity? This infographic comes from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. They’re working on a project called 2015, International Year of Soils – and this tool contains some other good facts about soil and its role in sustainable agriculture. Read more.
Archives for August 2015
Everything You Learned About the Cause of Polio is Wrong
Posted August 26, 2015
It has been alleged that DDT causes or contributes to a wide variety of diseases of humans and animals not previously recognized as associated with any chemical. Such diseases included… poliomyelitis, …such irresponsible claims could produce great harm and, if taken seriously, even interfere with scientific search for true causes…[1] (Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology, edited by Wayland J. Hayes, Jr. and Edward R. Laws, 1991) Read more.
Effortless Healing Guidelines for Friends and Family New to Natural Healing
Posted August 26, 2015
Contrary to the impression you get when listening to the drug advertisements on TV, your body is by nature designed to move toward health, and away from disease. Read more.
New Monsanto Spray Kills Bugs by Messing with Their Genes
Posted August 26, 2015
A fascinating long piece in MIT Technology Review examines the genetically modified seed industry’s latest blockbuster app in development—one that has nothing to do with seeds. Instead, it involves the industry’s other bread-and-butter product: pesticide sprays. But we’re not talking about the poisonous chemicals you convinced your dad to stop dousing the lawn with. The novel sprays in question are powered by a genetic technology called RNA interference, which promises to kill specific insects and weeds by silencing genes crucial to their survival, while leaving nontarget species unscathed. Read more.
Will Supplement Makers Now Have Free Speech?
Posted August 26, 2015
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Freedom of Speech Amendment in the Constitution truly means “freedom of speech,” the aftershock of this ruling is yet to be realized as it reaches far into America, including dietary supplement labels. Read more.
Mike Huckabee Speaks on Nutrition and Supplements Lowering Health Costs
Posted August 26, 2015
Former Arkansas Governor and 2007 Natural Products Association (NPA) Keynote Speaker Mike Huckabee continues to stress the need for Americans to improve their lifestyle. I chatted with Governor Huckabee at the 2007 NPA convention and again this year. Huckabee, an avid supporter of dietary supplements, still wants to give citizens more control over their own health care choices. Read more.
Measles — the New Red Scare
Posted August 25, 2015
So with the recent spate of measles cases in the United States, the enormous amount of fear and anger comes as no surprise. People who have chosen not to vaccinate for a variety of reasons, have been viciously disparaged,9 there have been calls to jail people that don’t vaccinate,10 many pediatricians are banning parents who don’t vaccinate their kids,11 and laws are quickly being considered to strip people of all rights to refuse any vaccine. Read more.
What Happened to Our Food — a Timeline
Posted August 26, 2015
I thought that it would be cool to have a visual aid, so that I could see just how much had changed with our food over our lifetimes. I wrote down all of the major changes I could think of, and then started to plot them out by date. What I found is really interesting. View here.
William Saletan, GMO Labeling, and the GMO Debate
Posted August 26, 2015
For those still willing to look past the campaign slogans and slurs, science is still happening. My colleague at Tufts University, Sheldon Krimsky, examined peer-reviewed journal articles from 2008-2014. Contrary to the claims of consensus, he found 26 studies that showed significant cause for concern in animal studies, among many studies that showed no harm. Read more.
Make Your Own Natural QuikClot
Posted August 16, 2015
Stopping a critical life threatening bleed is paramount