Posted December 31, 2015
In 2013, more than 46,000 Americans died from drug overdoses, with prescription drugs and heroin topping the list.2 Half, or about 23,000, of these lethal overdoses were due to prescription drugs, with painkillers accounting for about 16,000 deaths.3 About 8,000 deaths were due to heroin. Read more.
Archives for December 2015
Stop Sinus Problems Fast with This Easy Tip
Posted December 31, 2015
When your eating/sleeping schedule gets mangled due to travel plans, sinus problems – pain, congestion, or worse, a sinus infection can quickly crop up and cause discomfort and misery especially if flying is part of the itinerary. Here’s a very easy way to keep those sinus problems at bay with you breathing freely and clear during these times of stress and off the wagon eating. Read more.
How Will You Know if Your Store is Selling GM Salmon?
Posted December 31, 2015
AquaBounty was very covert in its development of genetically modified salmon, eliciting a lawsuit against the Canadian government for producing GM salmon eggs, imported from facilities in Panama. Now that the FDA has deemed GM salmon ‘safe for sale,’ how will you know if your store is going to carry it, since the FDA does not require labeling? AquaBounty’s answer is vague. Read more.
The Reason Why Diet and Exercise Don’t Work Like They Used To
Posted December 31, 2015
There is a good reason why diet and exercise don’t work like they used to, and that’s because food is not at all what it used to be. Ninety percent of grocery store shelf space is dedicated to processed foods, developed by food companies who compete against each other for ‘stomach space,’ the industry term for the market share of product food companies can push down consumers throats. Read more.
Fecal Transplants Made (Somewhat) More Palatable
Posted December 31, 2015
Two years ago, Catherine Duff, then 57, tearfully described eight debilitating bouts of antibiotic-resistant Clostridium difficile infection to a government panel in Washington. She grew better, she said, only after treating the gastrointestinal infection at home with her husband’s feces, a blender and an enema bag. Read more.
Sunlight — It Does Your Body Good
Posted December 31, 2015
Sunlight: we all feel better when we’re exposed to it, but do you know why? Dr. Michael F. Holick, a foremost expert on vitamin D with an impressive list of credentials, is just the right person to explain the healing power of sunlight. Read more.
GMO Ban is Now Law on the Big Island of Hawaii
Posted December 31, 2015
Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi ended weeks of speculation on Thursday by signing into law the controversial genetically modified organisms prohibition bill that was passed by the Hawaii County Council. Read more.
Federal Judge Says Drinking Tea, Shopping at a Gardening Store is Probably Cause for SWAT Raid on your Home
Posted December 31, 2015
In April of 2012, two CIA analysts, Robert and Addie Harte awoke to pounding on their door from a Kansas SWAT team. They were there to raid their home on suspicion of growing marijuana. Even though the team found no evidence of a growing operation, they searched for “personal use” evidence anyway, while the family sat and waited for two hours. Read more.
Natural Ways to Resolve Anemia in Pregnancy (no Iron Pills!)
Posted December 31, 2015
Anemia in pregnancy is an extremely common condition. Even for those women who otherwise experience few problems and whose pregnancies are considered low risk, iron deficiency anemia (IDA) can frequently crop up especially in the final trimester. Read more.
Avoid Holiday Heart Syndrome
Posted December 31, 2015
Norepinephrine, a stress hormone secreted by the adrenal gland, makes a person more alert. It is kept in check by sulfotransferase enzymes that degrade it so alertness doesn’t bubble over into anxiety. Read more.