Posted June 28, 2016
The first time professor Sherri Mason cut open a Great Lakes fish, she was alarmed at what she found. Synthetic fibers were everywhere. Under a microscope, they seemed to be “weaving themselves into the gastrointestinal tract”. Though she had been studying aquatic pollution around the Great Lakes for several years, Mason, who works for the State University of New York Fredonia, had never seen anything like it. Read more.
Archives for June 2016
Vaccine Injury Denialism Will Get Clobbered by the Tipping Point
Posted June 28, 2016
Fox & Friends’ Steve Doocy (shoot him a tweet of thanks) introduced VAXXED by… actually stating the premise of the movie! He looked straight into the camera said, “VAXXED claims that the CDC manipulated and hid data that proves that there is a link between vaccines and autism.” Then he turned to Wakefield and said, “You are talking about the corruption behind the scenes at the CDC.” Read more.
Ouch! Flu Spray Fails Again, Panel Urges Shot Instead
Posted June 28, 2016
The nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine failed to protect kids again last year, the latest in a string of failures that has prompted an expert panel to recommend that doctors stop giving it to patients. Read more.
Truth in Media: Understanding Big Pharma’s Propaganda Machine
Posted June 28, 2016
Investigative reporter, Ben Swann, sheds light on the pharmaceutical drug propaganda machine. View here.
7 Simple Ways to Improve Garden Soil
Posted June 28, 2016
Barren…That was the first word that crossed my mind when I set out to work on my new kitchen garden this year. It’s right under my laundry room window, and is the perfect spot, considering it gets plenty of southern sunlight and is right next to our new porch. Read more.
What are Kidney Stones?
Posted June 28, 2016
Ask anyone who’s had a kidney stone what it’s like and they’ll tell you a horrific tale of pain and agony. Kidney stones, which are jagged mineral deposits, form in the kidneys and pass through the urinary tract. Sound awful? It is. Read more.
The Surprising Reasons Why Male Breast Cancer is on the Rise
Posted June 28, 2016
For every 100 women who are diagnosed with breast cancer, one man will be diagnosed as well. Those may seem like pretty good odds. However, it still means that this year in the U.S. alone, about 2,600 cases of invasive breast cancer in men will be diagnosed, and approximately 440 men will die of the disease. Read more.
How to make a Mosquito Killing Ovitrap Used by the U.S. Military…
Posted June 28, 2016
This little device is cheap to create, and has been used by the US military on bases in malarial zones with fantastic results. There are many types of Ovitraps you can create, some are easier than others but require poison that is not readily available to a lot of people (like in Canada). Read more.
This Apartment Complex is a Vertical Forest Hosting 900 Trees & More than 2,000 Plants…
Posted June 28, 2016
Vertical Forest is a model for a sustainable residential building, a project for metropolitan reforestation that contributes to the regeneration of the environment and urban biodiversity without the implication of expanding the city upon the territory. Read more.
Improving Your Mitochondria Function to Reduce Cancer Risk
Posted June 23, 2016
Specific sites within mitochondria undergo a high rate of respiration when producing energy. Where change is taking place, cancer risks increase. High rates of respiration are associated with the generation of free radicals which are within close proximity to damaging the mitochondria’s own DNA. Incidences of lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma and breast cancer increase as a result of mutations occurring within mitochondrial DNA. Read more.