Posted September 15, 2017
The documentary, “Crapshoot: The Gamble with Our Wastes,” produced by the National Film Board of Canada in 2003, investigates an important aspect of human life you likely give little consideration: sewage. Do you know what happens to the water and other items after you flush the toilet or run water down the drain? Read more.
Archives for September 2017
How One RX Drug Ignited Addiction Epidemic That Kills 60,000 Americans Per Year
Posted September 15, 2017
The national drug crisis, which is estimated to have claimed more than 60,000 lives in 2016, is expected to worsen this year and one family-owned company helped set the crisis in motion. Read more.
Plastic Fish on Your Plate
Posted September 15, 2017
The tiny plastic particles filling up our oceans are not without consequence. It’s long been known that various forms of marine life are ingesting the plastic, but this was thought to be an accident, or perhaps that they were drawn in by an aspect of its appearance. New research suggests, however, that fish may be actively seeking out the plastic particles, mistaking them for food because of their odor.5 Read more.
GMO Insulin Increases Morbidity and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes
Posted September 15, 2017
Studies show that synthetic, genetically modified insulin could be to blame for a number of complications in diabetes patients. Read more.
Why Do Onions Make Us Cry?
Posted September 15, 2017
If you plan on making a salad, some kind of soup or a savory stir-fry, onions will most likely be part of the equation. You might also slice them into rings to place on sandwiches, or sauté them gently in coconut oil or grass fed butter until they’re soft, translucent and absolutely delicious. But something else may be likely as well: When you’re cutting or chopping them, before you get very far into the first onion, you’re very likely to find your nose twitching and tears making your eyes smart. Read more.
What is Aloe Vera Good For?
Posted September 15, 2017
When you think of aloe vera, you may remember it as a spiky plant with tiny spines along both sides of the thick, variegated leaves that fan out from their base. A succulent plant that grows wild in tropical regions, including the warmest areas and arguably thousands of households across the U.S., aloe vera has had a plethora of uses for thousands of years, both medicinal and nutritional. Read more.
‘Environmental Nightmare’ After Thousands of Atlantic Salmon Escape Fish Farm
Posted September 15, 2017
Commercial fishing boats are scrambling to catch as many Atlantic salmon as they can after a net pen broke near Washington’s Cypress Island. Fishers reported thousands of the non-native fish jumping in the water or washing ashore. Read more.
Healing Your Liver Can Heal Your Thyroid
Posted September 15, 2017
The frustrated hypothyroidism sufferer is completely focused on their thyroid as the problem. They can’t take a step back and see that there’s more to it than that. And to be honest, if that’s you, it’s not your fault. They don’t teach this stuff in medical school. Heck, most endocrinologists don’t even know this. The crazy thing is that it’s not even complicated physiology. It’s just flat out ignored. If you can learn how to heal your liver, then your thyroid function will improve drastically.
So, if you want learn how to heal your thyroid then here are three ways you can get started by first healing your liver…Read more.
Top 6 Essential Health Benefits of Sea Salt
Posted September 15, 2017
Salt has been used as a natural flavoring for thousands of years, and it’s so vital to our existence that we’ve even been created with a portion of our tongues designated to taste saltiness. I did a Daniel fast last year and eliminated salt from my diet completely for 10 days, and everything I ate tasted completely bland. During that time, it made me realize how essential salt is to our lives and caused me to spend some extra hours researching all of the many uses and benefits of sea salt. Read more
10 Things I Wish My Endocrinologist Would Have Told Me
Posted September 15, 2017
When I was first diagnosed I consulted with a variety of specialists, I felt that I still didn’t get a good understanding of what’s really going on in Hashimoto’s.
Here are a few things that would have been helpful to know at the beginning of my journey…Read more.