Posted November 30, 2017
Algae are tiny aquatic organisms that, similar to plants on land, produce oxygen from photosynthesis. They’re a common part of fresh and saltwater environments; most people have seen green “pond scum” at one point or another. Algae is not inherently bad, either. In fact, when in the proper balance with their environment, algae provide food and oxygen to marine life, such as fish. However, when provided with an excess of nutrients, such as occurs when fertilizer runoff from farms contaminates waterways, algae can quickly grow out of control, causing environmental destruction along the way. Read more.
Archives for November 2017
The Seriously Misguided Advice that Can Cost You Your Health
Posted November 30, 2017
“Anti-Vaxxers Have Found a Way Around California’s Strict New Immunization Law. They Need to Be Stopped.” This hostile and derogatory headline was published in the Los Angeles Times November 8.1 The “loophole” they’re referring to is the use of medical vaccine exemptions written by physicians. According to this editorial, no more than 3 percent of children “should reasonably” qualify for a medical exemption to avoid vaccination, yet parents of more than 10 percent of school-aged children enrolled at 58 California schools in the fall of 2016 had obtained a medical exemption written by a physician, allowing their children to attend school without every dose of every state-mandated vaccine. Read more.
Almond Breeze Sued for Containing Almost No Almonds
Posted November 30, 2017
Turns out that almond milk you’ve been diligently adding to your morning coffee instead of full-fat, grass-fed, delicious cream, actually contains almost no almonds. Like me, you are probably pissed off because you thought you were being all healthy, and told yourself that, all the while thinking: “this stuff tastes like dirty water,” but it’s OK because, it’s good for me. Read more.
The Top 6 Dietary Supplements
Posted November 30, 2017
For thousands of years, herbal medicine was the predominant form of health care on the planet. For many people, it still is. In our switch to modern medicine, much of that ancient wisdom was sadly lost, rejected as the superstition of primitive people. Read more.
Super-High Levels of Toxic Aluminum Found in the Brains of Autistic Patients: Aluminum is Present in Many Vaccines
Posted November 30, 2017
Here I am printing the abstract of a new study: “Aluminium in brain tissue in autism.” The publication is Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. The authors of the study are associated with The Birchall Centre, Lennard-Jones Laboratories, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK; Life Sciences, Keele University; and the Department of Clinical Neuropathology, Kings College Hospital, London, UK. Read more.
The Sugar Industry Blocked Research Linking Sucrose to Heart Disease and Cancer from Publication 50 YEARS Ago, Damning Report Reveals
Posted November 30, 2017
The sugar industry blocked the release of a study showing sucrose directly increases the risk of heart disease and cancer in 1968, newly-uncovered documents reveal. The research, which was funded and designed by the sugar industry, was intended to dispel fears that fructose-containing sugars affect blood lipids. Read more.
American Heart Association Categorically Expands the Number of Americans Considered to be Hypertensive
Posted November 30, 2017
A newly issued guideline by the American Heart Association that categorizes adults with blood pressure of 130/80 as hypertensive (high blood pressure) compared to the old standard of 140/90, increasing the number of subjects for whom treatment plans should be initiated to 46% of the American adult population. This new guideline will largely pertain to adults in their 40s who have creeping elevated blood pressure. Read more.
Is Your Massage Harming You?
Posted November 30, 2017
Massage is one of the best ways to pamper yourself, but did you know that a massage can be extremely toxic? Unless you know what questions to ask, your massage could include a significant dose of crude oil distillates and hormone-mimicking chemicals that are on the world watch-list of carcinogens, but are somehow still allowed into your personal care products. Read more.
Court Rules Vaccines Contribute to and Cause SIDS Deaths
Posted November 30, 2017
SIDS blamed on vaccines. “It is more likely than not that the vaccines played a substantial causal role in the death of J.B. without the effect of which he would not have died. ” This important case decision validates that vaccines can contribute to and cause SIDS deaths in infants. There are no words to describe the importance of this decision. The Courts, FDA and independent science have all confirmed that vaccines contribute to the deaths of infants. And yet, public campaigns blame sleeping positions and co-sleeping as the primary culprits in the deaths of our most vulnerable. Read more.
Gluten-Sensitive? It May Actually Be a Carb Making You Ill
Posted November 29, 2017
Gluten might not be the bad guy after all. Evidence suggests it may be the fructan molecules in wheat that cause stomach problems in people with an intolerance. Read more.