Posted August 29, 2018
The top two producers of GM soy are the US followed by Brazil. The top two users of pesticides in the world, according to the article below, are also the US followed by Brazil. Go figure! And take note, all those who still believe that GM crops reduce pesticide use. Read more.
Archives for August 2018
Blue Light is Causing Blindness
Posted August 29, 2018
Before the advent of artificial lighting, many went to bed and got up with the sun; lighting at night comes at a price as it affects health, interrupting sleep patterns, circadian rhythms and the perpetuation of animal species. Recent data show blue light from digital devices activates retinal in your eye to attack macular photoreceptor cells, accelerating age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness. Read more.
How to Eat Right
Posted August 29, 2018
Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” (Albert Einstein) Read more.
Incidence of Childhood Cancers Skyrocket: Is Modern Life Destroying the Health of Our Children?
Posted August 29, 2018
No one really likes to talk about cancer, and childhood cancers are an especially unpalatable topic of conversation. Yet the fact is that cancers are among the top four causes of death for both children and adults. The newest U.S. cancer statistics for young people (under 20 years old), which cover the years 2001–2014, point to steadily increasing rates of pediatric cancer over that time period. Read more.
Can Using Roundup Give you Cancer?
Posted August 29, 2018
A long-awaited jury decision last week has put new attention on the potential health risks of a popular weed killer — and the debate over those risks. Researchers say the jury is still out on whether the popular weed killer Roundup poses risks to the average consumer. However, scientists are piecing together a picture that shows the chemicals in the weed killer are becoming increasingly common in humans. Read more.
Discover Which Foods Made the ‘Dirty Dozen’ and ‘Clean 15’ for 2018
Posted August 29, 2018
Sweet, juicy, vitamin-packed and bursting with flavor, a ruby-red fresh strawberry would appear to be the very epitome of a “healthy” food. But, according to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) tests, conventionally-grown (non-organic) have a high risk of contamination with neurotoxic pesticide residue. In fact, strawberries top the 2018 list of the Dirty Dozen – compiled by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting human health and the environment. Read more.
Indole 3 Carbinol in Broccoli Shows Major Healing Potential
Posted August 29, 2018
Science has repeatedly proven that food is a profoundly effective medicine that can activate many healthy nuclear transcription factors in your body. Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, for example, have been repeatedly shown to be one of nature’s most valuable health-promoting foods, capable of preventing a number of common health issues. Read more.
Medical Kidnapping by Mayo Clinic
Posted August 29, 2018
Hospitals aren’t prisons, and patients have a right to seek care elsewhere or leave the hospital against medical advice, even without signing any paperwork. Yet in more cases than you might expect, patients end up feeling intimidated, threatened or mistreated by hospital staff. In extreme cases, like that of Alyssa Gilderhus, the case escalates to the point of “medical kidnapping,” in which the patient is held at the hospital against their will and increasingly isolated from family. Read more.
Ten Thousand Chemicals in Food and Food Packaging: What are These Substances Doing to Our Children?
Posted August 29, 2018
According to a recent nationally representative survey, about 60% of the calories consumed by Americans come from “ultra-processed” foods and beverages—defined as products resulting from “several sequences of industrial processes” and including additives “used to imitate sensory properties of foods or to disguise unpalatable aspects of the final product.” Alarmingly, the survey showed that adolescents (10- to 19-year-olds) were among the biggest consumers of ultra-processed foods and that their intake of these foods increased from 2007 to 2012, rising to over two-thirds (68%) of total calories consumed. Read more.
Brave Mom Exposes Vaccine Corruption to Washington State Board of Health
Posted August 29, 2018
Bernadette Pajer of Informed Choice Washington gave an impassioned speech to the WA Board of Health regarding a terrifying vaccine industry initiative: a large and highly organized network involving public health groups and big pharma wish to force vaccines on every adult and an immunization schedule on every child. Read more.