Posted November 30, 2018
A news article published in 2017 reported that, according to the latest data, a staggering 12.7 percent of all US citizens over the age of 12 were taking antidepressants. Thrive Global, who reported these figures, stated that: Read more.
Archives for November 2018
Evading the Venus-Flytrap Scenario
Posted November 30, 2018
I would like to say “Thank You” to all the medical professionals and researchers who have made videos, and written books to explain modern wellness health strategies. The public has benefited greatly. Nearly all these lecturers have MD or PhD degrees. They know their subjects, and they speak from scientific knowledge and/or extensive clinical experience. What they don’t have is a promotional budget to saturate you with hundreds of advertisements. Read more.
Pediatricians Turn Well Baby Checkups into Vaccine Battlegrounds
Posted November 30, 2018
I remember when I took my first-born baby to the pediatrician for his first checkup 40 years ago. Like most young Moms, I looked up to my pediatrician and completely trusted him. I did everything he told me to do, never questioning his expertise or doubting him, believing that he would never recommend or do anything that would put my baby in harm’s way. Much has changed since 1978. Back then infants and children were getting half as many vaccines as they do today.1 Parents had no information at all about vaccine risks and failures. We just followed the doctor’s orders. Read more.
Why are Public Health Officials Playing Dumb Over the Alarming Rise of Paralyzing Polio-Like Infections in American Children this Year?
Posted November 30, 2018
An alarming rise in the number of cases of a mysterious polio-like illness that produces paralysis in young children is said to have “health officials scrambling to figure out the cause.”[1] Baffled infectious disease experts are quoted to say: “What we do know is that these patients had fever and respiratory symptoms 3 to 10 days before their limb weakness.” Read more.
Hunting for Plastic
Posted November 30, 2018
Plastic pollution has become an urgent, worldwide problem. The average person now ingests about 100 plastic particles each year from eating shellfish and up to 68,415 plastic fibers each year just from the plastic dust particles landing on their plates during meals. Tap water, bottled water1 and sea salt2 also come with a “side order” of microplastics. Read more.
$4 Billion and Growing: U.S. Payouts for Vaccine Injuries and Deaths Keep Climbing
Posted November 19, 2018
The Health Resources & Services Administration just released new dollar figures reflecting payouts from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The payouts for vaccine injuries just went past the whopping $4 billion mark. Using the government’s own conclusion that only 1% of all vaccine injuries are reported, the $4 billion is just the tip of the iceberg. Despite assurances from CDC and our Federal agencies that all vaccines are safe, the payouts say otherwise. Vaccine injuries can and do happen—to previously healthy children and adults. Consumers deserve to know the facts about the full range of vaccine risks. Read more.
CONSUMER ALERT: Splenda Releases Toxic Dioxin When Heated
Posted November 19, 2018
Found in tens of thousands of products and used by millions of consumers around the world, sucralose’s unique ability to dissolve in alcohol and methanol as well as water, makes it the most versatile and therefore most widely used artificial sweetener in production today. And yet, its popularity is no indication nor guarantee of its safety, as is evidenced by the widespread use of other artificial sweeteners like aspartame, which while being safety approved in 90 nations around the world, has been linked to a wide range of serious health conditions including possible neurotoxicity. Read more.
Position Paper on American Health Care
Posted November 19, 2018
There are fundamental problems with America’s disease-care system (for it certainly is not a health care system). The quality of emergency care in this country is superb. But chronic disease care? Preventive medicine? Nutrition and wellness education? Delivery of these services is so pathetic that we are all too often better off without them. Here are some reasons: Read more.
First Cocaine, Now Tapeworms Found in North American Salmon
Posted November 19, 2018
Beware salmon lovers. You may want to avoid eating sushi after reading this. First, we reported that Puget Sound salmon contained cocaine, prescription drugs and other contaminants. Now, it turns out, a certain type of tapeworm has infected North American salmon. Previously thought to only infect fish in Asia, this parasite can now be found on salmon from Alaska and the Pacific coast. So, how do you protect yourself and what do you do if you suspect you have a parasite? Read more.
‘Certified Plant-Based’ Logo may have Broader Appeal than Vegan Stamp, Says PBFA
Posted November 19, 2018
While the terms ‘vegan’ and ‘plant-based’ might appear to be interchangeable (they both exclude animal products), consumers do not view them in the same way, says the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), which has just launched a new ‘certified plant-based’ certification scheme and logo. Read more.