Posted July 23, 2021
Pfizer’s proposal for a booster dose came on the heels of a finding by Israel’s Ministry of Health that BNT162b2 has proven to be only 64 percent effective in preventing symptomatic infections of COVID-19. The 64 percent rate is much lower than the 95 percent efficacy rate reported by Pfizer during the clinical trials for its product last year. This would, at least in part, explain why nearly half of the people in Israel being infected with coronavirus are those who have been fully vaccinated. The Pfizer/BioNTech shot is simply not providing the kind of high level of protection that was initially advertised. Read more.
Archives for July 2021
GMO Purple Tomato Takes Centre Stage in Deregulation Push
Posted July 23, 2021
For those who wondered whatever happened to Cathie Martin’s GM purple “anti-cancer” tomatoes that were hyped to the skies more than a decade ago, they’re back – and taking centre stage in an article published in the New York Times Magazine, titled Learning to love GMOs and with the subhead, “Overblown fears have turned the public against genetically modified food. But the potential benefits have never been greater”. Read more.
Bayer Gets Lift in Pre-Trial Ruling Ahead of Roundup Cancer Trial
Posted July 23, 2021
A California judge gave Monsanto and its German owner Bayer AG a pre-trial boost in a ruling issued Monday, a week before the scheduled start of a new courtroom challenge to the safety of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides. Judge Gilbert Ochoa of the Superior Court of San Bernardino County in California agreed with Monsanto that federal law regarding pesticide regulation and labeling preempts “failure to warn” claims under state law, and the plaintiff in the trial set to start next week will not be allowed to pursue such claims. Read more.
Five Top Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted July 23, 2021
There isn’t a shortage of stories around the therapeutic effects of apple cider vinegar (ACV), from weight management to disease prevention and treatment. This popular home remedy has also been used for hundreds of years in the kitchen as a cooking ingredient. Vinegar, after all, has had colorful uses recorded throughout history. Hippocrates used it medicinally for wound healing, while Hannibal of Carthage used it to dissolve boulders blocking the path of his army.[i] Sung Tse in the 10th century wasn’t any different: he was said to promote hand washing with sulfur and vinegar to prevent infection during autopsy. Let’s dig deeper into the science backing the benefits of apple cider vinegar. Read more.
Stine Says Dicamba Has Damaged U.S. Agriculture More Than Anything in his Lifetime
Posted July 23, 2021
“In my opinion, dicamba has caused more damage to American agriculture than anything I have witnessed in my lifetime. (And I am old :)),” writes the founder of the Stine Seed Company, Adel, Iowa, in an e-mail. “I told Robb Fraley (retired chief technology officer) of Monsanto (bought by Bayer in 2018) this in the late summer of 2017. The vast majority of dicamba damage goes unreported as farmers do not want to upset their neighbors and they have learned that reporting dicamba damage accomplishes absolutely nothing.” Read more.
Vitamin C Levels in Critically Ill Covid-19 Patients
Posted July 22, 2021
From the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to learn about the critical importance of maintaining adequate levels of essential nutrients. When the body is under stress from an illness such as an infection, merely eating an excellent diet may not provide sufficient nutrients to support the immune system. To stave off a fast-moving infection may require higher levels of essential vitamins and minerals. Vitamin C has an essential role in empowering the immune system. Its oxidized form can be recycled by red blood cells (erythrocytes), but a fast-moving illness can overpower this system, causing vitamin C levels to precipitously drop. Read more.
Why the FDA is Attacking NAC Supplements
Posted July 22, 2021
N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) has been on the market as a supplement for decades—why is the FDA attacking it now? Action Alert! A few weeks ago, we told you about the FDA’s recent actions threatening NAC supplements—products which the FDA has allowed on the market for decades. The question is, why now, after all these years, is the FDA doing this? Digging a bit deeper, it seems obvious that the FDA is clearing the market of affordable NAC supplements in an effort to eliminate competition for NAC drugs that could be coming to market in the next few years. Read more.
3 All-natural Insect Repellents that You can Make at Home
Posted July 22, 2021
Insects can be deadly if they are not taken care of immediately. But many mainstream insect repellents contain toxic chemicals. This is why you should rely instead on homemade herb and essential oil-based insect repellents. Read more.
Canadian Doctor: 62% of Patients Vaccinated for COVID Have Permanent Heart Damage
Posted July 22, 2021
In this latest interview, Dr. Hoffe states that the blood clots that are being reported in the corporate media as being “rare” are anything but rare, based on his own testing of his own patients who had recently received one of the shots. “The blood clots we hear about which the media claim are very rare are the big blood clots which are the ones that cause strokes and show up on CT scans, MRI, etc. The clots I’m talking about are microscopic and too small to find on any scan. They can thus only be detected using the D-dimer test.” Read more.
Arkansas Lawyer fights Dicamba Damage to Crop and Trees, Warms of Arson and Intimidation
Posted July 22, 2021
In May the Arkansas state Plant Board voted to allow farmers to spray the weedkiller dicamba up until June 30 over the top of GM dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton. Farmers had a May 25 cut-off in the past two growing seasons but changes in the board’s membership has led to a relaxing of restrictions. In recent years the Plant Board has instituted some seasonal restrictions over dicamba spraying, going beyond EPA guidelines, in a half-hearted attempt to limit the massive damage caused to crops, trees, and garden plants as the weedkiller drifts off-target. Read more.