If Your Child is Injured by a Vaccine Who is Responsible?

by Jeffry John Aufderheide
VacTruth.com

Have you ever asked your doctor about the safety of vaccines, only to have your concerns dismissed? If so, you’re not alone.

Doctors are quick to tell you there is nothing to worry about. They are quick to say something like, “The chance of your child having a bad reaction is one […]

Documented Rate of Provoked Seizures from Chicken Pox Vaccine Dramatically Outpaces the Natural Infection Risk

by Vermont Coalition for Vaccine Choice

Chicken Pox is one of the least defensible vaccines on the schedule. The documented rate of vaccine provoked seizures dramatically outpaces the natural infection risk.

It is a common assertion by vaccine proponents that administering multiple vaccines at a visit, or using combination shots, are no more reactive than single […]

Food Freedom: Cottage Food Laws Taking Shape at the State Level Across the Country

by Baylen Linnekin
reason.com

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State laws permitting cottage foods are quickly catching up with the demand for looser regulations. Nearly three-dozen states now have cottage food laws in place. And advocates in other states—including Minnesota and Alabama—are pushing to add their states to the growing list.

While cottage food laws benefit home cooks and their customers, another […]

Who is Going to Listen to Your Complaint?

Do you feel all alone today? Do people treat you unfairly? Do you feel like no one is interested in any of your problems and that there seems no way out of your difficult circumstances? Who can you complain to? The Creator of the universe and the one who knit you together in your mother's womb, and the one who loves you with an unfailing love is the one who is always available, and has plenty of time to listen to everything you have to say. Are you taking advantage of this incredible opportunity that you have right now, at this very moment, to talk to and pour out your soul to the one who knows you and loves you more than anyone else in the universe? I am sure that God is so sad when he sees you struggling, and you don't even take a moment of your day to come to him with your problems.

Boost Your Workout with Beet Juice

by Margie King, Health Coach
GreenMedInfo.com

How would you like to be able to work out longer and use less effort to get the same benefits?  Oh, and without resorting to Lance Armstrong’s strategies?  It’s possible, according to research finding that juicing beets can enhance the performance of elite athletes.

But even for those not planning to race in […]

Fluoridegate—Why is Poisoning of Children Considered a Valuable Public Health Policy?

By Dr. Mercola

The debate over the dangers of fluoride has been ongoing for more than six decades. Study after study confirms that fluoride is a dangerous, toxic poison that bioaccumulates in your body while being ineffective at preventing dental decay.

Dr. David Kennedy’s documentary film Fluoridegate — An American Tragedy1, exposes the sordid truth about water […]

The Meat Industry Now Consumes Four-Fifths of All Antibiotics

By Tom Philpott
motherjones.com

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration proposed a set of voluntary “guidelines” designed to nudge the meat industry to curb its antibiotics habit. Ever since, the agency has been mulling whether and how to implement the new program. Meanwhile, the meat industry has been merrily gorging away on antibiotics—and churning out […]

Nearly Half of All US Farms Now Have Superweeds

By Tom Philpott
motherjones.com

Last year’s drought took a big bite out of the two most prodigious US crops, corn and soy. But it apparently didn’t slow down the spread of weeds that have developed resistance to Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup (glyphosate), used on crops engineered by Monsanto to resist it. More than 70 percent of all […]

US farmers may stop planting GMs after poor global yields

by Robyn Vinter
Farmers Weekly

Some US farmers are considering returning to conventional seed after increased pest resistance and crop failures meant GM crops saw smaller yields globally than their non-GM counterparts.

Farmers in the USA pay about an extra $100 per acre for GM seed, and many are questioning whether they will continue to see benefits from using […]

Viral Gene in Genetically Engineered Foods Could Promote Disease

By Dr. Mercola

I’ve previously warned of the potential dangers of genetically engineered (GE) foods for many years now, pointing out that such crops might have wholly unforeseen consequences.

In recent years, such suspicions have increasingly proven correct, and now researchers have released yet another bombshell.

Genetic manipulation of crops, and more recently food animals, is a dangerous […]