Vaccine Philosophical Exemptions: Attorney Gives List

by Alan Phillips, J.D.
NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) It is not enough to be informed about the many problems with current immunization policy and practice. We must effectively apply that knowledge to expand our right to make informed choices. Where the rubber meets the road with vaccine rights is in the statutes and regulations that provide or […]

Monsanto, Dow to begin pushing dangerous 2,4-D herbicide as ‘solution’ to superweeds

by Jonathan Benson
NaturalNews

(NaturalNews) It is something that many farmers of genetically-modified (GM) crops are already trying to do and failing to succeed in, but that the chemical companies responsible for the problem may soon be pushing as an alleged “solution.” The Dow Chemical Company has sponsored a study that aims to position the […]

How Parents Can Ruin their Children’s Health

by Dr. Mercola
Research is showing that most preschool children develop a taste for salt, sugar and fat at their homes. In an experiment, researchers looked at the association between the taste preferences of more than 100 preschool children and their emerging awareness of brands of fast food and sugar-sweetened beverages. All of the children […]

60 Lab Studies Now Confirm Cancer Link to a Polio Vaccine

http://youtu.be/edikv0zbAlU

Note – the original video Dr. Mercola used has disappeared from Youtube. This is another one of the same interview.

By Dr. Mercola

Dr. Maurice Hilleman made astounding revelations in an interview that was cut from The Health Century — the admission that Merck drug company vaccines had been injecting dangerous viruses into people worldwide.

Bear […]

Fats: Which to Eat and Which to Ditch

by Diane Sanfilippo
Balanced Bites
I get a TON of questions regarding fats and oils. And rightfully so. There is a TON of confusing, conflicting and darn right misleading information out there about which are the healthy ones for us to consume. I tend to come back to my three basic decision-making questions regarding pretty much […]

Butter vs. Canola Oil: Spot the Real Food

by Tom Naughton

My daughters like watching science and technology shows on TV, and of course I’m happy about that. Their favorite is Mythbusters, but they also enjoy a few others, including How It’s Made.

Sara, my seven-year-old, ran into my office a couple of nights ago to tell me How It’s Made was about to explain where canola […]

Weston A. Price Foundation criticizes USDA’s manipulation of American diets

by Jessica Claire Haney

On Monday, February 14, the Weston A. Price Foundation made its criticisms of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s dietary guidelines crystal clear. For anyone who had assumed the governmental agency must be doing its best to ensure the health of Americans, Monday’s press conference was a wake-up call.

Watch […]

Ag Agency in Vermont Threatens Legal Action to Block Classes on Raw Butter, Yogurt, Cheese making

Jared Carter, director of Rural Vermont, has some difficult decisions to make about holding dairy prep classes in Vermont.
by David E. Gumpert
The Complete Patient
At the Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, Sen. Tom Coburn posed this situation: supposing Congress passed a law requiring all Americans to eat three fruits and three vegetables […]

FDA Report: Alarming Amounts of “Superbugs” in Supermarkets

Image by Flickr kaibara87
by Melanie Warner
bnet
A federal government report on antibiotic resistance reveals that superbugs in meat is a much more common and widespread problem than anyone would like to admit. New strains of hearty, antibiotic resistant salmonella, E. coli and campylobacter bacteria appear to be showing up in alarmingly high percentages of the […]

Sedation nation: the cost of taking boisterous out of boys & the feminisation of culture

by Elizabeth Farrelly
The Sydney Morning Hearld
Sedation nation: the cost of taking boisterous out of boys
Excerpt:
The Ritalin wars are usually treated as just another tussle between the pharmaceutical companies and the rest, but is there something else going on here as well? Is it part of a more generalised, covert war on boyhood?

Thirty […]

Aisle Not: Why One Woman Quit Grocery Stores for a Year

by Megan Bedard
Take Part
One year ago, Carla Crownover kissed grocery stores goodbye.
She had just seen Food, Inc.,Participant Media’s documentary on the seedy underbelly of the food industry, and she wanted nothing to do with the conventional food system that feeds the majority of Americans.
She pledged to abstain from grocery stores for 365 days and to […]

NJ Stands to Lose Freedom of Religious Exemption for Vaccines: Is Your State Next?

by The Age of Autism
NJ, your right to a religious vaccine exemption is about to be denied. Which state is next?
It’s time to make our voices heard at our elected legislative offices with a MASSIVE call-in/ write-in campaign. Contact info and details are below.This must be done today (2/16) and tomorrow, Thursday (2/17)

Call your local […]

Repeat DNA Function Negates Classic Evolutionary Argument

by Brian Thomas, M.S.

Certain repetitive DNA sequences have long been viewed as “confirmation” of evolution. Since they are not genes that code for proteins, they were supposedly available for alterations that would eventually lead to a brand new function after all the “right” […]

Controlling depresssion naturally: olive oil, coconut oil & flaxseed oil are important to produce enough serotonin

By Dr. Linda Johnson, For the Daily News

Excerpt:

Eating a diet that excludes refined and processed foods will have a positive impact on depression. Keeping serotonin levels balanced is not only possible, but imperative. Besides a specialized Chinese formula available to keep serotonin balanced, you can also take control by incorporating some […]

Grain-free & soy-free diet along with a tablespoon of coconut oil in pet food daily helps improve dog’s immune system

by Dr. Fox

Question:

My wife and I adopted a 7-year-old wheaten terrier last February from the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America (SCWTCA). She received little to no care for her six years with the original owner. As a result, both ears were so severely infected that she had both eardrums […]

Cat Dementia: Vet recommends catnip, fish oil, and coconut oil

If cat becomes obsessive, check for dementia
by Dr. Fox

Health Impact News Editor comment:

A reader asks Dr. Fox about their part-Siamese 17-year-old male with three legs cat and its crying for no apparent reason. Dr. Fox responds with some advice including “A few drops of fish oil in his food (increasing to 1 teaspoon daily) […]

Helminth Therapy: Can specific intestinal parasites be beneficial in treating disease?

By BodyEcology.com
It seems unlikely that helminths, worm-like critters that like to hang out in our intestines, would have any kind of beneficial effect; however, research is showing that some specific worm parasites actually alleviate inflammatory immune response. (1)

These specific intestinal parasites have been shown to relieve autoimmune flare-ups and lessen […]

Want to Ditch the Fluoride? Homemade Toothpaste using Organic Virgin Coconut Oil

by Crunchy Betty

You might’ve heard the big controversy swirling around fluoride these days.

It’s not new.

But it’s heating up lately. A lot.

In fact, Natural News just ran a very impassioned op-ed piece about the dangers of fluoridation in water. Calgary recently voted to stop fluoridating its water supply, while nearly simultaneously, parts of England are now fluoridating […]

Alfalfa Farmer Sues Monsanto

by Cassandra Anderson
Phil Geertson is a conventional alfalfa seed grower who has been involved in efforts to stop GE (genetically engineered) alfalfa since 2003 resulting in a Supreme Court decision in 2010 on Forage Genetics/Monsanto’s GE alfalfa.
Mr. Geertson began his career as a Registered Civil Engineer but later changed his life’s work to farming […]

Study Shows many Agricultural Pesticides Disrupt Male Hormones

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS: Many agricultural pesticides disrupt the normal function of male hormones, according to new tests. Image: Photo courtesy FedCenter.gov
Pesticides May Block Male Hormones
Many agricultural pesticides disrupt male hormones, according to new tests
by Marla Cone and Environmental Health News

Many agricultural pesticides – including some previously untested and commonly found in food  – disrupt male hormones, according […]