Artwork Credit: Morton Satin
Government Policy is Uncontrolled Trial on More than 300 Million Americans
By Morton Satin, Vice President, Science and Research, Salt Institute
posted on Hartke Is Online
The public record demonstrates that the previous Dietary Guidelines have not improved the health of consumers, but have instead resulted in confusion and fueled our national […]
Contact: Melanie Nimrodi
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Global Dairy Platform
(Rosemont, IL) Feb. 10 – For generations, the consumption of dairy products has been positively associated with the health and wellness of families and communities. Nevertheless, the recent shift in dietary trends has focused on “what not to eat” instead of emphasizing “what to eat,” resulting […]
Nutritional Outlook
Past studies have noted that milk, even though it is high in saturated fat, does not appear to increase risk of heart disease. Could the saturated fat in milk have some effect that doesn’t increase total and bad cholesterol?
Research coming out of the University of Copenhagen suggests that milk might actually help maintain […]
Illustration: Harry Afentoglou
by Elizabeth Farrelly
The Sydney Morning Herald
The West Australian Minister for Agriculture, Terry Redman, wants to redefine “organic” to accommodate genetic engineering. Well he might wish it, since the legal battle brewing there over contamination of organic crops by genetically modified ones could easily blow right back onto his turf. Far scarier, […]
by Brian Shilhavy
At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, […]
by CitizensForRealFood
About 30 people, comprised of a few families and friends from an elementary school in Toronto, gave their time and skills to this project with the goal of informing Canadians of the growing prevalence of GMO’s in Canada. Bill C-474 proposes to create a regulatory obstacle to any futher approval of GMO seeds […]
by Fran Lowry
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) Feb 08 – People who get vaccinated with the herpes zoster vaccine Zostavax to prevent shingles can shed the virus in their saliva for weeks afterward, according to research presented here at the 69th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Read the Full Article Here: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/737083
Health Impact News Comment:
Paula Owens, a nutritionist, fitness expert and weight loss coach with more than 20 years, has written a very good article today in the Ahwatukee Foothills News: Three things you may not know about heart health – Please click through and read this article. Here is an excerpt:
Saturated fat is actually healthy […]
Grassfed sirloin roast, with a delicious, nutritious fat cap.
by Stanley A. Fishman
Our culture has a phobia about animal fat. The horrid nutritional guidelines just issued by the U.S. government tell us to eat meat only occasionally, and eat only lean meat. This is truly a shame, because animal fat from pastured animals contains many vital […]
By Judith McGeary, Esq.
Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
The Big Dairy opposition to raw milk took a new turn recently when an industry group began running radio ads, across the state of Texas, warning the public away from raw milk. Not only did the ads include false and misleading information, but the campaign was being funded with […]
Harvard Public Health
Marc Weisskopf, assistant professor of environmental and occupational epidemiology, discusses a study that finds children exposed to higher levels of pesticides known as organophosphates could have a higher risk of being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
by Jaime McLeod
Farmer’s Almanac
Raw milk is, quite simply, milk that comes straight from the cow without being pasteurized. But, they pasteurize milk for a reason, right? So, how could drinking unpasteurized milk be safe?
Pasteurization involves heating foods, then rapidly cooling them again to kill off any microorganisms living in the food. The process, invented […]
by James Napier
Some of the home remedies for hypothyroidism are
1. Vitamin A, B: Eat food rich in Vitamins A and B complex.
2. Coconut Oil: Coconut oil is helpful in booting the metabolism of the body. Include this in your diet.
3. Primrose Oil: Primrose oil contains the essential fatty acids required by the body.
4. Iodine: Deficiency of iodine is one of […]
by Thomas Corriher
We have written several articles about healthy verses unhealthy oils in the past, and there are a plethora of things to consider when using cooking oils. We are revisiting this topic due to reader interest.
While the nutritional content of cooking oils is usually considered, the rancidity of oils is actually of greater […]
by Dr. Mercola
New research examined the association between magnesium, which has antiarrhythmic properties, and your risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). The study looked at more than 88,000 women, who were followed for 26 years.
The results showed that the relative risk of sudden cardiac death was significantly lower in women in the highest quartile […]
by Dr. Mercola
The Alliance for Natural Health USA is filing a Qualified Health Claim Petition with the FDA for vitamin D. For years, the FDA held that health claims could only be made if there was Significant Scientific Agreement (SSA) about the claim — a standard almost impossible to reach in science. Following court […]
by BodyEcology.com
For years, Donna Gates has lectured about the abdominal brain, and its relation to the more common known brain in our head. Body Ecology was excited to find science pointing toward a better understanding of this relationship and the importance of a probiotic rich diet.
A recently published study found that the microbes an […]
Health Impact News Editor Comments:
Sheldon Zerden uncovers old research linking hypothyroidism to heart disease. Since he makes a correct observation that the medical system in place today only treats the symptoms rather than the disease when it comes to heart disease, and that the cholesterol myth and statin drugs are much more profitable, and […]
By Louise McCoy
Epoch Times Staff
If you had a choice of remedies for acne, would you choose lauric-acid-filled nanobombs delivered by gold nanoparticles straight to the membrane of the offending acne bacteria? Or would you choose to apply coconut oil to your face and let nature take its course? Lauric acid is […]
Opinion: Vaccinations – Let parents make the choice
BY CHARLOTTE VANDERVALK
The Record
Charlotte Vandervalk, R-Westwood, is an assemblywoman representing District 39. Send comments about this article to Peter Grad, Op-Ed Page editor, at grad@northjersey.com
THE YOUNG DAUGHTER of the woman calling my office had been given her shots for school, had a reaction, and […]
