Health Impact News Editor Comments: We reported back in February the news about Vermont’s Agency of Agriculture prohibiting the organization Rural Vermont from teaching classes on how to use raw milk in traditional foods. This caused so much uproar that they crafted a new bill to allow these kinds of classes to be taught. […]
Health Impact News Editor Comments: Attitudes towards saturated fats continue to change here in 2011 as more studies contradict the lipid theory of heart disease.
But this study has some interesting twists to it. First, it was funded by the government’s NIH (National Institute of Health). Even though the study clearly proved that the saturated […]
by Dr. Mercola
The hepatitis B vaccine is given to U.S. infants at birth. But there is impressive evidence that for a preventive measure, hepatitis B vaccine is remarkable for the frequency, variety, and severity of complications from its use.
Hepatitis B vaccine has been shown in many peer-reviewed research papers to be associated with numerous […]
Rebuild from Depression
A Nutrient Guide, Including Depression in Pregnancy and Postpartum
by Amanda Rose, Ph.D. and Annell Adams, M.D.
In Rebuild from Depression: A Nutrient Guide, Including Depression in Pregnancy and Postpartum, Amanda Rose, Ph.D. and Annell Adams, M.D. identify the seven nutrients most commonly associated with depression in the medical literature. […]
by Byron Richards
Wellness Resources
Somewhat quietly, in state-of-the-art molecular facilities at the world-renowned University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is almost secret research on the power of nutrition to kill cancer and help traditional cancer therapies work better. After all, the MD Anderson Cancer Center is at the forefront of new-fangled biological cancer medicines and […]
Health Impact News Editor Comments: Klonopin is an addictive and dangerous drug that is routinely prescribed for a variety of anxiety symptoms, and is commonly used as a sleep aid. Once dependent on this drug, withdrawal symptoms can be very serious and dangerous. An attempt at total withdrawal can be devastating, and the after effects of […]
by Neev M. Arnell
NaturalNews
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An amendment to regulate the use of mercury in vaccines was voted down in Tallahassee, Florida, May 6. The amendment would have made it illegal to buy, sell, manufacture, deliver, import, administer or distribute any vaccine that contained more than 0.3 micrograms of organic or inorganic mercury […]
by Tom Laskawy
Grist
Power to the people pesticide industry! Photo from Grist
The produce lobby is livid that consumers might be concerned about pesticides. They are taking their fury out on the USDA for its annual report on pesticide use (via The Washington Post):
In a recent letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, 18 produce […]
Cut Poison Burn is a searing film that illuminates the grim truth about America’s so-called War on Cancer. This thought-provoking documentary takes on the forces that have conspired to thwart meaningful advances in cancer research and treatment over the past century. These forces include the federal government (in its effort to label and persecute […]
by Alliance for Natural Health
Misleading claims vs. legitimate science—getting to the truth can be a minefield! Which is why the Free Speech about Science Act is so important.
The US Food and Drug Administration recently sent warning letters to manufacturers of a number of products—MedaVir, Herpaflor, Viruxo Anti-Viral Support, C-Cure, and Never an Outbreak—for making […]
Coconut Mayonnaise
Prepared by Sarah Shilhavy, Photos by Jeremiah Shilhavy
Mayonnaise is very easy to make once you know what you’re supposed to be doing. If you don’t, then most likely you’ll just end up with an oily mess. If you’ve never made mayonnaise before but want to, then read on. Even if you don’t […]
Health Impact News Editor Comments:
Could the public uproar over the FDA sting against the Amish farmer in Pennsylvania be influencing other raw milk cases around the country? A raw milk dairy farmer in Wisconsin was raided back in 2010 shortly after then Governor Jim Doyle vetoed a bill that had passed the Democratic controlled legislature to […]
by Dr. Mercola
New research shows that low levels of sunlight, coupled with glandular fever, could increase your risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). This could be one reason that MS tends to be more common away from the equator.
The study suggested that low levels of sunlight could affect how your […]
by Amanda Box
Barton Publishing
Cholesterol has become a word that is synonymous with unhealthy. It is described as a sticky, oily substance that clogs our arteries and causes heart disease. We have been led to believe that our cholesterol needs to be as low as possible and even extremely low cholesterol numbers have been suggested […]
by MDLinx
Nabbout R et al. – ketogenic diet (KD) was beneficial on behavior disturbances including hyperactivity. This effect was reported in all responders and in a few nonresponders. KD might have a double effect, on seizure control and on hyperactivity and behavior disturbances in patients with Dravet syndrome(DS).
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Health Impact News Editor Comments: The Raw Milk Rally in Washington D.C. today (May 16, 2011) got quite a bit of attention, and I will do my best to give a comprehensive summary of those that spoke and reported on the event. The one who probably got the most attention was not a speaker, […]
by Rady Ananda
globalresearch.ca
Adding to the natural rice industry’s woes after Bayer CropScience contaminated a third of the US rice supply with transgenic rice in 2006, the widespread application of Bayer’s glufosinate and Monsanto’s glyphosate is reducing crop yields, and burning and deforming rice plants that survive. […]
Will natural whole foods like milk be included in Denmark’s new saturated fat tax?
Health Impact News Editor comments: The Danish government apparently believes they know which foods are healthy and which foods are not, and are going to tax the foods they deem unhealthy. So while most of the rest of the world is […]
by Dr. Mercola
The use of mammograms has dropped following recommendations by a medical task force that women in their 40s may not need to get breast cancer screenings every year. Studies suggest that fewer physicians are recommending annual mammograms for women in their 40s, and that fewer patients in that age group are getting […]
Bt toxin is widely used in genetically modified crops.
by Dinesh C. Sharma
IndiaToday
Fresh doubts have arisen about the safety of genetically modified crops, with a new study reporting presence of Bt toxin, used widely in GM crops, in human blood for the first time.
Genetically modified crops include genes extracted from bacteria to make them resistant […]
