by Tom Laskawy
Grist
Back in March, Tom Philpott wrote about the “insane” practice of feeding factory-farmed chickens arsenic:
The idea is that it makes them grow faster — fast growth being the supreme goal of factory animal farming — and helps control a common intestinal disease called coccidiosis.
The industry emphasizes that the arsenic is […]
by The Urban Farming Guys
Food hitting our plates with who knows what pumped into it and growing economic uncertainty. We took the seeds in our pockets and every square foot we owned and went about like mad scientists testing out innovative ideas from all around world and making them work […]
By Daniel R. Levinson, Special to CNN
Editor’s note: Daniel Levinson is the inspector general for the OIG in the Department of Health and Human Services.
(CNN) — When a loved one moves into a nursing home, the support of family and friends is particularly important. This is especially true when the nursing […]
By Dr. Mercola
Using a computer program, scientists analyzed 5,600 drug labels and more than 500,000 labeled effects. They found that the average drug comes with a list of 70 potential reactions, according to researchers.
In fact, the more commonly prescribed drugs averaged around 100 side effects each, with some drugs containing as many as 525 […]
Photo by Carlos Ortiz/Flickr
by Will Allen
GrowingPower.org
Video Courtesy of Fresh The Movie
Dear Friends,
Growing Power is undertaking the most ambitious challenge in its 18-year history. In a partnership with the City of Milwaukee, we have been tasked to create up to 150 full-time jobs for low-income city residents. The plan is both a […]
by David Gumpert
The Complete Patient
When an inspector from the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness slapped a quarantine on 76 half gallons of raw milk about to be picked up by members of a local buying club ten days ago, the action seemed to come out of the blue.
But John […]
by Dr. Mercola
Tom Philpott got much more of a reaction to his February 10, 2011, aspartame article than he expected. He reports, “I guess in the back of my mind, I was thinking, people still drink that stuff?”
Well, they do—by the bucketful. Overall, U.S. soda consumption is declining slowly, but Americans still drink more soda […]
by Monica G. Young
NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) While sipping drinks from coconut shells, psychiatrists from around the world recently met in Honolulu to discuss more ways to capitalize on human behavior and promote drug dependency. The occasion was the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), held in a Hawaiian convention center lined with mental disorder […]
by Lucia Graves
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — Industry regulators have known for years that Roundup, the world’s best-selling herbicide produced by U.S. company Monsanto, causes birth defects, according to a new report released Tuesday. The report, “Roundup and birth defects: Is the public being kept in the dark?” found regulators knew as long ago as […]
by Alliance for Natural Health
The CDC says 1 in 3 US adults will be diabetic by 2050. But the ADA—the supposed authority on diabetes—is providing seriously misguided information on how to manage and reverse the disease.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there will be nearly 140 million diabetics […]
by Dr. Mercola
American drug and biotechnology companies are currently in the process of developing 850 new drugs targeted at women. These drugs, which are either in clinical trials or awaiting review by the FDA, include drugs for breast and ovarian cancer, autoimmune diseases, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Among the drugs are […]
Food safety chief defends raw milk raids
by Carolyn Lochhead
San Francisco Chronical
Excerpts:
Obama food safety chief and former Monsanto lawyer Michael R. Taylor today defended the FDA’s sting operations and armed raids against raw milk producers, including Pennsylvania Amish farmer Dan Allgyer, who is facing an injunction for selling milk across state lines. None of […]
by Gayle DeLong
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
Volume 74, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 903 – 916
Abstract
The reason for the rapid rise of autism in the United States that began in the 1990s is a mystery. Although individuals probably have a genetic predisposition to develop autism, researchers suspect that one or more […]
by Amanda Rose
traditional-foods.com
Bone broth is a staple in our household because it adds flavor and richness to our meals and minerals at the same time. Consumers are becoming increasingly interested in making their own bone broth and some people struggle with finding an efficient technique. Here we share our observations on bone broth from our […]
by Maria Rodale
mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. It’s not that I think I’m beautiful. But over the years, I’ve been trying to detox my beauty regime and get to the heart of what makes me FEEL beautiful. As women, and especially teenage girls, we are pushed and sold—and […]
by: Len Saputo
NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) The FDA published an article in “Journal Watch” on June 3, 2011 is full of information that is presumptive and incorrect and they have to know it.
First of all, it slanders the breast thermography industry and the multitude of mainstream medical journal articles supporting its value. As […]
Health Impact News Editor Comments: The story below is a very common one. The FDA routinely issues warning letters to companies that produce natural products where health benefits are mentioned. According to the FDA, only approved drugs can make claims to health benefits. So if a company producing a natural product wants to publish […]
by: Ethan A. Huff
NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) It will monitor your calorie intake, show from where your food was sourced, and even let you know when the food in your fridge is about to go bad — these are some of the enticing claims made by the developers of a new system that embeds […]
by Brian Shilhavy
The Problem
For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death… What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Let it not be said! But I did […]
by Ann Gauger, PhD
Evolution News and Views
[This article is authored by Biologic research scientist Ann Gauger, whose work uses molecular genetics and genomic engineering to study the origin, organization and operation of metabolic pathways. She received a BS in biology from MIT, and a PhD in developmental biology from the […]
