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 […]
Gwen Olsen spent fifteen years as a sales rep in the pharmaceutical industry working for health care giants including Johnson & Johnson, Syntex Labs, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Abbott Laboratories and Forest Laboratories. Gwen Olsen’s niece Megan committed suicide by setting herself on fire—and ended her tortured life as a victim of the adverse effects of prescription drugs. Gwen Olsen is […]
Makeup artist Kristen Arnett explains why coconut oil is an amazing makeup remover, good for cleansing the face, conditioning your hair, and makes an incredible body moisturizer.
By Cholesterol Truth
You may think it’s an innocent little tablet and you probably have a few lying around in your medicine cabinet… just in case you have a headache or need to ease a sports-related injury or perhaps even arthritis pain.
I’m talking about non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like ibuprofen, naproxen and fenoprofen. However, if […]
by Richard Gray
The Telegraph
A Council of Europe committee examined evidence that the technologies have “potentially harmful” effects on humans, and concluded that immediate action was required to protect children.
In a report, the committee said it was crucial to avoid repeating the mistakes made when public health officials were […]
Is it possible to please God, to make him happy? Are God’s feelings toward me affected by anything I can control? Yes! Starting with the truth that God exists and that he created us, the way we think and the way we live our lives, most certainly do affect the way God feels about us. So how can we please God?
DR. LINUS PAULING: Strong proponent of vitamin C. (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
By W. Gifford-Jones, M.D.
TheEpochTimes
Excerpts:
A report in the British Medical Journal now says that the side effect of muscle and back pain may be more frequent than originally believed. Based on a study of 226,000 people taking CLDs, the report says that muscle pain […]
Cow to Join Protesters and Offer Udderly Delicious Milk Tastings to the Crowd
Mrs. Moo Goes to Washington
by Kimberly Hartke
Rally for Food and Farm Freedom Takes Place Monday, May 16, 2011
Farmers will bring a dairy cow to Washington, D.C. this coming Monday, to do some lobbying of her own. The grass hungry (former) heifer will […]
by Dr. Mercola
Do you have any idea what causes wild Pacific salmon to have its color? It is one of the hottest new nutrient discoveries from a marine algae called astaxanthin, which is a far more powerful cousin of beta-carotene.
If farm raised salmon don’t eat this or are not given artificial […]
by David Gumpert
The Complete Patient
I think I’ve found the most difficult job assignment in America: Go out and recruit a single volunteer to appear at an anti-raw-milk rally or at a legislative hearing on the subject. Surely there must be one person in all the land who would join such a […]
by Tom Philpott
GRIST
Excerpts:
The latest evidence against any consensus around Big Ag as world savior: In a paper [PDF] just published in Science, a team of researchers led by the eminent Washington State University soil scientist John P. Reganold urges a fundamental rethinking of the U.S. ag-research system, which is […]
by Daniel Favre
Abstract – The worldwide maintenance of the honeybee has major ecological, economic, and political implications. In the present study, electromagnetic waves originating from mobile phones were tested for potential effects on honeybee behavior. Mobile phone handsets were placed in the close vicinity of honeybees. The sound made by the bees was recorded […]
