by Casey Luskin
Evolution News and Views
At the Center for Science & Culture’s Facebook page, a commenter asks how we would respond to a graphic that is making the Internet rounds, humorously imagining a dialogue between God and an angel. It’s a conversation about “intelligent design,” with the angel playing the role of the skeptic and […]
by Leslie Botha
menstruationresearch.org
It appears that women ages 27 to 45 in Canada are being subjected to the same type of Gardasil® advertising campaign adolescents and their families are in the United States. The full page advertisements are running continuously in magazine supplements in Sunday newspapers north and south of the border.
‘Now women ages 27 […]
by Alliance for Natural Health
One of the most prominent testing laboratories does not appear to us to be either independent or impartial.
ConsumerLab.com says its stated mission is “To identify the best quality health and nutritional products through independent testing.” Unfortunately, their claim to independence does not appear to us to be valid.
ConsumerLab.com (CL) approaches […]
The Long Hair Community Forums
User RedheadMistress writes:
I had bright red hair, dyed it dark to grow out my natural colour and have it blend it, regretted it months later. So a few days ago I decided to bleach all my hair (thinking I will lose half my length to bleach damage). So I drenched my hair […]
by Dr. Mercola
A UK Daily Mail headline from May 2012 read: “Why EVERYONE over 50 needs to be taking statins.”iIf you find the notion that taking medications should be construed as something for everyone, like drinking water or breathing air, as appalling as I do, then you will probably be equally taken aback by […]
by barrerasfj
Alzheimer’s Weekly
About 1½ years ago, I was seeing my wife of 45 years rapidly slip away from me with Alzheimer’s disease. I felt devastated, hopeless and angry. The emotional burden was almost unbearable.
But in the summer 2011, my wife started consuming 6 tablespoons of coconut oil plus other natural supplements on a daily basis. Three […]
Suboptimal Breastfeeding Kills Over 1 Million Infants A Year
by Sayer Ji, founder
GreenMedInfo.com
A recent review published in the journal Archives of Disease In Childhood titled, “Marketing breast milk substitutes: problems and perils throughout the world,” revealed a disturbing statistic:
Currently, suboptimal breastfeeding is associated with over a million deaths each year and 10% of the global […]
by Alliance for Natural Health
At issue is the organization’s support of the junk food industry.
Nutrition organizations and health advocates have long criticized the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the former American Dietetic Association) for its collusion not only with the junk food industry, but with the pharmaceutical and agriculture industries. Now it seems even […]
You Think HFCS Drinks Are Dangerous, Mr. Mayor? Why Do You Think Diet Drinks Are Better?
by Alliance for Natural Health
A proposed ban on large-sized sugary sodas may drive consumers to sodas filled with formaldehyde. Action Alert!
On June 12, in an attempt to combat the obesity epidemic, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will ask […]
by Villafish
Alzheimer’s Weekly
My father was in the very last stage of Pick’s, a form of dementia, when we placed him in a care facility in Nov. of 2011. It was expected that he would not survive past the holidays.
When we heard about coconut oil as a dementia therapy, our family thought, ”why not? What can it possibly hurt at this point? Wouldn’t it be neat if coconut oil helped his symptoms?”
My father, age 86, has been taking coconut oil since December of 2011 and he is […]
by Linda
Alzheimer’s Weekly
My dad has mid stage Alzheimer’s disease. Within 2 weeks on coconut oil his short term memory, mood and even physical dexterity have improved. I would estimate he is where he was 9 months to a year ago. This after only 2 weeks!
Perhaps more amazing than this is my mother. She has had mental disease for 45 years. Some have diagnosed her […]
by Rady Ananda
Activist Post
At the G8 Summit held two weeks ago at Camp David, President Obama met with private industry and African heads of state to launch the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, a euphemism for monocultured, genetically modified crops and toxic agrochemicals aimed at making poor farmers debt slaves to corporations, while […]
by Dr John Briffa
The Cholesterol Truth
Excerpts:
When drug company PR extols the virtues of statin drugs, statistics will invariably be presented which make clear their supposed power to reduce the risk of, say, heart disease or stroke. Typically, this will be in the form of what is known as ‘relative risk’ reduction. For example, it is […]
by The Chalkboard Campaign
There has never been a single study of the current vaccine schedule
Think combined doses of vaccines have been tested? They haven’t. Not once. Ever.
Neurotoxins: They cause brain damage. In EVERYONE. The extent is the only variable.
Are there any “official” vaccine safety studies conducted by a party who doesn’t financially benefit from […]
by The Cornucopia Institute
ALBUQUERQUE, NM: Passions flared at the semiannual meeting of the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the federal advisory panel approved a number of synthetic ingredients for use in organics, over the objection of the majority of industry participants.
The meeting came on the heels of […]
by Dr. Mercola
A little over 100 years ago a German scientist wrote a letter to a company that made soap, and in so doing changed the way the world cooks its food. The soap company, Procter & Gamble, bought the scientist’s idea—and Crisco was born.
At this time in history, people used animal fats for […]
Tropical Traditions announced today it was adding einkorn products to its organic food line.
History of Einkorn, the Ancient Grain
Einkorn is an ancient grain, and is known as the oldest variety of “wheat.” Einkorn was first cultivated 5,000 to 10,000 years ago. It is classified as a “diploid” because it only has two sets of […]
Fairfield, IA – May 23, 2012—The Indiana State Medical Association and the Illinois State Medical Society have both introduced resolutions to the American Medical Association supporting Federal legislation and/or regulations to require labeling of food with genetically engineered ingredients [1] The Reference Committee for Science and Technology is accepting comments from AMA membership until […]
by The Beauty Brains
CYW says…Is using coconut oil as a pre-poo or a leave in after shampoo/cond going to benefit my hair the most?
The Right Brain responds:
We’ve blogged before about how coconut oil is effective at treating hair damage. That’s because it’s one of the relatively few oils that are able to penetrate deep into the […]
by Bob Ewing
Institute for Justice
Arlington, Va.—Can the government throw you in jail for offering advice on the Internet about what people should buy at the grocery store?
That is exactly the claim made by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition. And that is why today diabetic blogger Steve Cooksey of Stanley, N.C. has teamed up with […]
