News regarding traditional wisdom and native diets regarding nutrition.
Kid Suspended from School After Mom Packs Kombucha in His Lunchbox
by Katherine Mangu-Ward
Reason.com
Excerpts:
A school in Newport Beach, California—where you’d think they would know better—suspended an elementary school kid for the beverage his mommy packed in his lunch bag. It was kombucha, a fermented drink made with tea and sugar that can contain trace amounts of alcohol.
The California kid originally got fingered for the container his mom […]
“Organic” Baby Food May Soon Contain Who-Knows-What
by Alliance for Natural Health
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is even considering allowing genetically engineered vaccines for organic livestock. Action Alert!
The NOSB—a division of the USDA—is responsible for regulating all organic crops and determining what can be called “Certified Organic.” The board is meeting next week, and on the agenda will be whether to allow eight synthetic […]
Benefits of Drinking Coffee
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By Dr. Mercola
For years, physicians have been warning about the negative health effects of drinking coffee. You may have been told that coffee will raise your blood pressure, lead to heart disease, give you an ulcer or make you diabetic. But studies […]
New Junk Science Study Dismisses Nutritional Value of Organic Foods
by Alliance for Natural Health
You’d think Stanford would be above such sloppy research. You’d be wrong.
Stanford University researchers conducted a meta-analysis (a selection and summary) of seventeen studies in humans and 230 field studies of nutrient and contaminant levels in unprocessed foods (e.g., fruits, vegetables, grains, milk, eggs, chicken, pork, and meat).
The study, published yesterday in The […]
Is it True that Eggs are as Bad for Your Arteries as Smoking?
By Dr. Mercola
Recently, news headlines were ablaze with startling information that eggs are nearly as bad for your arteries as cigarettes. After surveying more than 1,200 seniors, the researchers concluded that eating egg yolks on a regular basis is approximately two-thirds as bad as smoking with regards to the build-up of arterial plaque.1
That’s an […]
How Raw Milk Healed Jane
By Claire
In All Our Ways
Well, here goes a highly controversial topic that I don’t claim to be an expert on. Which is why I’m not going to get into the debate here. You can research for yourself the pros and cons and decide what is best for your family.
But first….what in the world is […]
Exclusive Leaked Documents: American Dietetic Association is Intentionally Using State Legislatures to Block Alternative Nutrition Providers and Restrict Free Speech
by Michael Ellsberg
Forbes.com
In January of this year, health and nutrition blogger Steve Cooksey received a disturbing letter from the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition.
The letter contained a 19-page markup of Cooksey’s own blog, highlighting in handwritten red pen an extensive series of changes the Board demanded that Cooksey make.
He had to make these changes, the […]
Understanding Salt: A Vital and Misunderstood Nutrient
by Sue Ward, MS CCN
Sanoviv.com
Salt is an essential dietary nutrient. Without it, life itself would not be possible since all living things utilize salt. Even the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (450 BC), known as the father of medicine, recognized the healing potential of salt.
However, there is a major difference between refined table salt and […]
Sugar, Not Fats and Oils, is What is Causing the Obesity Epidemic
Why our food is making us fat
We are, on average, 3st heavier than we were in the 60s. And not because we’re eating more or exercising less – we just unwittingly became sugar addicts
by Jacques Peretti
guardian.co.uk
Up a rickety staircase at the Newarke Houses Museum in Leicester, England hangs a portrait of Britain’s first obese man, […]
Flaws In Swedish Study Linking A High Fat Diet With Higher Cholesterol
by Dr John Briffa
The Cholesterol Truth
Excerpts:
Over the last few years increasing numbers of Swedes have been rejecting conventional nutritional advice to eat a low fat, high carbohydrate diet, and instead are opting for what is being termed a ‘lower-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF)’ diet. So significant has this shift been, that it’s estimated that about a […]
Are Infant Formulas a Contributing Cause of Infant Deaths in the US?
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 […]
Registered Dietitian Accuses Dietetics Association of Violating Its Own Code of Ethics with Junk Food and Pharmaceutical Sponsors
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 […]
Why Banning HFCS Drinks May Do More Harm than Good
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 […]
Tropical Traditions Introduces Einkorn Ancient Grain Products
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 […]
Low Carb High Fat Diet Blogger Lawsuit Challenges Censorship of Dietary Advice
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 […]
Cooking with Traditional Foods – Menu Planner!
Health Impact News Editor Comments: We welcome today KerryAnn Foster, a veteran author and publisher on the subject of Traditional Foods. KerryAnn has the Internet’s longest running traditional foods menu mailer program that can save you time, money, and energy by subscribing to menu plans and recipes based on traditional foods. Today she introduces us to the […]
Tropical Traditions Introduces Top Italian Line of Organic Traditional Tomato Sauces
Press Release
Tropical Traditions
Springville, CA
Tropical Traditions announced this week that they are carrying the Middle Earth Organics award-winning line of organic Italian tomato sauces. This line of organic tomato sauces, packaged in glass jars, is Europe’s premier organic tomato sauce line, and one of the very few imported Italian brands in the United States marketplace. […]
Food Freedom Raw Milk Trial to be Decided by a Jury for the First Time in Minnesota
by David Gumpert
The Complete Patient
At long last there will be a jury trial of a raw dairy provider.
After six years of legal cases involving raw dairy providers in New York (Meadowsweet Dairy), Wisconsin (Max Kane, Zinnikers, Craigs), Missouri (Morningland Dairy), and Ohio (Carol Schmitmeyer), a jury will be asked to decide the fate of […]
How Safe is Our Food? More and more countries are banning American food
by Alliance for Natural Health
More and more countries are banning imports of American food products for safety reasons.
Last week, Indonesia became the first country to halt imports of US beef following the discovery of an American dairy cow infected with mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The disease is fatal to cows and […]
Why Aspartame is FAR Worse than High Fructose Corn Syrup
by Dr. Mercola
When a new beverage comes out advertising “60% less sugar—drink it to believe it”—the challenge is on. Same taste; fewer calories to your waist? Sounds good, doesn’t it?
But before you throw that Pepsi Next into your grocery cart, Fooducate.comi suggests you complete the challenge by reading the ingredient label.
There you’ll find that, […]