Get Omega-3s and Other Nutrients from Wild Edible Plants That are Probably Growing in Your Yard

Have you thought about eating plants that grow wild—perhaps in your own backyard? Some "weeds" can be delicious if prepared properly, and they are absolutely free.

Statin Cholesterol-lowering Drugs and CoQ10 Deficiency: The Medicine is the Problem, NOT the Cure!

Health Impact News Comments: While Dr. Peter Osborne does not even address the issue of whether or not it is desireable to lower one’s cholesterol, and the dangers of doing so, he does an excellent job illustrating just how worthless statin drugs are in doing what they are prescribed to do, which is to […]

How GMOs Cause Farmer Suicide

 

By Dr. Mercola
It’s been called the “largest wave of recorded suicides in human historyi.”

Indian farmers have been robbed of their livelihoods, causing them to take their own lives in despair.

Over the past 16 years, it is estimated that more than a quarter of a million Indian farmers have committed suicide.

Who is responsible for this […]

World Autism Day Press Conference

Watch video of World Autism Day Press Conference

Speakers include:

Mary Holland, EBCALA Managing Director
Mark Blaxill, SafeMinds Board Member
Katie Wright, National Autism Association Board Member
Barry Segal, Focus Autism Founder
Louise Habakus, Center for Personal Rights Founder
Rebecca Estepp, EBCALA Communications Director
Khalid Rehman, M.D.

Statements were followed by answers to questions posed by reporters.

 
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Dangers of Hospital Stays

by Dr. Mercola
Dr. Andrew Saul has over 35 years of experience in natural health education, and holds a number of certificates for teaching clinical nutrition.

He’s a recipient of the Citizens for Health Outstanding Health Freedom Activist Award, and was named as one of the seven natural health pioneers by Psychology Today.

Dr. Saul is […]

1 out 88 Children Now Have Autism – Vaccine Schedule the Only Common Factor

Health Impact News Editor Comments: Becky Estepp, the parent of a child with autism and the communications director for Elizabeth Birt Center for Autism Law & Advocacy, was on Fox News talking about the new CDC numbers on Autism released last week. Generally when the mainstream media covers this story, they edit out anything that has […]

Emerging Markets in Developing Countries Next Big Market for Vaccine Makers

By Dr. Mercola

Emerging markets — primarily in developing countries in Southeast and Central Asia, and Africa — have been on vaccine makers’ radar for quite some time.One reason that vaccine makers are interested in exploring markets in these parts of the world is that that’s where most of the world’s deaths from major infectious […]

Michigan DNR Attacks Free-range Family Farms to Protect Pork Industry

Free range Mangalitsa Hogs from the Baker Family Farm
4/17/2012 READ OUR UPDATE TO THIS STORY HERE: -Michigan DNR Raids Family Hog Farms
Health Impact News Editor Comments: In this shocking story, family farmer and United States Air Force veteran Mark Baker talks about how the Michigan DNR wants to destroy his family’s herd of free-range pigs due to […]

Is Your Doctor Breaking the Law When Giving a Vaccine?

by Dr. Mercola

All across the United States, people are fighting for their right not to be injected with vaccines against their will.

Currently, the Colorado Board of Health has been holding hearings on whether or not to adopt a new rule that would mandate healthcare workers get an annual flu vaccine — with NO religious […]

Coconut oil causes hair to grow thicker and fuller

Bonnie cut her hair back in Jan 2012 and has been using coconut oil and cayenne pepper to help stimulate her scalp and thicken her hair naturally.  She also takes Biotin once a week, and uses an apple cider vinegar rinse on her hair. She also ingests the coconut oil, and drinks apple cider vinegar/water to […]

Booted Out of Germany, Genetically Engineered Seed Company Moves to U.S.

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by Dr. Mercola
In Germany, massive resistance to genetically engineered (GE) foods, both among politicians and the general public, has caused chemical giant BASF to close its German biotech division.

European opponents of GE foods are jubilant.

A reported 75 percent of Germans oppose genetically engineered foods, and few politicians are in favor […]

Coconut Oil Hair Benefits: How to Use Coconut Oil for Natural Hair Health

Did you know that coconut oil is one of the most beneficial things you can put on your hair and scalp? In India, a whole coconut oil industry has survived in recent years among the anti-saturated fat/coconut oil propaganda almost entirely for one application: the conditioning of hair. This is the number one reason why people in India buy coconut oil today, to condition and nurture their hair. Studies in India have been done on how effective various oils are on treating damaged hair. Coconut oil, being a high in lauric acid (principal fatty acid), has a high affinity for hair proteins and, because of its low molecular weight and straight linear chain, is one of the only oils able to penetrate inside the hair shaft.

How Honest Is Your Doctor?

by Dr. Mercola
A U.S. telephone survey found that 79 percent of Americans trust their doctor.iOnly 8 percent said they do not … But can your doctor really be trusted?

Doctors are human, after all, and though most would certainly expect that their doctor is being upfront when it comes to health advice and diagnoses, it’s […]

Putting The Myth To Rest: There Is No Such Thing As Bad Cholesterol

by PreventDisease.com
Perhaps one of the biggest health myths propagated in western culture and certainly in the United States, is the correlation between elevated cholesterol and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Unfortunately, despite dozens of studies, cholesterol has not been shown to actually cause CVD. To the contrary, cholesterol is vital to our survival, and trying to […]

Dr. Oz Discusses the Dangers of Genetically Modified Foods on TV

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Dr. Oz assembled a panel of experts, both pro and con, to discuss the issue of genetically modified food. While banned in many countries around the world, over 80% of the U.S. supply of corn, soy, and canola is genetically modified, with little or no safety tests required. Monsanto, the world’s main producer of […]

Are FDA Approved Drugs Safe? Don’t Bet Your Life On It!

Health Impact News Editor Comments: Dateline NBC News conducted an exhaustive investigation on the drug approval process here in the U.S.  To test the drug approval process, they setup a fictitious medical company and then put together a plan to conduct drug trials on a drug that was identical to Merck’s Vioxx. Vioxx is now banned […]

Wisconsin Raw Milk Farmer Faces Jail: Protest on March 2 Scheduled before Hearing

by David Gumpert
The Complete Patient

Wisconsin’s Attorney General has signaled his willingness to go ahead with the possibly provocative step of throwing dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger into jail.
In a package of documents sent to Hershberger, the Wisconsin Department of Justice included a letter to Judge Guy D. Reynolds, in which Assistant […]

Increase in School Shootings Linked to Antidepressant Prescription Drugs


Health Impact News Editor Comments: The article below was written by Dr. Mercola prior to the recent shooting incident in Ohio, as was the Fox News story above on school shootings and antidepressant drugs which was filmed in 2007. This was a rare story from the mainstream media taking an honest look at the link […]

FACT: Antidepressant drugs no better than placebos

by Brian Shilhavy
Editor of Health Impact News
The CBS news program “60 Minutes” has produced a story featuring Dr. Irving Kirsch’s research on placebos and antidepressant drugs. To anyone who believes that popular antidepressant drugs prescribed for depression have solid scientific evidence based on sound research, you owe it to yourself to invest 14 minutes of […]

Why a Root Canal is a Dangerous Dental Procedure

by Dr. Mercola
Do you have a chronic degenerative disease?  If so, have you been told, “It’s all in your head?” 

Well, that might not be that far from the truth… the root cause of your illness may be in your mouth.

There is a common dental procedure that nearly every dentist will tell you is […]