Ignore All Organic Labels, Except This One

By Dr. Mercola

Are the words written on food packaging honest?
Many corporations hire lawyers to carefully craft words that are just barely on the side of being legal. The Yahoo health site has collected eight common package proclamations that are…

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The Biggest Threat to Your Food Since Agent Orange and DDT

RIGGED RESEARCH from NO GMO on Vimeo.There are two types of research regarding GM food — independent science and corporate science.  It’s not hard to decide which one to trust.

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Saturated Fat Found to Help Emotional Eating

During times of stress, many people start eating fatty or sugary foods.  But little is understood about how those foods affect your emotions.   According to a new study, hormones in your stomach may communicate directly with your brain.

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Can this Mineral in U.S. Road Gravel Cause Cancer?

Gravel roads in Dunn County, North Dakota contain such high levels of the mineral erionite that people who breathe the air there every day are at an increased risk of developing mesothelioma, a cancer of the membranes around the lungs.  Erionite i…

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Are McDonald’s Healthy Happy Meal Changes Good Enough?

McDonalds, bowing to pressure from health and children’s advocacy groups, is making changes to its Happy Meals.  Happy meals will now feature a serving of fruit or vegetable, and the portion of French fries will be smaller.
The changes will begin…

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Is Whole Foods Hypocritical?

A Toronto Whole Foods Market employee decided that the grocery chain’s hypocrisies meant he had to resign.  He posted a more than 2,000 word letter explaining exactly why.
In it, he accuses the store of being more of a ‘faux hippy Wal-Mart than…

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Florida Senators Discuss Psych Drugs on Kids

Watch this testimony in the Florida state legislature about the outrageous practices of psychiatrists drugging kids with psychotropic drugs.

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Why Does Successful Drug Treatment of GERD Increase Cancer?

A recent study found that medically treated patients with mild or absent GERD symptoms have significantly higher odds of a form of cancer, esophageal adenocarcinoma, than medically treated patients who still suffer from severe GERD symptoms.
Testing o…

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Why Are We Wasting Billions of Dollars on Preventing this Childhood Illness?

The NPR podcast linked below discusses, among other matters, the fact that:
“Cost is shaping the debate about vaccines … While getting shots for some deadly diseases can lower disease rates among the whole population, others may not be as essentia…

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Anti-Depressants Raise Relapse Risk

Research has determined that patients who use anti-depressants are much more likely to suffer relapses of major depression than those who use no medication at all.  In fact, patients who have used anti-depressant medications can be nearly twice as…

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Practical Options to Store Your Food Without Contaminating Them With Plastics

With awareness of the dangers of BPA becoming increasingly common, there is a growing realization that plastic is bad news when it comes to food storage and cooking.  Eat Drink Better offers some ways you can go plastic-free in the kitchen.  …

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New Study Shows this Omega-3 Fat Reduces Heart Disease

Omega-3 fats are known to ameliorate metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease. A recent study investigated the effects of omega-3 fats, given as krill oil, on endocannabinoids, which have been linked to metabolic syndrome.
Mice were fed an un…

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Why Does this Commonly Vilified Food Actually Prevent Heart Disease and Cancer?

Eggs are an excellent source of proteins, lipids, vitamins and minerals.  New research has shown they may have another benefit as well — they also contain antioxidant properties, which help prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Researcher…

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Goldendoodle Puppy Vs. an Ice Cube

It slips again and again from my grasp!

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How Eggs Actually Prevent Heart Disease and Cancer

Eggs are an excellent source of proteins, lipids, vitamins and minerals.  New research has shown they may have another benefit as well — they also contain antioxidant properties, which help prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Researchers …

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Too Many Women Get HPV Tests

Doctors are testing women for human papillomavirus (HPV), more often than guidelines recommend.  This is a waste of money, and also means that women who test positive may be getting extra treatment that won’t necessarily help them.
A national sur…

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Is this Artificial Sweetener Responsible for Recent World Wide Increase in Inflammatory Bowel Disease?

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, emerged in the past century and have exhibited a sharp rise since the 1950s. But despite extensive research, the cause of IBD remains unknown.
In a letter …

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Is This Dangerous Chemical Lurking In Your Wallet?

The primary sources of human exposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) are not well characterized. Especially little is known about the presence of BPA in paper products, such as paper currencies, and its implications for human ex…

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