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The Most Toxic Retailers on the Planet
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency compile and keep a current list of chemical substances manufactured or processed in the U.S. That list1 currently includes about 85,000 chemicals. Among them are 10,000 chemicals allowed to be added to food and food-contact materials in the U.S., either directly or indirectly, yet few have been properly tested for safety. An evaluation of nearly 4,000 additives intentionally added to food revealed 80 percent lacked enough information to determine...
read moreBiosolids Are Contaminating Your Food
Biosolid is the commonly used term for treated recycled sewage sludge used as agricultural fertilizer. In this video interview with microbiologist David Lewis, Ph.D., he discusses information he uncovered in three decades working for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Lewis, a former senior-level research microbiologist at EPA-ORD, was terminated for publishing an article that raised concerns over the EPA 503 sludge rule. The rule addresses the standards to be used when sludge is applied to the land.1 In his article,2 Lewis blew the...
read moreSplenda Should Be Sued for False Advertising
Artificial sweeteners are incredibly popular in the U.S., with consumption jumping by 54 percent among adults and 200 percent among children from 1999 to 2012.1 This means more than 41 percent of adults — and 25 percent of children — are consuming such sweeteners, which include sucralose, brand name Splenda. Almost always, the motivation for consuming artificial sweeteners is that they’re believed by many to be healthier than sugar, or at least to represent the lesser of two evils. In reality, while sugar is easily one of the worst...
read moreIs the Chickenpox Vaccine Creating a Shingles Epidemic?
Many of you reading this probably remember having chickenpox as a child. You were likely tired, feverish and had an itchy rash, which subsequently cleared up, leaving you with lifelong natural immunity. Getting chickenpox was so common it was a rite of passage of sorts, which virtually all school-age children experienced. Today chickenpox has become much less common due to the routine administration of the chickenpox (varicella) vaccination. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends two doses of chickenpox vaccine —...
read moreBEWARE: New Plan to Censor Health Websites
Americans’ trust in the media is at an all-time low. According to a 2017 Survey on Trust, Media and Democracy1 by the Knight Foundation, 43 percent of Americans have a negative view of news media compared to 33 percent reporting a positive view, while 66 percent believe “most news media do not do a good job of separating fact from opinion.” Seventy-three percent believe the proliferation of “fake news” on the internet is a major problem, and only half feel confident that readers can get to the facts by sorting...
read moreTop 10 Benefits of Honeysuckle
Upon hearing the word honeysuckle, most people may think of the perennial climbing vine that bears beautifully exotic orange, pink or white flowers that often grace fence posts and porch columns in a wide range of climates. As a plant, it has a high tolerance to cold, and it grows easily in even poor conditions and rocky soil. But far beyond being an attractive flowering plant, new research from the Journal of Herbal Medicine shows that honeysuckle can also be described as a fruit or berry;1 it’s also a perennial fruit-bearing plant with many...
read moreWeekly Health Quiz: Homeopathy, Sleep and Smoking
1 Spore-based probiotics may repopulate your gut more effectively with healthy bacteria after taking antibiotics because they: Contain a wider array of bacterial strains than other probiotics Contain greater amounts of healthy live bacteria than other probiotics Contain fungi, not bacteria, and therefore are unaffected by antibiotics Do not contain live bacterial strains and therefore cannot be killed by antibiotics Spore-based probiotics do not contain any live Bacillus strains, only its spores, which means antibiotics cannot kill them....
read moreBoost Your Metabolism With a Cyclical Ketogenic Diet
The U.S. dietary guidelines were launched in 1980.1 As revealed by investigative journalist Nina Teicholz,2,3 the first guidelines were written by a single U.S. Senate committee staffer, Nick Mottern, who was heavily influenced by a professor of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, and that first edition laid the groundwork for decades of flawed advice. In 1965, Americans ate about 40 percent of their calories as carbohydrates and another 40 percent of their calories came from fat.4 The original 1980 guidelines called for a diet...
read moreWhy Is so Much Romaine Lettuce Toxic?
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says foodborne illnesses affect 1 in 6 (about 48 million) Americans every year, resulting in 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths.1 In 2018, those statistics include a few hundred individuals who contracted Escherichia coli (E. coli) after eating romaine lettuce. As noted in the featured NBC News video, the latest alert involving suspected E. coli infections associated with romaine lettuce was issued by the CDC a few days before Thanksgiving.2 For your safety, the CDC advises you...
read moreEar Infection: An Introduction
Your ears are the main organ responsible for picking up sounds, sending them into your brain for understanding and providing you with a sense of balance. However, they are often exposed to various substances in the environment. While some of these are harmless, there are agents that can be a precursor to painful and sometimes debilitating ear infections. What Are Ear Infections to Begin With Ear infections occur when a virus, bacteria or fungi target the inner, outer or middle areas of the ear, causing inflammation and fluid buildup.1 These...
read moreEvidence-Based Homeopathic Family Medicine
Homeopathy has been a form of medicine for hundreds of years. Dana Ullman, whose father was a medical doctor, a pediatrician and allergist, has dedicated a significant portion of his professional life to the practice of homeopathy. Ullman was introduced to this medical art as a junior at University of California (UC) Berkeley, in 1973. “A Stanford-trained doctor and a male midwife created a group of people to study homeopathy together: three doctors, two nurses, two yoga teachers, a dentist and several laypeople. We met weekly for five...
read moreHow to Make Crock-Pot Rotisserie Chicken
Submitted by Mercola.com reader Karlynn With the holidays right around the corner, I’m sure you are looking for ideas on dishes to serve your guests during the festivities. Flavorful rotisserie chicken, especially when paired with equally appetizing side dishes, is one of the many options you can choose from. Although it’s traditionally roasted in the oven, did you know that you can make rotisserie chicken in a Crock-Pot (or any other slow cooker) too? This recipe submitted by Mercola.com reader Karlynn shows you how to use your slow cooker...
read moreFermented Fruit Leads to Drunken Animals
Animals and alcohol don’t mix. Residents of Gilbert, Minnesota, have reported birds flying under-the-influence in their community. They were flying into windows and cars and generally acting confused after partaking of fermented berries in the neighborhood before flying south. The chief of police reported the younger birds were getting more “tipsy” as their livers may not handle the toxins as efficiently as the more mature birds.1 In Wayne Township, Indianapolis, a woman called on firefighters in the early morning hours, frightened her pet...
read moreWhy Senna Tea Is Not the Answer to Constipation
Constipation: It’s said that this seemingly simple health condition is now a silent epidemic that is affecting the health of thousands of people. In the U.S., it affects approximately 15 percent of the population,1 and results in at least 2.5 million doctors’ appointments per year,2 as well as over 700,000 ER visits.3 It’s said that hundreds of million dollars are being spent annually on laxatives alone by those who suffer from this condition.4 Some people who are desperate for a solution often resort to various remedies to ease constipation....
read moreHusband and Wife Build Island Eco Resort in Indonesia to Protect and Conserve Marine Life
Hidden deep within an archipelago of uninhabited islands in Indonesia lies a resort that combines private enterprise with conservation. Misool Eco Resort is a special kind of paradise, doubling as a luxurious beach getaway and a marine reserve that’s home to one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. The featured documentary, “The Last Resort,” tells the story of how Andrew and Marit Miner succeeded in building an eco-diving resort designed to halt destructive fishing practices and protect and preserve marine life. The...
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