How good are blueberries at lowering high cholesterol and protecting cardiovascular health? This article compiles a collection of quotes and statements about blueberries from doctors, authors and health experts. Learn about anthocyanosides and the natural medicine found in blueberries and other types of berries. You'll learn how these berries not only protect your cardiovascular health, but they also boost … Continue reading Blueberries Lower High Cholesterol and Boost Cardiovascular Health
Decreasing crop variety threatens global food security
Industrial agriculture that focuses on growing just a few isolated crops in large supply rather than an array of diverse crops on a smaller scale is threatening the global food supply in ways that might shock you. A new report by the agricultural research organization CGIAR has found that entire food systems are threatened with … Continue reading Decreasing crop variety threatens global food security
Sea animal regenerates itself from single blood vessel
An amazing invertebrate known as the sea squirt is able to regenerate a complete, sexually reproducing organism from mere fragments of the single blood vessel, scientists have reported in the journal "PloS Biology." The study was conducted on wild animals collected from beneath stones in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. What you … Continue reading Sea animal regenerates itself from single blood vessel
Whole Body Detoxification (Part 4): The Coffee Enema
There is no respite or escape anywhere on earth from the toxins that stifle our planet and overwhelm our bodies. Even our best efforts to eliminate or restrict exposure are often not adequate to the task, and as our toxic load increases so does our chance of developing chronic illness and disease. As explored in … Continue reading Whole Body Detoxification (Part 4): The Coffee Enema
Statin scam worsens cardiovascular disease epidemic
Two studies recently published in the Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology have drawn new attention to the fact that, far from being the miracle cure that was promised 20 years ago, statins actually carry serious side effects -- and rather than reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, they actually increase it! The studies came in the same … Continue reading Statin scam worsens cardiovascular disease epidemic
Kick the migraine headache drug habit – Use foods, spices, home remedies for migraine headache relief
If you're wondering how do you get headaches, look no further than your diet. Although migraine headache causes may be varied, treatment for symptoms in people with headaches can be easily accomplished merely by changing your diet and including medicinal foods, spices, and a few home remedies.A large number of migraine headaches originate with what … Continue reading Kick the migraine headache drug habit – Use foods, spices, home remedies for migraine headache relief
Brown recluse spider bites are on the rise – learn how to avoid them and what to do in case of a bite
Medical toxicologists from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, have warned of a recent increase in brown recluse spider bites. Although bites from this spider are almost always harmless, in rare cases they can lead to life-threatening complications. Also known as the violin spider, a brown recluse spider is most easily recognized by the violin-shaped marking … Continue reading Brown recluse spider bites are on the rise – learn how to avoid them and what to do in case of a bite
Tropical Traditions begins voluntarily testing their foods for traces of Roundup
One of the top healthy food companies in the U.S. has made a bold, customer-conscious decision to scrap all products from its line that contain any traces whatsoever of toxic glyphosate herbicide (Roundup) as part of a new, better-than-organic standards and certification program that sets the bar even higher for clean, poison-free food in America. Tropical Traditions' … Continue reading Tropical Traditions begins voluntarily testing their foods for traces of Roundup
The story of honeybees and their importance in sustaining life
They are an amazing and highly beneficial insect species that quite literally underpins the sustenance of life as we know it on planet earth. But honeybees are increasingly threatened by an onslaught of harmful influences, not the least of which includes the perpetuation of industrial agriculture and its excessive use of toxic, bee-killing crop chemicals, … Continue reading The story of honeybees and their importance in sustaining life
Millions of bees turning up dead around GMO corn fields soaked with neonicotinoid pesticides
As the European Union considers whether to lift restrictions on three pesticides in the neonicotinoid family, it would do well to consider the phenomenon, known to Canadian beekeepers, in which bees start dying in droves shortly after corn planting season. "Once the corn started to get planted our bees died by the millions," said beekeeper Dave Schuit … Continue reading Millions of bees turning up dead around GMO corn fields soaked with neonicotinoid pesticides
