Learning how to can foods is one of the foundations of prepping, but care must be taken during the process because improperly canned foods can cost you your life. Quite simply, when it comes to canning, there are no shortcuts. If you don't think improper canning can be dangerous, you haven't heard Mike O'Connell's story. … Continue reading Shortcuts can kill: Learn how to can food correctly for healthy, long-term food storage
Flashback: CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) jumps in bed with Monsanto, claims GMO labeling would be “misleading” to consumers
Remember when Gregory Jaffe, the Director of Biotechnology at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), openly proclaimed that labeling genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) would be “confusing” and “misleading” to consumers? We sure do. And we just wanted to remind our loyal readers that this Monsanto front organization is still shilling for its corporate masters by pushing untested … Continue reading Flashback: CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) jumps in bed with Monsanto, claims GMO labeling would be “misleading” to consumers
Indian study proves that fluoride consumption causes brain, neurological damage
Consuming sodium fluoride, a toxic chemical commonly added to US water supplies to allegedly help prevent tooth decay, definitively causes neurodegenerative damage in the brain, spinal cord, and sciatic nerve. These are the findings of a recent study published in the Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, and ones that, by all scientific standards, put to … Continue reading Indian study proves that fluoride consumption causes brain, neurological damage
Benefits of Grapefruit Seed Extract
Source: Benefits of Grapefruit Seed Extract by Dr. Edward Group Grapefruit seed extract comes from the fruit and seeds of grapefruit, the sub-tropical citrus fruit that grows all across the world. Many cultures, from South America to Europe and Asia have used grapefruit seed extract as a tool to cleanse harmful organisms, among many other health … Continue reading Benefits of Grapefruit Seed Extract
Food companies hiding harmful high fructose corn syrup under new name
Big Food is at it again, fooling us with false advertisements to make us buy food we don’t want to consume. Most of today’s consumers are increasingly health conscious and want to avoid products that contain health-damaging ingredients. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is one of the substances that has made a bad name for … Continue reading Food companies hiding harmful high fructose corn syrup under new name
Study finds broccoli sprouts help detoxify the body
A new study from Johns Hopkins University researchers has found that broccoli sprouts have the ability to provide detoxifying effects in the body, gaining recognition from those who have previously doubted food's impact on removing toxic chemicals from the system or who have taken issue with consumption of sprouts in general.(1,2) Previously, many people put … Continue reading Study finds broccoli sprouts help detoxify the body
“Fake” olive oil warnings don’t tell the real story: In truth, popular olive oil products are “real” oils which are oxidized, rancid or cut with cheaper oils
There’s been a lot of news recently about the “fake brands” of olive oil, but such proclamations are gross oversimplifications of what’s really happening in the dishonest olive oil industry. As a forensic food scientist and lab science director, I wanted to get to the bottom of this “fake olive oil” news, so I went right … Continue reading “Fake” olive oil warnings don’t tell the real story: In truth, popular olive oil products are “real” oils which are oxidized, rancid or cut with cheaper oils
What Is Ruthenium and Why Is it Important to You?
Source: What Is Ruthenium and Why Is it Important to You? by Dr. Edward Group Ruthenium is a hard, metallic, chemical element that is commonly found as a rare earth metal. Ruthenium’s atomic number is 44 and its atomic weight is 101.07. It is greyish-white in color and a member of the platinum family.[1] At only about … Continue reading What Is Ruthenium and Why Is it Important to You?
The Top 6 Dietary Supplements
Source: The Top 6 Dietary Supplements by Dr. Edward Group For thousands of years, herbal medicine was the predominant form of health care on the planet. For many people, it still is. In our switch to modern medicine, much of that ancient wisdom was sadly lost, rejected as the superstition of primitive people. Recent research is … Continue reading The Top 6 Dietary Supplements
What Is Citric Acid?
Source: What Is Citric Acid? by Dr. Edward Group Have you ever read a food or supplement label, saw that it contained citric acid, and wondered what the heck citric acid is? Though the name sounds half-natural half-synthetic, citric acid is a wonderful natural ingredient that can boost detoxification and support healthy digestion, energy levels, and kidney … Continue reading What Is Citric Acid?
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 