A regular yoga practice does wonders for the immune system, but during cold season these herbs provide a little extra protection. By Catherine Guthrie If you’re already practicing yoga, it’s likely your immune system is the better for it, but during the cold and flu season, taking a few herbs and vitamins can further buttress your body against the seasonal …
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PR Group gets $180,000 in Tax Dollars to Tell You Pesticides are Safe to Eat!
Huffpo reports , ” The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C., is asking the California Department of Food and Agriculture to reconsider a $180,000 grant given to the Alliance For Food and Farming to combat the negative public perception of pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables. They are also calling for an investigation into how …
Aspartame, NutraSweet, Equal or Whatever Name they Change it to… “Coke Adds Life”
The opening Coke Zero commercial is the only laugh you will get in this chilling expose of the dark history of aspartame. The results of industry-funded studies sharply differed from the findings of independent studies. Of the 164 studies done, 74 were funded by the NutraSweet industry and all of those studies found no problem with aspartame. Of the 90 …
LA Times Reports: Evidence Links Pesticides to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD
A growing body of evidence is suggesting that exposure to organophosphate pesticides is a prime cause of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD. The findings are considered plausible to many experts because the pesticides are designed to attack the nervous systems of insects. It is not surprising, then, that they should also impinge on the nervous systems of humans who are …
Protecting US from Hardened Criminals and Their aCowmplices…
“This cartoon came to me when considering the bizarre fact that farmers are being arrested all across the country for selling raw milk to their friends and neighbors,” says cartoonist Mike Adams. “Nevertheless, this issue of people being arrested for selling raw milk is no laughing matter: It’s yet another example of the tyrannical actions of health authorities who want …
Junk Food Giant PepsiCo Buying Expert Opinion, Health and Nutrition Experts Selling Out to Highest Bidder
Pepsi’s strategy: Create a research environment so scientists and public health experts don’t feel out of place at the corporate HQ of sugar, salt and fat. Last month PepsiCo set off a firestorm among angry bloggers when the company attempted to buy its way onto the popular ScienceBlogs (run by Seed Media Group) with its own offering called Food Frontiers. …
Unmasking Aspartame… Aliases include NutraSweet, Canderel and now AminoSweet
Sold commercially under names like NutraSweet, Canderel and now AminoSweet, aspartame can be found in more than 6,000 foods, including soft drinks, chewing gum, table-top sweeteners, diet and diabetic foods, breakfast cereals, jams, sweets, vitamins, prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Aspartame producer Ajinomoto chose to rebrand it under the name AminoSweet, to “remind the industry that aspartame tastes just like sugar, …
Help America’s Farmers Fight Big Food! Tell the FDA to Reign in Antibiotics
Taking on corporate power for America’s farmers, families, and the future of our food… For the past 18 months dairy farmers in America have faced their worst crisis since the Great Depression. Since December 2008, the price they are paid for their milk has dropped more than 50%. At the same time, giant dairy processors have raked in record profits …
Stop Monsanto’s Assault on Organics!
Organics are under attack again. Earlier this year, you may have learned about Monsanto’s efforts to market and sell its genetically modified (GMO) Roundup Ready (TM) alfalfa. The USDA has given initial signs that it is preparing to grant Monsanto approval to distribute its seed, even knowing that it is almost certain the crop’s modified genes will contaminate non-GMO – …
Wisconsin’s Battle Over Raw Milk Continues – Despite Governor’s Veto!
On Wednesday, May 19 Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle switched directions, vetoing the raw milk bill that he previously said he would sign. It appears that the the state’s Dairy Business Association put forth enough pressure to influence Doyle’s decision. “Big agriculture dominates this state,” says Joe Plasterer, the consumer representative on the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. …
