Packing On Extra Weight: 5 Surprising Reasons
You don’t have to be a C.S.I. agent to spot the usual suspects when it comes to winter weight gain, but if it were that easy to identify every diet...
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The Sickness of Factory Farming
You may be familiar with many of the problems associated with concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. These “factory farm” operations are often criticized for the smell and water pollution...
Flu Shots For Kids: Activists Make A Last Ditch Effort To Block
Michael Bloomberg may be nearly finished with his term as the mayor of New York City, but he is pushing his “health” mandates until the very last minute. When he...
Study: Probiotic Therapy Alleviates Autism-Like Behaviors In Mice
In mice, infection or inflammation during pregnancy can produce offspring with autism-like behaviors such as social avoidance, anxiety and repetitive behaviors. In a new study, researchers reduced these behaviors by...
Pesticide Safety: UK Government Agrees To Tighten Up Rules
In a rather low key announcement, the Government finally agreed to changes to its policy for assessing the risks to people from agricultural pesticides. This followed a long drawn out...
Used Plastic Bottles: Impenetrable Fireproof House
In 1945, a research chemist named Earl Tupper created a drinking tumbler from polyethylene plastic. By 1947, he had developed a way to make plastic containers whose parts would form...
Defending Your Right to Know And Freedom To Choose “Vaccination”
Vaccinations are one of the most controversial and confusing topics facing people across the country. Parents and guardians want what is best for their loved ones, but they are often...
“Stupid Virus”: 3 Things You Should Know
A virus, previously thought to live only in algae in rivers and lakes, has been found in the throats of healthy people. The infected showed specific brain activities to be...
FREE Event: The Future Of Nutrition Conference
Thrilled to tell you about the upcoming 1st Global Online Future of Nutrition Conference presented by Marc David, founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. This amazing conference...
Big Ag: Farm Threatens Pristine South Carolina River
In the 1600's, over 220 million acres of wetlands existed in the lower 48 states (Dahl and Johnson 1991). Since then, extensive losses have occurred, with many of the original...