By Catherine J. Frompovich Wheat, which used to be considered a “staff of life,” in recent times, has become a dietary scourge for numerous men, women, and children. What happened, especially when there are so many processed foods that contain wheat or wheat derivatives? First…
After conducting a thorough and scientifically detailed investigation into the detection last year of genetically engineered (GE) wheat growing in a single field on a single farm in Oregon, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has concluded that the presence…
By Anna Hunt There are a million and one ways to tweak human health and consciousness, but food should always be at the top of the list. The impact that quality food has on our well-being is above and beyond all else, which is why…
By Lizzie Bennett [Editor: Now is a good time to prepare and reduce your reliance on grocery store foods if possible. Find your local farmer and market on these maps and get to know them.] The instability in Ukraine, and the annexation of Crimea has…
by Sayer Ji A provocative new study published in the journal Hormone Research in Paediatrics confirms for the first time in a human trial that one of the adverse effects of wheat consumption includes a disruption of the levels of a hormone produced by the…
by Daisy Luther If you shop in the health food section of the grocery store or read the foodie blogs, you may have noticed a trend over the past couple of years: gluten intolerance seems to be on the rise. Kristen Michaelis explains this intolerance…
by Sayer Ji As far back as 1954, reports of the full or partial resolution of schizophrenia following a gluten-free diet began to surface in the medical literature. We covered this remarkable pattern of associations in a previous article titled, “60 Years of Research Links…
by Sayer Ji The idea that one can reverse aging, especially in eye diseases like cataracts, is usually looked upon as an unrealistic expectation. And yet research increasingly reveals that dietary interventions can lead to remarkable improvements. Aloe gel, for instance, was recently found to…
By Mae Chan Wheatgrass and wheatgrass juice are excellent ways to get dark greens in the diet. Pound for pound, wheatgrass is more than twenty times denser in nutrients than other choice vegetables. Nutritionally, wheatgrass is a complete food that contains 98 of the 102…
by Sayer Ji A new study published in Letters in Applied Microbiology shows that a commonly used food probiotic known as Lactobacillus plantarum is capable of degrading dangerous pesticide residues in wheat (pirimiphos-methyl), confirming the traditional fermentation-based food-processing technique known as culturing can significantly improve…
Authored by Sina McCullough via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Imagine starting your day with a bowl of cereal that could be silently affecting your family’s health. Recent studies show that chlormequat, a pesticide linked to reproductive issues, has been found in popular breakfast cereals…
By Janelle Davis Vegan dog food is a complete and balanced diet formulated specifically for dogs that excludes all animal products, including meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy. It is typically made with a combination of plant-based ingredients such as legumes (peas, lentils, beans), grains (rice,…
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times According to a recent study, four in five Americans tested positive for an agricultural chemical found in several wheat and oat products, including brands like Cheerios and Quaker Oats. The peer-reviewed study, published in the JESEE journal…
By Charles Hugh Smith Who needs a healthy populace rich in well-being when you can have trillions in annual corporate profits? The destruction caused by decay is just as catastrophic as the destruction wrought by calamity. The difference is we don’t notice the decay until…
By Elisha McFarland Few people are familiar with the term nightshades, and many will be surprised to learn that consuming foods from this plant group may be contributing to their pain and inflammation. Nightshades belong to the Solanaceae family which includes over 2,000 species. They…
By Margie King, Health Coach Humble miso soup may have saved lives when the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Science now confirms miso prevents radiation injury. It may also prevent cancer and hypertension. Here’s why you need at least one cup a day. …
By GMI Reporter Mainstream medicine continues to push women to get yearly mammograms (recently, adding women as young as 40 to their recommendations) in order to “fight” the epidemic of deadly breast cancer affecting women at an alarming rate. However, an underreported body of evidence shows…
By Elisha McFarland Few people are familiar with the term nightshades, and many will be surprised to learn that consuming foods from this plant group may be contributing to their pain and inflammation. Nightshades belong to the Solanaceae family which includes over 2,000 species. They…
By Daisy Luther There are TONS of lists of must-have preps and things that are essential to survive X disaster, but what about the things you actually don’t need? What about the things that are a waste of money, energy, and space? I’m coming at…
By Dr. Diane Fulton Eat lingonberries — the new superfood with exceptional health benefits. Lingonberries, also known as partridgeberries, redberries or Alaskan lowbush cranberries, grow on an evergreen shrub in northern climates. These berries contain important polyphenols — anthocyanins, resveratrol and quercetin — vitamins —…
