Natural Blaze And fruit juice can increase chances of contracting the disease Eating more whole fruits, particularly blueberries, grapes and apples, is associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, with greater fruit juice consumption having an adverse effect, a paper published today on…
by Catherine J. Frompovich Popcorn often is thought of as a ‘safe’ snack, especially for children. How about “butter-flavored microwave” popcorn? Well, think twice before you open that just-popped bag of butter-flavored microwave popcorn. One of the most erudite websites regarding food information and nutrition…
By Erin Schumacher My motto for dinner – “Quick, Easy and Super Delicious!” If you eat at my house you’ll learn that even though I LOVE to be in the kitchen and experiment with new recipes, when it comes to meal preparation, I like to…
by Catherine J Frompovich Those words or something similar, which were spoken millennia ago, probably are more prophetic than anyone realizes. Today’s wheat consumption exemplifies that it was a primary food crop throughout recorded history and a key dietary staple. However, in the last hundred…
by Heather Callaghan In an odd turn of events, raw milk and pastured-egg farmer Alvin Schlangen, who received a court victory last September, was brought up on the same charges again and found guilty. Jury nullification, which is frequently upheld in Minnesota, was the saving…
by Alanna Ketler When it comes to chemical additives in water one of the biggest things that keeps me skeptical of the way it is done is the fact that it is done without our consent. We have no choice. I believe that if it…
By Jeffrey Green Imagine if there was a food you could eat that would help in the fight against lung cancer. An everyday food that, when eaten raw, could cut the chances of not only lung cancer but bowel cancer and other serious health problems….
by Mark DeNicola A splitting headache, tense back pain, a high fever… just three of the experiences that the majority of us have come to know and experience at various points in our lives – some of us more regularly than others. Whether it be…
by Daisy Luther It’s really easy to get sucked into purchasing food for the here and now, and to forget about creating a stockpile. We live in a “just in time” society, where people in metropolitan locations often grocery shop that very day for the…
By Gaye Levy It is my belief that preparedness is a lifestyle and to that end, we need to be proactive and embrace good habits now so when and if a crisis, disaster or collapse occurs, these habits will be second nature and intuitive. One…
by Daisy Luther Did you ever stop to think about what you would do if all of your preps were gone? Heaven forbid such a misfortune might happen, but what if your pantry was wiped out in a fire or flood? If you had to…
By Sayer Ji Anecdotes about the health benefits of vinegar proliferate wildly, as do claims by skeptics that it is nothing more than placebo medicine. So, what does the scientific evidence actually say? According to a recent review published in MedGenMed titled, “Vinegar: Medicinal Uses…
By Daisy Luther The Nature’s Vitamins series Sometimes the sources for elemental nutrients are, quite literally, right in your own back yard. This couldn’t be more true than for Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a vital nutritional component for a healthy diet and is the…
By Sayer Ji New research is revealing something remarkable about why the body sweats. Beyond its obvious role in regulating body temperature, sweating has been found to facilitate the elimination of accumulated heavy metals and petrochemicals, indicating that if we want to be healthy we…
by Sayer Ji A new study published in the journal Phytotherapy Research has confirmed for the first time in a randomized, controlled clinical trial that the primary polyphenol in turmeric known as curcumin is both safe and effective in treating serious states of depression.[1] The research was…
Guest Post Asthma is a disorder that causes the airways of the lungs to become hyper-sensitive, causing wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. The disease affects approximately 25 million Americans, and 60 percent of those cases are spurred by allergies. Typically, asthma is…
By Heather Callaghan Were you surprised to see that 70% of Americans are on prescription drugs? A majority of them are anti-depressants which have dangerous and sometimes deadly results. Anyone who has ever visited SSRIstories.com knows what I’m talking about. Well-meaning doctors don’t often look…
By Dr. Scott Graves I used to have hypothyroidism. I was told I would have to take a synthetic hormone for the rest of my life. That didn’t sit well with me. It may not sit well with you either. Are you on Levothyroxine or…
By Heather Callaghan A farmers’ market in Mount Jackson, Virginia is causing an uproar by saying, “Yes, we’re suing the town.” This little market bought an unoccupied former business building in Mount Jackson in an effort to improve the town and provide a fun place…
by Catherine J. Frompovich Dan Flynn, Editor-in-chief at Food Safety News, wrote something that resonated with me and which I could not help but comment about. In Flynn’s June 6, 2013 article “Oregon’s Isolated Plantings of GM Wheat Has Consequences” [1] the following remarks about…
