An apple a day prevents cardiovascular disease as well as “statins”—British Medical Journal There are no adverse effects from apples—type 2 diabetes and muscle disease are caused by patent medicines called statins What’s this? Proverbs, apples, and statins? What’s a mixed bag like this doing in the Green Medicine Newsletter? By the end of this […]
James Bond’s specific martini preference is better for health The real meaning of “antioxidants” Writing in the British Medical Journal, researchers pointed out that 007—otherwise known as James Bond—was very healthy, and speculated that he might “possess insights of interest to medical science.” They focused particularly on his very specific preferences in martinis.[i] Martinis and […]
This particular crony alliance isn’t even secretive about it. Action Alert! We think of Monsanto and other companies as developers and promoters of GMOs. But thanks to passage of the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, as well as President Reagan’s Executive Order #12591—“Facilitating Access to Science and Technology”—the USDA is also directly in the […]
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Xanthurenic acid (XA)—a tryptophan metabolite—is high in serum in gestational diabetes Xanthurenic acid binds insulin, impeding it’s action Vitamin B6 lowers xanthurenic acid levels to normal In two 1970s research studies, 86% and 100% of women with gestational diabetes normalized their blood sugar in two weeks by taking vitamin B6 Gestational diabetes increases autism risk […]
Vitamin D and eye health Myopia (nearsightedness), keratoconus, cataract, optic nerve atrophy, retinitis pigmentosa—all treatable with vitamin D Do children who need glasses really need vitamin D? Last month’s Green Medicine reported a “breakthrough” publication[i] from a major American university (in collaboration with a group from a Chinese university) about ultraviolet blood irradiation, a decades-old, […]
Glyphosate (Roundup™) found in rain; not disclosed for seven years! Glyphosate concentrations found in urine damages testicles Many of us were told in school that the fall of the Roman Empire was accelerated by the plumbing of their cities, which was made of lead. Urban Romans were drinking lead in their water every day, but […]
There’s a good chance it is, but the government remains silent. Action Alert! A recent study by the US Geological Survey (USGS) has found that a startling number of American streams carry traces of drugs. The researchers sampled 59 small streams in the Southeast for 108 different pharmaceutical compounds, and one or more chemicals were […]
Once again, Congress has sold out voters. Last Thursday, the phony GMO “labeling” bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 306–117. The bill now awaits President Obama’s signature, and our sources tell us that he is likely to sign the bill into law. Many organizations are flooding the White House with messages. […]
Crony GMO “labeling” bill has language that could be used to stop companies from using a non-GMO label! We need to stop this now! Major Action Alert! We’ve been reporting on the Roberts-Stabenow bill for some weeks now. The public is being told it’s a “mandatory labeling” bill. We call it a “liar labeling” bill—a […]