From Mongabay Plants build themselves from sunlight, water, and soil. And, as it turns out, what crops “eat” can influence the nutrients on our own plates. A recent study, published in the journal PeerJ, compared the nutritional content of food crops grown using conventional versus regenerative farming practices — those that build the soil by using cover […]
From Organic Consumers Association Growing up on the Gulf of Mexico and living through several intense hurricanes, I became familiar with the term “eye of the storm.” The “eye” refers to the interlude or relative calm between the two phases of a hurricane, when the center of the storm is passing directly overhead. I was […]
By Joseph Mercola, DO In Gallup’s 2022 Mood of the Nation survey, only 69% of Americans said they were very or somewhat satisfied with their overall quality of life — down from 84% in January 2020. It’s safe to say that many people could use a mood boost, and there are science backed ways to […]
Not getting the right CoQ10 supplement could be putting your heart at risk. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an antioxidant produced naturally by the human body and performs many important functions. As such, there are many diseases associated with CoQ10 deficiency, such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, muscular dystrophy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and others. Supplementing with CoQ10 […]
From Moms Across America On Wednesday, May 31, 2022, Tom Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture, made a major announcement about the funding of a framework to transform the food supply. Referencing supply chain issues as the impetus for the changes, Vilsack laid out a comprehensive plan which would, if implemented thoroughly, decrease further supply chain issues and […]
From Joseph Mercola, DO The use of sewage sludge as fertilizer for your food, renamed “biosolids” by slick industry PR firms, is a growing and under-publicized threat to human health. Sewage sludge is the residue generated during the treatment of domestic waste and contains a cocktail of hazardous substances from industry, hospitals and humans — […]
The clock is ticking for us to demonstrate massive grassroots opposition to a ban on compounded glutathione. Act now! Action Alert! On Wednesday, June 8th, an FDA advisory committee is meeting to discuss whether glutathione can continue to be made at compounding pharmacies. The FDA has already suggested that the committee recommend a ban. The […]
From Environmental Health Symposium Why did the European Union’s equivalent to the FDA (EFSA) decide to lower the allowable exposure levels of bisphenol A to 5000 times lower than the current average daily exposure levels in the U.S. and 100,000 times lower than previously assumed safe by the FDA? A coalition of researchers, physicians and environmental advocacy/child […]
From Regeneration International Looking for clean, local food? Clean food is essential to optimizing health, naturally. But REAL organic food, as opposed to corporate “organic” food that does not represent the spirit of organic agriculture, can be difficult to find. Our friends at Regeneration International have put together an interactive map so you can find […]
From the Weston Price Foundation Our milk-based formula takes account of the fact that human milk is richer in whey, lactose, vitamin C, niacin, and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids compared to cow’s milk but leaner in casein (milk protein). The addition of gelatin to cow’s milk formula will make it more digestible for the infant. […]