Last Monday, Vernon Hugh Bowman, a 76-year old Indiana farmer, lost a Supreme Court battle with Monsanto, genetically engineered (GE) seed tycoon and the world’s biggest seed company. Bowman was ordered by the Supreme Court to pay $84,000 to the...
Do you roll out of bed each morning, hop in your car, jump out, onto the elevator and take a seat at your desk for 8 hours? If so, you are not unlike many Americans who live a car...
You have heard of super foods but have you ever heard of super herbs? Just the word "super" conveys that these herbs are special, in fact, they are extraordinary. Super herbs have been used for thousands of years to...
How often do you look at your fingernails and wonder what they are saying about your health? If you are honest - your answer is probably very infrequently. However, fingernails like other body parts, are places where we can...
Carrageenan is a highly popular additive often found in organic foods. It is derived from red seaweed, but, unfortunately, the process used to make it leaves it unhealthy and refined. This additive is used in both conventional and organic...
The documentary Statin Nation: The Great Cholesterol Cover-Up, presented by Rethink Productions, provides strong evidence that the widely-believed ideology that high cholesterol leads to heart disease is completely false. It details how the scientific groundwork that this belief is...
There is not a fresher sight than a roadside fruit and veggie stand bursting with color and freshness. Produce, picked from the vine just hours earlier, drips with ripeness and wholesome nutrition. The local movement is in full swing in...
Many fast food eateries have been touting their so-called healthier options after promising to make nutritional improvements in the food they serve, but unfortunately, they’ve failed to come through. While they have increased the use of the term “healthy”...
Remember when many people were under the impression that any food labeled non-fat was healthy? The same thing seems to be happening with gluten-free foods. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow famously touts this diet, but it’s important to remember that it isn’t...
Essential oils are the oldest known form of medicine to mankind. Defined, essential oils are fragrant liquids drawn from flowers, seeds, stems, leaves, bark, bushes, herbs and shrubs. History of Essential Oils The evidence that essential oils have been used for...