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When is organic not organic? There is a huge uproar about the term organic, as in organic food. Lots of major food corporations want to cash in and have been cashing in. When the U.S. Government gets involved and allows crony capitalists to control and ruin everything that’s…

Oregon’s House of Representatives voted last Monday night to legalize the cultivation of hemp, becoming the sixth state to do so just this year. The move is part of a rapidly growing nationwide trend to liberalize laws relating to marijuana. Hemp is a botanical…

Your body contains billions of bacteria and other microorganisms. The term “probiotics” refers to dietary supplements or foods that contain beneficial, or “good,” bacteria that are similar to those normally found in your body. Supplementing your diet with probiotics will greatly enhance…

If you have ever tried yoga, then you know that it is an exercise as well as a way of life. Yoga can enhance your body’s physical well-being as well as your mental awareness. One of the most important purchases you’ll make for a yoga practice is your mat. It may seem self explanatory, but choosing the right mat…

Brain tumors in young men and women are the leading cause of cancer death in the UK. They kill more men under 45 and women under 35 than any other cancer. And brain tumors have overtaken leukaemia as the biggest cancer killer of children in the UK, with the number…

Maggot therapy is the use of maggots, or fly larvae, to clean and promote healing in open wounds. Also known as Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT), it is one of the safest and most effective ways to treat open wounds that are either infected or covered in dead flesh. The larvae used for maggot therapy are…

In earlier days of aviation, flying around the world was the ultimate test of pilots and new aircraft and now in the days of alternative-fueled aviation, it seems that test remains the ultimate challenge. I new solar powered plane called the Solar Impluse will make its first…

The active ingredient THC in marijuana appears to reduce tumor growth, according to research from the University in Madrid. The researchers showed giving THC to mice with cancer decreased tumor growth and killed cells off in a process called autophagy, amazingly it…

As the years pass and data accumulate, it is becoming evident that global warming is a fraud. Climate change is natural and ongoing, but the Earth has not warmed significantly over the last thirty years. Nor has there been a single negative effect of any type that can be unambiguously attributed to global warming…

Fat from red meat and dairy products can increase your risk for pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer, which is usually fatal, is the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Various risk factors for developing the disease have been identified, shockingly…

Ginseng has been used in natural medicine for centuries. You’ll often find it boasted on those crazily named energy drinks. But before ginseng graced the side of a goofy energy can, it was busy bolstering the health of the…

Diabetes is a disease that can either be inherited or brought on by an unbalanced diet. Other than using the regular prescription drugs, you can treat diabetes naturally with herbal remedies. The herbs mentioned here are more than enough for you to start going on the path of natural treatments for diabetes.

This video straight-forwardly explains the scientific facts how Monsanto manufactures their GMO’s by removing all the corporate propaganda, the ‘smoke and mirrors’ if you will. Please be warned, that once the mask is removed from what you are eating and feeding your children each day, it will outrage you and…

Did you know that 1 in 10 Americans are trying to live on $1 per meal? A new documentary called “Food Stamped” follows a couple as they attempt to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet on a food stamp budget of just a buck a meal. Food justice activists, nutrition experts, politicians, and ordinary people living…

Naturopathy is a form of alternative or complementary medicine that promotes the body’s capability to heal itself. It focuses on natural methods that support the body’s ability to restore and maintain balance. Naturopaths use very important natural remedies that…

Bees feeding off tea trees native to New Zealand, produce a type of honey that’s known as “Jelly Bush Honey” in Australia and “Mankuta Honey” in New Zealand. Now, scientists at the University of Sydney’s School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences have found this particular type of honey has some amazing…

Imagine an ocean without fish. Imagine your meals without seafood. Imagine the global consequences. This is the future if we do not stop, think and act. The End of the Line, is a feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans. In the film we see firsthand the effects of our global

The outskirts of Santa Barbara were bumpin’ June 12th weekend when maca frenzied raw foodists congregated by the bucket loads to form the first Raw Spirit Festival of 2009. Aw, yes. It was here that I grooved to the music, jived with the raw chocolate, peeped a couple of vendors and somehow managed ringside

The Ug99 fungus, called stem rust, could wipe out more than 80% of the world’s wheat as it spreads from Africa, scientists fear. The race is on to breed resistant plants before it reaches the U.S. It has already jumped the Red Sea and traveled as far as Iran. Experts say it is poised to enter the [...]