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- 05/24/13 - A Mental Health Declaration of Independence
- 05/23/13 - How to Grow Your Own Organic Food in Small Spaces
- 05/22/13 - No Historical Benefit in Vaccines: Polish Study
- 05/22/13 - What's Really in Your Sanitary Pads and Tampons?
- 05/22/13 - Forced Fluoridation of Community Water Supplies: An Open Letter
- 05/22/13 - Study Shows Elevated Levels of Arsenic in U.S. Chicken Meat
- 05/21/13 - Is Raw Grass-Fed Milk Safer Than Pasteurized?
- 05/17/13 - Action Alert from the Vaccine Safety Council of Minnesota
- 05/16/13 - ANH-USA Uncovers Suspicious Activity by State Dietetic and Health Boards
- 05/16/13 - Tell EPA You Want Lower, Not Higher Limits on Monsanto's Roundup!
- 05/15/13 - New Study Links GMO Food To Leukemia
- 05/13/13 - How a Legal Loophole Allows Untested Pesticides in Everything From Cosmetics to Clothing
- 05/13/13 - Not Lovin' It: Moms and McDonalds Don't Mix
- 05/09/13 - Ginger is Better than Drugs for Pain, says Study
- 05/09/13 - Monsanto's Minions: US EPA Hikes Glyphosate Limits in Food and Feed Once Again
- 05/08/13 - Updated Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce
- 05/08/13 - "Fluoride Should Be a Choice, Not a Mandate"
- 05/08/13 - Don't Empower the FDA to Take Away Your Access to Compounded Medications
- 05/07/13 - Is There Reason to Worry About New "Most Lethal" Bird Flu Strain?
- 05/06/13 - The Medical Cartel: Too Big to Fail, Too Evil to Expose
- 05/06/13 - Over 5,000 Children's Products Contain Toxic Chemicals Linked to Cancer and Hormone Disruption
- 05/06/13 - Legal Pot Means More Money for States, Less for Gangs
- 05/01/13 - Can Homeopathy Be Both a Useless Placebo and Dangerous at the Same Time?
- 05/01/13 - Thousands of Kids’ Products Contain Toxic Chemicals, Report Says
- 04/30/13 - Pure Pharmaceutical Greed: 11 out of 12 New FDA-Approved Medicines Cost $100,000 a Year... Per Patient
- 04/30/13 - Michael Pollan: Americans Cook Less Than Ever, But Love Watching It on TV
- 04/29/13 - Top 12 Health Tips for a Better You
- 04/27/13 - Study: Monsanto's Roundup Herbicide Linked to Cancer, Autism, Parkinson's
- 04/25/13 - Are People Living Near Fracking Sites Getting Sick?
- 04/24/13 - Pressure Mounts to Remove Genetically Engineered Ingredients from Infant Formula
- 04/24/13 - New State Vaccine Bills Threaten Vaccine Choices
- 04/22/13 - Analysis Finds 55% Ground Beef, 39% Chicken Contaminated with Superbugs
- 04/22/13 - Get GMOs Out of Infant Formula
- 04/17/13 - Report on U.S. Meat Sounds Alarm on 'Superbugs'
- 04/17/13 - Baby Food Makers Sued Over Trace Levels of Lead in Their Products
- 04/16/13 - Latest "Red Meat Study" Doubly Flawed
- 04/16/13 - Dr. Oz Causes "Controversy" with Dental Amalgam Segment
- 04/16/13 - Flame Retardants in Consumer Products are Linked to Health and Cognitive Problems
- 04/16/13 - Wild Alaskan Salmon Is a Powerhouse of Nutrition
- 04/16/13 - FDA Let Drugs Approved on Fraudulent Research Stay on the Market
- 04/14/13 - How Government Cover-Up on Fish Farming Affects Your Health
- 04/14/13 - Think Those Chemicals Have Been Tested?
- 04/12/13 - New Regulations Drop Water Fluoridation Requirement
- 04/12/13 - To Survive, Fast Food Will Have To Think Fresh
- 04/12/13 - California Decides Chemical BPA is Toxic
- 04/11/13 - How America Breeds Mental Illness from Birth Until Death
- 04/11/13 - Portland Readies to Vote on Water Fluoridation
- 04/10/13 - Lautenberg To Push Bill To Regulate Chemicals
- 04/10/13 - How Gut Bacteria Affects Your Weight: Factory-Farmed (CAFO) Products Are Damaging Your Health
- 04/10/13 - Cigarettes or Diet Soda: Which Gives You Cancer Sooner?
- 04/10/13 - Call to Action as Portland, Oregon Readies to Vote on Water Fluoridation
- 04/10/13 - Dateline TV Producer Tested for Chemicals-What She Found May Shock You
- 04/08/13 - Leafy Greens Essential for Immune Regulation and Tumor Resolution
- 04/04/13 - Flawed Government Report Thwarts State Raw Milk Initiatives
- 04/03/13 - Yes, Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs Can Jump from Animals to Humans
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Links
- Alliance for Natural Health
- Homeopathy Home
- Natural Herbs Guide
- Natural Medicine
- Holistic Moms
- Agenda for Shared Prosperity Healthcare Page
- The National Center for Homeopathy
- Environmental
Working Group - Natural News
- Flouride Action Network
- American Herbal
Products Association - ABC Homeopathy
- Center for Food Safety
- Consumers Union
- The Weston Price Foundation
- La Leche League
- LessCancer.org
- Mothering
- Mercola
- Citizens for Health
- Prevention Magazine
- American Association
for Health Freedom - HerbMed
- National Center for
Health Statistics - The Worlds Healthiest Foods
Health-Related OCA Campaigns
Coming Clean Campaign:
Organic Integrity in Body Care
Appetite for a Change
Children's Health Campaign
Mad Cow Disease:
Stop the Madness
News & Views on Mad Cow Disease
Nutri-Con
The Truth About Vitamins and Supplements
Swine and Bird Flu Info Page
Video: Mercury in Dental Fillings
Vaccines and Mercury?
Go to the FDA's website see which (surprisingly common) vaccines contain thimerosol, a mercury-containing compound linked to autism in children. Here is a direct link to the spreadsheet.
Resources
- HerbMed
Invaluable tool for researching and discovering herbs and their applications. - The Alternative Health Reporter
In-depth books and reports on alternative medicine solutions to common problems.
Books We Like
Plantas Medicinales Usadas en el Norte de Guanajuato / Medicinal Plants Used in Northern Guanajuato by Rosita Arvigo, D.N.
