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News
February 9, 2007
From CommonDreams.org
Medical experts have long assumed that misuse of antibiotics breeds drug-resistant superbugs, but a newly released study has finally provided smoking-gun proof as to how this occurs.
Bacterial diseases that were once easy to treat, such as tuberculosis, gonorrhoea, typhus and pneumonia, are becoming ever-tougher challenges as germs evolve into strains that outstrip science's ability to keep up.
The new research provides hard evidence that antibiotics which are mismatched to the type of bacteria being targeted can hike this worsening Read more
Medical experts have long assumed that misuse of antibiotics breeds drug-resistant superbugs, but a newly released study has finally provided smoking-gun proof as to how this occurs.
Bacterial diseases that were once easy to treat, such as tuberculosis, gonorrhoea, typhus and pneumonia, are becoming ever-tougher challenges as germs evolve into strains that outstrip science's ability to keep up.
The new research provides hard evidence that antibiotics which are mismatched to the type of bacteria being targeted can hike this worsening Read more
News
February 8, 2007
ESCAPING THE MATRIX
By Tim Montague
In the movie, The Matrix, a computer hacker named Neo (played by
Keanu Reeves) is living an ordinary life in what he thinks is 1999.
However, when he is contacted by the enigmatic character, Morpheus,
Neo learns that he is actually living in the year 2199 where some
malevolent computers have created a realistic but totally false
version of 20th-century life ("the matrix") to keep Neo and the rest
of the population happily enslaved. It turns out the computers are
"farming" the population to Read more
By Tim Montague
In the movie, The Matrix, a computer hacker named Neo (played by
Keanu Reeves) is living an ordinary life in what he thinks is 1999.
However, when he is contacted by the enigmatic character, Morpheus,
Neo learns that he is actually living in the year 2199 where some
malevolent computers have created a realistic but totally false
version of 20th-century life ("the matrix") to keep Neo and the rest
of the population happily enslaved. It turns out the computers are
"farming" the population to Read more
Will the WTO's Codex Alimentarius Take Away Your Right to Purchase Synthetic Vitamins & Supplements?
News
February 7, 2007
In the near future, buying vitamin C directly from your local co-op or health food store could be illegal. Instead, you would be required by law to go to a doctor to get a prescription for these and other related supplements. This could occur thanks to an international food regulation known as Codex Alimentarius (CA), which recently passed in Europe and could be implemented in the U.S. by January 2010. CA enforcement is expected by the World Health Organization, the U.N. and, of course, the FDA.
Director of Law and Public Policy for the St.-Paul-based National Health Freedom Read more
Director of Law and Public Policy for the St.-Paul-based National Health Freedom Read more
News
Those of us who have made the transition into the 21st century are fortunate as we benefit from the numerous inventions and creations from the past that make our daily existence so much more rewarding and enjoyable. One of the intellectual giants who contributed to our contemporary high standard of living and knowledge of human nutrition was Dr. Royal Lee. Even though his name is known to only a small number of Americans, Dr. Lee was a researcher, inventor, scientist, scholar, statesman, businessman and philanthropist of the first order.
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News
February 6, 2007
(NewsTarget) The well-known saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," is actually derived from the old English saying:
"To eat an apple before going to bed will make the doctor beg for his bread."
The undisputed benefits of eating apples, however, can be further multiplied many fold by the consumption of apple cider vinegar (ACV). A veritable host of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients and substances is available in ACV to improve and reinforce health.
When acid crystals harden in the joints and tissues of any animal, the joints become stiff Read more
"To eat an apple before going to bed will make the doctor beg for his bread."
The undisputed benefits of eating apples, however, can be further multiplied many fold by the consumption of apple cider vinegar (ACV). A veritable host of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients and substances is available in ACV to improve and reinforce health.
When acid crystals harden in the joints and tissues of any animal, the joints become stiff Read more
Press Release
September 25, 2014
Dear Natural Supplements Industry,
Thank you for your comments.
I am not sure how you interpret that we have included synthesized natural form vitamins as an objection to the natural vs. synthetic vitamin controversy, but to call a synthesized vitamin "natural" is an oxymoron. Natural vitamins are made by nature not "created" (synthesized) from something by experts in laboratories. It is possible to make almost anything from anything else in a synthetic manner if you know the chemical pathway, but this does not apply to real, natural nutrition. Only nature can Read more
Thank you for your comments.
I am not sure how you interpret that we have included synthesized natural form vitamins as an objection to the natural vs. synthetic vitamin controversy, but to call a synthesized vitamin "natural" is an oxymoron. Natural vitamins are made by nature not "created" (synthesized) from something by experts in laboratories. It is possible to make almost anything from anything else in a synthetic manner if you know the chemical pathway, but this does not apply to real, natural nutrition. Only nature can Read more
News
February 1, 2007
Mike: Hi, everybody. This is Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, joined by David Wolfe.
David Wolfe: How are you doing, Mike?
Mike: I'm doing great, David. For those who don't know who David Wolfe is, let me tell you: This is the raw food pioneer right here. This is a guy who experiments with raw foods, finds out what works, and then spreads that knowledge and wisdom to people. You're the co-founder of Nature's First Law, and you've got a new book out. Tell us about the new book.
Wolfe: The book just came out this week. This is a remake of "The Sunfood Diet Read more
David Wolfe: How are you doing, Mike?
Mike: I'm doing great, David. For those who don't know who David Wolfe is, let me tell you: This is the raw food pioneer right here. This is a guy who experiments with raw foods, finds out what works, and then spreads that knowledge and wisdom to people. You're the co-founder of Nature's First Law, and you've got a new book out. Tell us about the new book.
Wolfe: The book just came out this week. This is a remake of "The Sunfood Diet Read more
Scientific Study
February 2, 2007
News flash: pollution is bad. And women living in highly polluted areas
are 76 percent more likely to die of a heart attack or stroke,
according to a rigorous study published in the New England Journal of Medicine
yesterday. "The magnitude of the findings are substantially higher than
what's been seen in prior research on long-term effects of air
pollution," says report director Joel Kaufman. Researchers monitored
the health of 65,893 post-menopausal women for up to nine years, as
well as the soot levels near their homes in 36 cities. (Be aware,
ladies in L.A., Atlanta, and NYC; Read more
Scientific Study
January 30, 2007
(NewsTarget) A diet rich in fiber can halve the risk of breast cancer among young women, according to a new study by Leeds University. Cereal fiber, such as that found in whole bread and cereals, was found to be particularly effective.
"[This] study further highlights the importance of eating a healthy diet for reducing the risk of cancer," said Ed Yong, information officer for Cancer Research UK.
Researchers found no significant effect, however, on the breast cancer risk of post-menopausal women. Janet Cade, who headed the study, says that this is why no one has Read more
"[This] study further highlights the importance of eating a healthy diet for reducing the risk of cancer," said Ed Yong, information officer for Cancer Research UK.
Researchers found no significant effect, however, on the breast cancer risk of post-menopausal women. Janet Cade, who headed the study, says that this is why no one has Read more
News
January 29, 2007
From CommonDreams.org
CONTACT:
Doctors Without Borders
(212) 679-6800
Company Would Effectively be Shutting Down the "Pharmacy of the Developing World"
NEW DELHI - January 29 - As pharmaceutical company Novartis proceeded with its legal challenge against the Indian government in a court hearing in Chennai, India, today, nearly a quarter of a million people from over 150 countries expressed their concern about the negative impact the company's actions could have on access to medicines Read more
CONTACT:
Doctors Without Borders
(212) 679-6800
Company Would Effectively be Shutting Down the "Pharmacy of the Developing World"
NEW DELHI - January 29 - As pharmaceutical company Novartis proceeded with its legal challenge against the Indian government in a court hearing in Chennai, India, today, nearly a quarter of a million people from over 150 countries expressed their concern about the negative impact the company's actions could have on access to medicines Read more
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