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Dangerous Weight Loss Techniques
The over 10 million viewers who tune in to watch “The Biggest Loser” each week along with the 200,000 auditioning contestants are telling of America’s obsession with weight loss. A special upcoming reunion shows just how far contestants are willing to go to come out as the winner on the show. According to a New York Times article, the winner from the show’s first season, Ryan C. Benson, won’t be making appearance on the show for … Read entire article »
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The Guinea Pigs of Pharmaceutical Companies
By Lara Berch The number of people suffering from the side effects of pharmaceutical research is increasing all … Read more »
A Peek Behind Disposable Diapers
Since the first 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years of a child’s life is spent in diapers, … Read more »
Vitamin C and Ascorbic Acid
By Lara Berch We all know that vitamin C is good for us. It fights colds, helps … Read more »
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The 5 Hidden Dangers In Toothpaste
By: Scott Baker A Must Read if You Have Children Would you allow your family to brush their … Read more »
Dangers Of Hydrogenated Oil
"After closely scrutinizing data from scientific studies and reviews, many European countries have either banned hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated … Read more »
Mass Stupidity & Government Abetted Corporate Crime: Toxic Chemicals In Food, Water & Cosmetics
By: Mike Adams The mass poisoning of humanity: an exploration of human stupidity As human beings, … Read more »
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Cup of Green Tea a Day Keeps the Dentist Away
Adults have 32 permanent teeth (including wisdom teeth), which are designed to help you bite and chew food, and even help form words when you speak, for your entire adult life. There is a slight problem, though, and that is the human lifespan has been expanding while poor diet and other issues are causing teeth to decay. Now, experts say teeth … Read entire article »
Stress Adds Inches to Your Waistline
Most of us are all too well aware that overeating, eating junk food and not exercising are sure to expand our belt buckles another notch. But weight gain is not always so cut and dry. Oftentimes you may carefully watch what you eat, load your plate full of fruits and veggies, even exercise regularly … and still not win the … Read entire article »
Got Milk Industry’s Health Claims Have Been Proven Wrong
Marketers have been trying desperately for over a decade to increase the public’s consumption of milk, but they keep failing. Here’s why. Selling milk looks easy and even fun when you see the celebrity milk-mustache ads. “Got Milk?” ads may be the most recognizable and spoofed of all ad campaigns, yet they are probably also one of the least successful: Milk … Read entire article »
Plastic Water Bottles and Your Health
So just how dangerous are plastic water bottles for you health? In 2008, Americans drank nearly 9 billion gallons of bottled water, which is second only to soft drinks as the largest beverage type in the U.S. market, according to the Beverage Marketing Corporation. In the first study of its kind, researchers determined just how much BPA you absorb when you drink … Read entire article »
The Guinea Pigs of Pharmaceutical Companies
By Lara Berch The number of people suffering from the side effects of pharmaceutical research is increasing all over the world. According to the article Deadly Medicine, more and more clinical trials are being outsourced overseas. It is cheaper to recruit patients, there are less stringent regulations in place (if any at all), no risk of litigation, and mainly the trials … Read entire article »
FOOD INC. – A MUST SEE
In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood … Read entire article »
Recession Pounds: Does This Economy Make My Butt Look Big?
Recession pounds. Believe it or not, bigger waistlines are not uncommon when the economy goes south. Downturns in personal finances lead to tighter food budgets, with people selecting fewer, higher cost items like fresh fruits, vegetables, fish and low fat meats in favor of less expensive choices rich in refined sugars and fat. Several studies link obesity with low income. For … Read entire article »
Health Effects of GMO
Only 1 in 4 consumers in the United States are aware that they have been eating GM foods at one or another point in their lives. So what are GM foods and what’s the big deal? A GMO (genetically modified organism) is the result of taking genes from one species and inserting them into another in an attempt to obtain a … Read entire article »
Why Will “Sick Care” Now Replace Health Care in the U.S.?
How Might You Benefit or Lose Out? As you likely are “well” aware by now, the House of Representatives passed the health care reform bill that had been approved by the Senate in December. President Barack Obama called the move “a victory for the American people” and said it “answers the prayers of every American … Read entire article »
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