Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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Gaia Herbs achieves industry breakthrough in herb potency, safety and traceability
(NaturalNews) I'm a big fan of herbal products, but have you ever wondered whether the ingredients that are supposed to be in those products are actually present in their correct potency? Did you ever wonder where the herbs really came from? As you'll...

Breast cancer breakthrough: broccoli component zaps cells that fuel tumor growth
(NaturalNews) University of Michigan (U-M) Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists say they've found a compound that could help prevent and potentially treat breast cancer. It's not a drug or a new radiation treatment but a natural component of broccoli...

Placebo works as well as antidepressant drugs
(NaturalNews) In many cases of depression, antidepressant drugs provide little or no benefit over the effect of a placebo, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In a meta-analysis of six prior studies...

Lawsuit seeks to ban genetically modified sugar beets
(NaturalNews) A group of Oregon farmers are seeking an injunction against this year's planting of Monsanto's genetically engineered sugar beets. The groups of organic farmers, food safety advocates and conservationists, is seeking to persuade a judge...

BPA plastics chemical damages intestines, study shows
(NaturalNews) The widespread toxin bisphenol-A (BPA) damages the intestines and may lead to a painful condition known as leaky gut syndrome, according to a study conducted by researchers from the National Institute of Agronomic Research researchers in...

Nutritional Supplements Prevent Hair Loss: Vitamin C, Lysine, Omega 3
Hair loss occurs naturally every day and increases with age. Also known as alopecia, hair loss can be caused by problems with circulation or hormones.

A National Outrage: Our Tax Dollars Subsidize Foods that make us Fat and Unhealthy
At the same time that our Surgeon General has declared we have an epidemic of obesity, our government is using our tax dollars to cater to special interests and to subsidize the very foods that are making us fat. Thanks to lobbying, Congress...

An Underactive Thyroid may be Cause of Your High Cholesterol
An estimated 98 million American adults have high cholesterol or total blood cholesterol values of 200 mg/dL or higher. Your doctor may be following the clarion call, insisting you take a statin drug to lower these levels. Both you and your...

Health Alert: Read This Before You Board Another Airplane, Part II
The airline industry is playing a serious game of denial to ignore a dangerous issue while keeping airline passengers in the dark. Many crews and passengers have been stricken with serious health effects known as aerotoxic syndrome from toxic...

Diet soda now promoted as medicine to stop kidney stones (opinion)
(NaturalNews) The "most retarded science journal of the year" award goes to the Journal of Urology which has published an article suggesting that diet soda is actually an effective type of medicine for preventing kidney stones (April 19, 2010 issue...

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