Statin Drugs Alternative - Red Yeast Rice for Lowering Cholesterol

Statin Drugs Alternative - Red Yeast Rice for Lowering Cholesterol

Red yeast rice has been used medicinally in China for centuries, made from the fermentation of a red yeast over rice.

Nutrition for Optimal Wellness | Marcia J. Egles, M.D. | Statins, otherwise known as HMG co-enzyme A reductase inhibitors, are a class of medications used to treat high cholesterol. High cholesterol in the blood is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Although statins are generally well tolerated, at least five per cent of millions who take them must discontinue statins because of muscle problems¹. An observational study of patients intolerant to statins, who were later treated with “over-the-counter” red yeast rice dietary supplements, has shown an acceptable lowering of cholesterol as reported recently in the American Journal of Cardiology².

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Trying to Outlaw Atrazine

Trying to Outlaw Atrazine

For the second time in three years, legislation is being proposed to make the selling and use of Atrazine against the law.

Huffington Post | Danielle Ivory | A member of Congress is seeking to ban one of the nation's most widely-used herbicides, which has turned up in drinking water in some states. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) is for the second time proposing legislation that would outlaw any use or trade of atrazine.

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Good Housekeeping Works Better Than Insecticides

Good Housekeeping Works Better Than Insecticides

Research shows pesticide-free homes can be bug-free, too; 'Good housekeeping' is more effective than insecticides

Environmental Health News | Erik Ortlip | When a building supervisor notified tenants in Brooklyn that one of the apartments had a bedbug infestation, Eddie Rosenthal feared that it was only a matter of time until they spread to his home. But it wasn't just the bugs that gave Rosenthal the creeps. So did the prospect of using pesticides. So Rosenthal decided to try a few tricks that might keep his home bug-free without spraying chemicals. He raised his bed off the ground, filled some cracks and applied some nontoxic powder to spaces between walls. Now new research shows that such good housekeeping techniques not only minimize chemical use, but they are even more effective at controlling pests than hiring an exterminator to spray powerful, toxic pesticides. A single use of such techniques in 13 New York City apartment buildings eliminated substantially more cockroaches and mice than repeated professional applications of pesticides, according to a new study.

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Fat Loss Can Yeild Amazing Effects on the Immune System

Fat Loss Can Yeild Amazing Effects on the Immune System

Scientists have shown for the first time that even modest weight loss reverses many of the damaging changes often seen in the immune cells of obese people.

Science Daily | The immune system is made up of many different kinds of cells that protect the body from germs, viruses and other invaders. These cells need to co-exist in a certain balance for good health to be maintained. Many factors, including diet and excess body fat, can tip this balance, creating immune cells that can attack, rather than protect, our bodies.

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From Laboratory to Dinner Table - Nanotechnology in Food and Farming

From Laboratory to Dinner Table - Nanotechnology in Food and Farming

Nanotechnology in Food and Farming - New consumer products with hidden nanotech ingredients hit the U.S. market in a nearly unregulated fashion each week, including baby toys, personal care products, clothes, food and countless other products.

OCC | What is NanoTechnology? - Nanotechnology is the experimental process of manipulating matter at a scale of 1/100th the width of human hair, in order to create new products and materials.

New consumer products with hidden nanotech ingredients hit the U.S. market in a nearly unregulated fashion each week, including baby toys, personal care products, clothes, and countless other products.

The nanoparticles in these products are so small, they leach through the skin and spread through the environment in unpredictable ways.

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Anti-Depression and Anti-Seizure Drugs Linked to Suicide and Violent Death

Anti-Depression and Anti-Seizure Drugs Linked to Suicide and Violent Death

Drugs used to treat epilepsy as well as depression, chronic pain, migraine, bipolar disorder, and other conditions have been linked to a higher risk of suicide and violent death

Health.com | Anne Harding | Some antiseizure drugs used to treat epilepsy as well as depression, chronic pain, migraine, bipolar disorder, and other conditions are associated with a higher risk of suicide and violent death than other drugs in the same class, according to a new study.

Experts caution that patients should not stop taking the drugs -- gabapentin (Neurontin), lamotrigine (Lamictal), oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), tiagabine (Gabitril), and valproate (Depakote) -- without their doctor's permission.

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Elderly in Need of Vitamin D

Elderly in Need of Vitamin D

Vitamin D deficiency is now considered to be “a major public health concern in elderly populations”.

Nutrition for Optimal Wellness | Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS | Vitamin D deficiency is now considered to be “a major public health concern in elderly populations”. Vitamin D deficiency carries a large number health risks that include possible pregnancy problems¹, being a risk factor for stroke² and cardiovascular disease³, and may even contribute to chronic pain⁴. Vitamin D deficiency has even been found to increase overall mortality in women⁵.

Although vitamin D deficiency is common in U.S. children⁶, it is just as much of a problem in the elderly. While there is no consensus on optimal vitamin D blood levels for the elderly, the suggested minimum blood level is 75 nanomoles/Liter. This blood level has been associated with optimal bone density, reduced fracture risk, and lower extremity muscle strength⁷. Now a new study⁸ has found that supplementation may be the best way to achieve this suggested minimum level.

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Death by Farming

Death by Farming

Cancer, Parkinson's, Breast Cancer and a slew of other diseases linked to Atrazine

Civil Eats | Paula Crossfield | The Ecologist reported recently that three French farmers have successfully sued chemical companies for cancer and Parkinson’s disease that resulted from their occupational use of pesticides–an issue as widespread as it is under-reported. A cereal farmer with 100,000 hectares of land in in the Vosges region, Dominque Marchal was the first farmer to have his leukemia associated with his daily pesticide use. His wife was determined to get to the bottom of the issue. From the Ecologist:

She employed a lawyer to help her gather the scientific evidence and herself set about gathering invoices and receipts to list which pesticides her husband had been using in previous years. Then, from their own pesticide stocks and with the help of neighbouring farms, she was able to gather samples of each of the potential cancer-causing substances. Her lawyer helped her find a laboratory willing to analyse the contents, and when the results came back they showed that 40 per cent contained benzene, a substance not marked on any of the contents labels but that is known to increase the risk of leukaemia.

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Gluten Free Brown Rice Angel Hair Pasta with Flaxseed Now Available

Gluten Free Brown Rice Angel Hair Pasta with Flaxseed Now Available
A premium quality Gluten Free Brown Rice Pasta with Golden Milled Flax Seed begins with all natural, gluten free ingredients that are blended together.

Each Batch is tested using the ELISA Gluten Assay test to ensure that a quality product is delivered to you.

As well as being Gluten Free, it is also Wheat free, Dairy free, and contains no eggs.

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Big Pharma Turns Vitamin B into a Controlled Drug

Big Pharma Turns Vitamin B into a Controlled Drug

A natural form of the vitamin was recently yanked off the market by the FDA because a pharmaceutical company, BioStratum, wanted it's sole use in a drug.

Human beings cannot live without vitamin B-6. It is also important for the prevention of cancer and the prevention and treatment of seizures, anemia, mental disorders including schizophrenia, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other conditions. Its effect on carpal tunnel can seem almost miraculous.

A natural form of the vitamin, Pyridoxamine, was recently yanked off the market by the FDA. Why? Because a pharmaceutical company, BioStratum, wanted sole use of pyridoxamine in a drug, a drug which may or may not ever appear. The company filed a so-called citizens petition and the FDA agreed, notwithstanding protests from ANH-USA, other organizations, and thousands of citizens. You might ask: how can Pharma take a supplement off the market and claim exclusive use of it as a prescription drug? The FDA does not presently feel obligated to answer this question.

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An Overview of the Feingold Diet

An Overview of the Feingold Diet

A dietary approach to helping children with learning and behavior problems like ADD and ADHD.

The Feingold Diet derives from the program suggested in the book “Why Your Child is Hyperactive“, first published in the 1970s by Dr. Benjamin Feingold, a pediatrician and allergist. He went on to develop and promote his dietary approach to helping children with learning and behavior problems, since categorized as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

The Feingold Diet is based on the premise that allergic reactions or sensitivities to certain types of foods cause or contribute to ADD/ADHD symptoms, such as problems with:

• Behavior (marked hyperactivity, impulsive and compulsive actions, emotional concerns)

• Learning (short attention span, neuro-muscular difficulties, cognitive and perceptual disturbances)

• Health (physical complaints and/or sleep problems)

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GMO Primer

GMO Primer

Some Basic information about Genetically Modified Organisims.

Salt Lake Tribune | MaryJane Butters | Living out here at the end of my dirt road, I welcome spring with simple rituals around my small farm. One of my favorites involves turning rows of earth into a new garden and sowing heirloom seeds I've saved from last season's harvest. These are things I know to be good.

Every detail, from the perfume of enlivened soil to the sight of tiny green leaves sprouting toward the sun, appeals to my senses and are perfect little gifts. It's all part of a cycle that has been circling throughout the eons, assuring the fruition of nature's many gifts and making this planet a veritable paradise. I don't need to know the science behind every little miracle; it's enough that I can count on them happening, each in their own sweet time.

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