Natasha Longo, Prevent Disease Waking Times Nestle and Mead Johnson Nutrition recently dismissed calls to remove genetically-modified organisms (GMO) from their infant formula products in the US and now evidence is coming forth on long-term risks related to infant formulations. Epidemiological research has indicated a relationship between infant formula feeding and increased risk of chronic …
Alex Pietrowski, Staff Writer Waking Times Many of us have grown up drinking tap water without thinking twice about it. The availability of potable drinking water is a cornerstone of developed countries. Many developing, or third-world, countries often provide inadequate access to drinkable water, and the water from the tap is frequently contaminated with pathogens, …
Mae Chan, Prevent Disease Waking Times Curcumin has increasingly come under the scientific spotlight in recent years, with studies investigating its potential health benefits. It has even been found to outperform pharmaceuticals in preventing disease. Curcumin is a compound found in the spice turmeric which gives it a natural pigment. It has been linked to a range …
Dr. Rivkah Roth, Green Med Info Waking Times Mainstream and natural medicine agree: No matter if non-celiac and/or celiac gluten sensitive, an individual sensitive to gluten needs to adopt a 100% glutenfree diet (GFD) and lifestyle! Over more or less time on a GFD most related symptoms should disappear. But, as little as 1 gram daily gluten …
Christina Sarich, Staff Writer Waking Times Does your Aunt Martha grow the best organic Meyer lemons in all of Florida? Do you have a favorite tomato plant in your yard that was grown from heirloom seed, and was never treated with chemical fertilizer? Do you buy your produce like lettuces, avocado, kale and green onions …
Joshua Becker, Guest Waking Times “There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.” – Henry David Thoreau Net-worth – your assets minus your debts. Self-worth – the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect. As humans, it …
April McCarthy, Prevent Disease Waking Times Radiation-induced cancers have tripled in the last two decades and diagnostic imaging has been already been admitted as a cause by the U.S. government. According to a study of seven U.S. healthcare systems, the use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the head, abdomen/pelvis, chest or spine, in children …
Dr. Amy Myers, Guest Waking Times More than 55 diseases have been linked to gluten, the protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. It’s estimated that 99% of the people who have either gluten intolerance or celiac disease are never diagnosed. It is also estimated that as much as 15% of the US population is …
Rick D., Eat Local Grown Waking Times The Farmers Market is a great place to bring your kids for so many reasons! The Farmers Market allows you to provide your family with wholesome, healthy food while supporting your local community at the same time. Here’s the reality- Family farmers need your support! Now that large …
Ida Lawrence, Contributor Waking Times Part 1 of this series on the phenomenon of remote healing can be read, here. If I experience something that heals me… really helps me live with less physical and psychological pain, then that’s my experience and it happened. And if it happened because a healing energy arrived from someone …
Heidi Stevenson, Gaia Health Waking Times Emerging research shows that the harmful effects of antibiotics go much further than the development of drug resistant diseases. The beneficial bacteria lost to antibiotics, along with disease-inducing bacteria, do not fully recover. Worse, flora lost by a mother is also lost to her babies. The missing beneficial gut bacteria are likely …
Marco Torres, Prevent Disease Waking Times The idea that sunscreen prevents cancer is a falsity promoted by a profit-seeking tag-team effort between the cancer industry and the sunscreen industry. How convenient an oversight by these demonizers of the sun that people closest to the equator have the lowest incidence of skin cancer, but you’ll never hear …
Case Adams, Naturopath, Green Med Info Waking Times Not so long ago a family farm produced a myriad of crops for the family and local community, including vegetables, corn, squash, cabbage and others. Today’s farms are a different proposition altogether, and monoculture food production is not only proving to be hard on the land and …
Jill Richardson, Guest Writer Waking Times I’ll never forget the first time I went to a farmers’ market. I hated it. Like many who buy food only from the grocery store, I didn’t realize that local farmers can’t produce every food all year round. I didn’t expect pineapples or anything, but the extremely limited selection …
Nancy Elizabeth Shaw, Green Med Info Waking Times Nutritional Healing from Cancer: The Fundamentals of an Alkaline Diet There is something that every cancer patient should hear from their oncologist when they are first diagnosed. They should be told that by making certain dietary changes, they could increase their chances of healing from cancer dramatically, …
Roman Krznaric, Greater Good Waking Times Job satisfaction is at record lows. What does it take to overcome the fear of change, especially in tough economic times? This essay is adapted from How to Find Fulfilling Work (Picador). The idea of fulfilling work—a job that reflects our passions, talents, and values—is a modern invention. Open Dr. Johnson’s …
Kara Maria Ananda, Guest Writer Waking Times Breasts are amazing – they are beautiful, they nourish babies, and they have an intelligence of their own. Breasts have so many incredible benefits for the health of humanity, the power of women, and the nurturing of the future generations. Your breasts deserve a medal of honor – …
Dr. Russell M. Jaffe, MD, PhD, Green Med Info Waking Times Diabetes matters. One in three children born today is projected to develop the condition, based on current trends.[i] This condition already afflicts over a quarter of a billion people worldwide, including 25 million Americans. Within the U.S., insulin resistance and prediabetes (also known as metabolic syndrome and …
Christina Sarich, Staff Writer Waking Times Looking at Qi vs Prana It is possible that each of these subtle energies are quite similar but some practitioners disagree. Qi, Chi, or Prana are not the only names of the fine, rather than gross, life force energies, however. It is also called kundalini energy, as well as …
Dr. Mercola Waking Times If you want to improve your nutrition and are itching to grow your own food, sprouts are an ideal choice. Virtually all sprouted seeds and grains fall in the “superfood” category, and they’re really easy to grow, even if you don’t have a lot of space or an outdoor garden. But …
