Becca Wolford, Contributing Writer Waking Times Physical and emotional stress cause cortisol levels to rise in the body. It is an important hormone and helps regulate insulin, blood pressure, immune function, inflammatory responses, and glucose metabolism. Cortisol is a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, and is often known as the ‘stress hormone.’ It is …
Michael Connett, Esq, Fluoride Action Network Waking Times In the initial version of this article, we estimated that “over 200,000″ Americans drink water with 1.8 to 2.0 ppm. Based on data from the National Research Council, however, it appears that a more accurate estimate is “about 600,000.” We have changed our estimate accordingly. In July, a team …
Chris Bourne, Openhand Contributor Waking Times What brings you joy in life? The world is moving through challenging times. Sometimes events and circumstances can get heavy. Whilst processing our stuff is positive, dwelling too heavily in it is counterproductive. It can drag us down. So how might we keep our heads above water? How can we …
Kelly Niven Waking Times I would like to explain to you how we are creating everything that is happening to us. I will also explain how our mind and body are connected. When you really get this you will hopefully have a light bulb moment and it will become clearer for you to see your …
Christina Sarich, Contributing Writer Waking Times In Mahayana Buddhism there is a beautiful teaching called the Lotus Sutra, or Saddharma Pundarīka Sūtra. It is translated as the ‘rule of good dharma,’ like a golden rule to follow for a more prosperous and enjoyable life. It is practiced all over Asia, from China to Japan, Vietnam, Bhutan, and Tibet. …
Elizabeth Renter Waking Times There is a very good chance that if you’ve bought anything made of cotton within the last several years, you have indirectly, and most likely unknowingly, supported the GMO industry. That’s because it is estimated that 90 percent of cotton produced worldwide is now genetically modified. While GM cotton likely won’t hurt you, …
The Health Coach, Contributing Writer Waking Times Let’s go right to the heart of the matter. What is it about Kombucha Tea that makes it such an elixir of sorts?! Why did the remote villages in Russia, where meat-eating and potatoes and vodka were standard fare every day, experience such unusual longevity and robust health by drinking Kombucha …
Ginger Garner, Guest Writer Waking Times Can Yoga Be Used as Medicine? The short answer is yes. The reality is yoga is not usually used as medicine. Using yoga as medicine can be tedious and laborious (trust me), requiring constant review of the scientific literature in order to make it safe and effective. More often …
Beth Quist, Guest Writer Waking Times In Chinese Medicine, the heart is considered the emperor of the body. The emperor needs peace and order in its kingdom, and so governs the bodily functions with routine, like a clock, providing consistent order to its kingdom. The heart is what houses the Five Spirits, known as the …
Waking Times As we pass through life on the physical plane, things happen. We contract flus and colds and viruses, and we sustain physical injuries, like falling off our bikes as children or experiencing sports injuries. As adults, we may throw our back out or experience a serious car accident, in the process, acquiring bruises, …
Leah Zerbe, Rodale’s Waking Times Agrochemicals, home bug sprays, and lawn treatments could be causing chronic illness in your family. Pesticides are designed to kill, although the mode of action they use to put the stranglehold on pests varies. Whether it’s nerve gas–like neurological disruption, the unbalancing of key hormones, or the stunting of a …
Daniel Reid Waking Times “The countless names attached to illnesses do not really matter. What does matter is that they all come from the same root cause… too much tissue acid waste in the body!” – Dr. Theodor Baroody If you believe what doctors say today, you’d think that suddenly the world has become infested …
Dave Mihalovic, Prevent Disease Waking Times Right from the horses mouth, Bill Gates states that “vaccines reduce population growth.” Few can now deny what anti-vaccine advocates have been saying for years, specifically that vaccines directly and negatively impact fertility. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will only be too willing to oblige future generations. The …
Anthony Gucciardi Waking Times Cheap organic foods? In the face of global economic struggle, the issue of personal finance is at the heart of the average consumer. But do you really have to shed an exorbitant amount of your money to purchase organic foods over conventional? The answer is no, and there is a surprisingly large …
Dave Mihalovic, Prevent Disease Waking Times Other than a depressed immune system with a side serving of carcinogenic, immunotoxic, neurotoxic, and sterility agents, this year’s flu shot has nothing to offer you but the usual poisons based on previous formulations. Moreover, their effectiveness in preventing the flu is less than a placebo. Although the FDA gave …
Becca Wolford, Contributing Writer Waking Times I read a very disturbing news article today: Prescription drug deaths now outnumber other deaths in the U.S., this includes accidental traffic deaths. Prescription medications have become the leading cause of illness, disability, and death. Have you looked at the information sheets that come with the prescriptions? There are …
April McCarthy, Prevent Disease Waking Times Vegans and vegetarians have been promoting the lifestyle for decades and now research firmly supports a huge cancer prevention benefit to those who add fruits, vegetables, herbs and tea to their diets. A study by Susan Steck of the Arnold School of Public Health finds that a high intake …
Elizabeth Renter Waking Times It seems as if for every study on marijuana uses, there is another revelation that it does, in fact, have worthwhile medical applications. Another such study was recently published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, where scientists found that a cannabis extract has positive effects on the treatment of multiple sclerosis …
Pao L. Chang, Guest Writer Waking Times Words of caution: The videos at the end of this page contain visual evidence that will change how you view the reality that you live in and help free your mind. If you are happy with how the world works and like to think that everything that you …
Elizabeth Renter Waking Times As if most consumers weren’t confused enough already about making the “right” food choices, the pseudo-scientific Stanford study released early last month had many of those on the fence thinking it was okay to once-again blindly trust what they found on their supermarket shelves. But, let’s lay this argument to rest …
