“There is no evidence of a difference.” That’s what researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine had to say about non-organic meat, veggies and fruit versus their more costly organic counterparts. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (July 29, 2009) reported that a band of researchers analyzed 50,000 scientific papers examining the […]
Continue reading >Back in April I shared with you how Michelle Obama started an organic garden at the White House (The War on Homegrown Tarragon). I also pointed out the contradictive-ness of the whole venture – the Department of Agriculture’s close ties to the world’s largest pesticide company, Monsanto, and the current administration’s battle to “outlaw” organic […]
Continue reading >From where my husband and I lived on City Island, September 11, 2001, you could see the Twin Towers burning. At the time, I was busy with a group trying to stop the spraying of a dangerous insecticide (malathion) used to kill West Nile carrying mosquitoes. Our group had been meeting with officials at City […]
Continue reading >A reader wrote in response to my column last Monday (where I shared my daily exercise routine)… “Now that you’ve described your routine, could you do one for the 99 percent of your readers who don’t have your luxuries or live in opulence?” I found this reader’s comments a little confusing. You’d think I was […]
Continue reading >I have a new Magnesium Miracle Story to start your week off. It’s from Bill, an asthma sufferer, in Florida. The “boys” he refers to are two new kittens he adopted recently… I was having so much allergy/asthma trouble I was sure I would have to give these boys back to the shelter. That was […]
Continue reading >I have a four-minute video for you today. Filmed back in April it predicted much of what we are seeing unfold today in regards to the swine flu. Congressman Ron Paul – who was a medical doctor before entering politics – gives his perspective on the real risks of the swine flu, the vaccine and […]
Continue reading >I thought I’d answer some questions that have come in from readers about… how medication and supplement interact… a bad form of magnesium… whether there’s any benefit to red wine over grapes… “cheat” days… and electromagnetic radiation from hearing aids. I conclude with a reader’s comments about overcoming genetic diseases. Should I take my supplements separate […]
Continue reading >Just to prove you can find the positive in anything here are three health lessons you can learn from the king of fast food, Ronald McDonald… McDonald’s Health Lesson #1: Keep Things Clean Their menu may be a health hazard but they do know how to keep things clean. According to McDonald’s chairman, Jim Cantalupo, […]
Continue reading >Researchers find that when employment drops TV viewership goes up. Shocking, when you consider the national average already wavers between five to six hours a day… any more time in front of the tube would become a fulltime job, indeed. I guess people aren’t working so they stay at home and watch TV. But why […]
Continue reading >5:30 a.m. (6 a.m. on a slow day) I’m out of bed and watching the sky turn pink over the Pacific. I start my day with some wall push ups. That’s where you stand against the wall and push yourself off with your arms. This builds your upper body strength, posture and keeps the shoulders […]
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