While it may not be on the front pages of the health section every day like Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) still affects a number of lives across a broad spectrum of the population. One of the most difficult aspects of trying to treat the condition has been trying to get a handle on what actually […]
Month: January 2014
At Last: a GOOD use for the drug that’s ruining our lives.
Sugar. Let”s get real about it. It’s a drug and 99% of us are hooked. Dr Robert Lustig’s discussion is an excellent primer for you if you are not yet convinced.
Fitter but Fatter
An article yesterday In Treehugger suggests that we have to have good diet along with a good exercise regimen, quoting a growing trend for Americans getting fitter, but fatter. “In order to find out how much Americans are exercising, the University of Washington conducted a study based on thousands of responses collected by the Centers for Disease […]
Wisconsin Water Alert
High strontium levels found in eastern Wisconsin groundwater. By Don Behm of the Journal Sentinel Add naturally occurring strontium to the list of contaminants — along with arsenic, bacteria and nitrates — possibly lurking in the groundwater of eastern Wisconsin and capable of causing health problems for people drinking water from wells, a University of Wisconsin-Green Bay scientist […]
The Best Soda You Can Buy
Sherry Brescia sent me this excellent post about the best soda. “I have a talent for hitting the grocery store at the precise moment when it’s mobbed, the lines are a mile long and there are cashiers in training. Recently as I waited in a L-O-N-G, slow line to pay for my groceries, I began […]
Strontium, PFOA and toxic chemicals found in one-third of U.S. water supply
As reported by Mike Adams, Health Ranger, one in 3 water supplies in the US is.. well, how else can I say it.. dangerous. Mike reports: “You may want to think twice before further drinking or even bathing in unfiltered tap water, as a new report set to be published next year has found that […]
What’s Your ‘Immunity Plan”?
As a kid I worked with my brother-in-law on his sheep farm. At shearing time it was my job to herd the sheep into the yards that fed into the hearing shed. Two things amazed me. One was that if just one sheep decided it saw an obstacle in the race, it would jump as […]