Cranberries Help Antibiotics Fight Bacterial Infections

Cranberries Help Antibiotics Fight Bacterial Infections from Natural Blaze Research conducted at McGill University and INRS has found that a cranberry extract makes bacteria more sensitive to antibiotics, a promising avenue for limiting resistance to these important drugs The global spread of antibiotic resistance is undermining decades of progress in fighting bacterial infections. Due to the overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, we are on the cusp of returning to a pre-antibiotic era in which minor infections can once again become deadly. Therefore, countering the fall in antibiotic efficacy…

READ MORE

Glyphosate Is Causing Fatty Liver Disease

Glyphosate Is Causing Fatty Liver Disease by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide, has been making headlines for its potential to cause cancer, but another serious disease has also been linked to this ubiquitous chemical: nonalchoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), particularly the most advanced cases. Staggering amounts of glyphosate have been applied worldwide in recent decades. Since 1974, for instance, more than 1.6 billion kilograms (or about 3.5 billion pounds) of glyphosate have been used in the U.S. alone, accounting for 19% of its overall…

READ MORE

Consumption of dairy foods, red meat and processed meat has varied health implications at key life stages

Consumption of dairy foods, red meat and processed meat has varied health implications at key life stages by: Evangelyn Rodriguez for Natural News In this review, a researcher from the University of Reading in the U.K. examines the role of dairy foods and red meat at key life stages in terms of their ability to reduce or increase chronic disease risk. This article, which includes a discussion about recent meta-analyses and updated reports on the associations between dairy foods, red meat and processed meat, and various cancers, was published in the journal animal. In the…

READ MORE

RECALL: Skip This Beef For Your Memorial Day BBQ

RECALL: Skip This Beef For Your Memorial Day BBQ By Dagny Taggart for The Organic Prepper If you are planning to throw some beef on the grill Memorial Day weekend, there’s a new recall you need to know about. On May 22, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Aurora Packing Company, Inc., is recalling approximately 62,112 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. There are multiple cuts of beef included in the recall, including short ribs, ribeyes, and briskets, according to a…

READ MORE

How Sulforaphane in Broccoli May Benefit Those With Schizophrenia, Autism and Alzheimer’s

How Sulforaphane in Broccoli May Benefit Those With Schizophrenia, Autism and Alzheimer’s by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Science has proven time after time that food is potent medicine. Broccoli, for example, has a solid scientific foundation showing it’s one of the most valuable health-promoting foods around. While it contains several health-promoting compounds, one of the most widely studied is sulforaphane. The cancer-fighting properties of sulforaphane are perhaps the most well-known, but it has also been shown to benefit your heart and brain, boosting detoxification1 and helping prevent and/or treat high blood pressure,2 heart disease, Alzheimer’s3 and…

READ MORE

Prescription for violence: The corresponding rise of antidepressants, SSRIs & mass shootings

Prescription for violence: The corresponding rise of antidepressants, SSRIs & mass shootings from Ammo According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a mass murder occurs when at least four people are murdered, not including the shooter, over a relatively short period of time during a single incident. Over the last 30 years, the United States has seen a significant increase in mass shootings, which are becoming more frequent and more deadly. (Article republished from Ammo.com) Seemingly every time a mass shooting occurs, whether it’s at a synagogue in Pittsburgh or a nightclub in Orlando, the anti-gun media…

READ MORE

Vaccine makers and liability protection: Laughing all the way to the bank – conflicts of interest undermine Children’s Health

Vaccine makers and liability protection: Laughing all the way to the bank – conflicts of interest undermine Children’s Health by Erin Elizabeth for Health Nut News GNN Note – Don’t forget about J.B. Handley going on The Doctors and exposing the vaccine industry right to their face – thieving liars that are killing and maiming our children. ****** By the Children’s Health Defense Team [Note: This is Part III in a series of articles adapted from the second Children’s Health Defense eBook: Conflicts of Interest Undermine Children’s Health. The first eBook,…

READ MORE

Why Calcium Propionate Is Strongly Linked to Diabetes and Autism

Why Calcium Propionate Is Strongly Linked to Diabetes and Autism by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola The degree to which a food has been altered during preparation lies on a continuum. Anything not directly harvested from the vine, ground, bush or tree has undergone some degree of processing. Processing may be as basic as freezing, canning or drying, or it may involve ultra-processing where food is significantly altered — foods you may typically purchase at a gas station. Unfortunately, Americans not only eat a preponderance of processed foods, but 57.9% is…

READ MORE

Doctors go crazy after woman uses peppermint oil to remove a tick from her skin in viral Facebook video

Doctors go crazy after woman uses peppermint oil to remove a tick from her skin in viral Facebook video by: Tracey Watson for Natural News If you go out in the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise. That line from a favorite children’s nursery rhyme is certainly true when it comes to ticks. Those creepy little critters carry some seriously nasty diseases, including Lyme disease, and they’re most active between April and September. In other words, if you’re going to be heading outdoors to enjoy the warmer weather,…

READ MORE

The Paradox of Ultraprocessed Foods

The Paradox of Ultraprocessed Foods from Mercola If your diet isn’t made up of fresh, whole foods, you’re doing it wrong. Not surprisingly, a recent studyfound that ultraprocessed foods cause weight gain. People who eat a lot processed food consume more calories (and sugar) compared to those who eat a fresh, whole food diet, which ultimately leads to weight gain. The study included 10 men and 10 women who lived at the NIH’s Clinical Center in in Bethesda, Maryland, for 28 days. Their meals were provided by investigators with the National…

READ MORE