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Local Food Sovereignty Rights on Trial Before Maine Supreme Court

Raw milk advocates and those concerned about the survival of small farms in Maine rallied Tuesday in Portland to show their support for farmer Dan Brown before his State Supreme Court hearing. This case is much more than a question of whether farmer Brown has the right to sell raw milk from his small dairy farm to people in his local community. It represents the nationwide effort to eliminate local independent food producers from the marketplace. It’s not just the sale of raw milk that is under attack. It is about the authority of a local community to decide how to manage the sale of locally produced food. It is about food sovereignty. Do people have the right to independently produce food using methods of their own choosing and to sell that food to people who want their food grown or prepared according to those standards despite what state or national bureaucrats think is best?

Chinese Herb Better than FDA-Approved Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which your body’s immune system mistakenly attacks your joints. The abnormal immune response causes inflammation that can damage joints and organs, such as the heart. It’s chronic, extremely painful, and can be debilitating. But now, a high-profile study published in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases has shown that a natural herb can be more effective than FDA-approved drugs.

The Redemption of Cholesterol—How It Supports Your Health

Over the past 60 years, research has repeatedly demonstrated that there’s NO correlation between high cholesterol and plaque formation that leads to heart disease. Despite that, the saturated fat/cholesterol myth has persisted. Dr. Fred Kummerow, who is nearly 100 years old, was the first scientist to document the toxicity of trans fats. Over the past 60 years, his research has repeatedly demonstrated that there’s NO correlation between high cholesterol and plaque formation that leads to heart disease. Dr. Kummerow’s work shows that it’s not cholesterol that causes heart disease; rather it’s the trans fats and oxidized cholesterol that are to blame.

The Cholesterol Drug War: ABC Australia Bans Documentary Exposing Statin Drug Scandal

Dr. MaryAnne Demasi's documentary on the criminal activity of the pharmaceutical industry regarding cholesterol-lowering statin drugs sent shock waves through the mainstream media in Australia last year. Published in two parts on the popular news show The Catalyst, the pharmaceutical industry complained loudly after the first show, and requested the network not air the second episode, "Heart of the Matter Part 2 – Cholesterol Drug War." ABC Australia aired it anyway, but the pharmaceutical influence is apparently too strong, as it was announced this week that the network would remove the videos from their website because "they breached its impartiality standards." They also removed them from YouTube. These two episodes were among the most watched videos on Health Impact News in 2013, with tens of thousands of "likes" on Facebook alone, helping the videos go viral outside of Australia. We found other copies on YouTube for now, but it may only be a matter of time before YouTube bans these altogether. If you or anyone you know have been prescribed cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, then you need to watch this documentary. It could save your life.

Treating Gardasil Injuries

The Gardasil vaccine has proven to cause severe and lasting side effects in many girls (and now boys), and even some deaths. The side effects include: seizures, strokes, dizziness, fatigue, weakness, headaches, stomach pains, vomiting, Guillain-Barre syndrome, joint pain, autoimmune disease, chest pains, hair loss, appetite loss, personality changes, insomnia, tremors, shortness of breath, heart problems, paralysis, itching, rashes, swelling, aching muscles, pelvic pain, nerve pain, menstrual cycle changes, fainting, swollen lymph nodes, night sweats, nausea, temporary vision and hearing loss, and more. Conventional medicine can’t treat vaccine damage. I didn’t set out to help victims of Gardasil vaccine damage. I had one patient come to me, and I was able to successfully restore her health using the principles of functional medicine. Word spread throughout the Gardasil vaccine-damage communities and I have since consulted with many more of these young girls, and even several boys.

Gardasil Toxic Contaminant Confirmed by Independent Lab in France

France is quickly becoming the leading nation around the world that is waking up to the reality that the HPV vaccine, Gardasil, is a dangerous product that never should have been allowed into the market. Dr. Bernard Dalbergue, a former pharmaceutical industry physician with Gardasil manufacturer Merck in France, recently stated that Gardasil will become the greatest medical scandal of all time. Norma Erickson of SaneVax, the leading news website documenting the dangers of Gardasil, recently announced that independent laboratories in France have confirmed that Gardasil contains toxic DNA fragments connected to over 79 serious diseases. The Gardasil manufacturer Merck cannot be sued in the United States for harm caused by faulty vaccines, since the U.S. Congress granted pharmaceutical companies total legal immunity from vaccines in the marketplace in 1986, and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld that law in 2011. In France, however, there are multiple lawsuits currently in place over injuries caused by the Gardasil vaccine.

The Most Effective Probiotic is Free but the FDA Wants to Ban It

The therapeutic use of human poop has proven to be more effective than very expensive pharmaceutical drugs for certain diseases. Fecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT) are a less expensive and more effective treatment for many common diseases, yet the FDA is limiting the use of this therapy. Fecal Microbiota Transplant therapy involves transplanting stool from a healthy person into the digestive system of an unhealthy person to cure specific diseases. FMT is helpful because the poop from a healthy person contains bacteria that is needed by the person who is sick. FMT has been successfully used for: drug-resistant bacterial infections such as Clostridium Difficile, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease, chronic constipation, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), obesity, type II diabetes, Autism, Parkinson’s, mental disease, food poisoning, Malaria, Metabolic Syndrome, autoimmune diseases, and allergies. But this is a huge threat to the pharmaceutical industry, so the FDA has declared poop a drug and is making efforts to restrict it and ban donor banks.

One in Five Pregnant Women Take Opioid Painkillers

We’ve told you before about the dangers of prescription opioid painkillers: drugs like oxycodone (OxyContin) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) are incredibly addictive, and cause more deaths a year than heroin and cocaine combined. Alarmingly, a full 20% of pregnant women now use these prescription painkillers, according to the New York Times. What’s worse, not all women are being prescribed opioids equally: those with Medicaid, as well as those who live in the south, are being prescribed painkillers during pregnancy at much higher rates: 23% of women on Medicaid, compared to 14% of women with private insurance, are being prescribed opioids. While this is shocking, what doctors are prescribing as an alternative to these painkillers is just as dangerous.

Beets Are So Healthy That Even Pharmaceutical Giants Want To Harness Their Antioxidant Potential

There has been enormous research interest in beets because of the the unusual mix of antioxidants that they contain. The unique combination of nutritional and nutriceutical components establishes the red beet as a marvelous vegetable. Beets demonstrate their antioxidant uniqueness by getting their red color primarily from betalain antioxidant pigments. Coupled with their status as a very good source of the antioxidant manganese and a good source of the antioxidant vitamin C, the unique phytonutrients in beets provide antioxidant support in a different way than other antioxidant-rich vegetables.

Apricots Have A Far Greater Potential To Protect Your Eyesight Than Carrots Do

We've all been taught that carrots would keep our eyes sharp as a child, but as an adult, it looks like fruit such as apricots are even more important for keeping your sight. Nutrients in apricots can help protect the heart and eyes, as well as provide the disease-fighting effects of fiber. The high beta-carotene content of apricots makes them important heart health foods. Beta-carotene helps protect LDL cholesterol from oxidation, which may help prevent heart disease. Apricots contain nutrients such as vitamin A that promote good vision. Vitamin A, a powerful antioxidant, quenches free radical damage to cells and tissues. Free radical damage can injure the eyes' lenses.

Swiss Medical Board Against Systematic Mammograms

The Swiss Medical Board has recommended that no new systematic mammography screening programs be introduced, and a time limit should be placed on existing programs. Their review of mammography screening found the recommendations are based on outdated studies and the benefits do not outweigh the risks to women. One of the largest and longest studies of mammography to date found that mammograms have absolutely no positive impact on breast cancer mortality while 22 percent of women screened will be exposed to false positives and unnecessary treatment.

Government Appointed Epidemics Create Instant Vaccine Market: Polio

Is there really a new Polio epidemic as the WHO would like us to believe, or is this just a way to generate more sales of the dangerous oral polio vaccine?

Study Finds Thyme Essential Oil Beats Ibuprofen for Pain Relief

Significant research has found thyme essential oil and its constituent thymol to be antiseptic. In fact, many mouth washes and antiseptic wipes often contain thymol. Research is also finding that thyme oil reduces pain. Traditional medicines have been using thyme oil and other essential oils to help relieve pain for centuries.

Prescription Drugs in Prison: Huge Profits for Pharmaceutical Companies at Taxpayer Expense

What we are looking at is a potential storm of inmate addiction, violence, and soaring federal medical costs. Last month, Alliance for Natural Health told us about how under the new healthcare law, many more prisoners will receive powerful psychotropic drugs to treat mental illness—despite the fact that these drugs are linked to addiction, crime, and violent homicidal outbursts. The social consequences of treating inmates with these drugs is frightening. We all need to utilize safe, effective, and economical alternatives to lucrative Big Pharma drugs. We also need to break the government protected monopoly that allows a company to charge $1,000 per pill. But so long as the money keeps flowing back and forth between Pharma and public officials, it will be difficult to rein in the current plague of crony medicine.

Saturated Fat Phobia Lacks Scientific Basis

Does the thought of a rare-cooked, grass-fed steak, a couple of over-easy eggs cooked in butter, or a tall glass of raw whole milk make your mouth water? These satisfying foods that have been enjoyed for ages are now taboo, according to US health agencies, because saturated animal fats “cause heart disease” and should be severely restricted in a heart-healthy diet. As recently as 2010, the current recommendations from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) call for reducing your saturated fat intake to a mere 10 percent of your total calories or less. This is astounding, and quite the opposite of what most people require for optimal health! Fortunately, there are signs that the saturated fat phobia is lifting in the US, and not a moment too soon, as increasing research banishes the myth that saturated fats harm your health.

Senate Bill Would Subject Children to Mental Health Screening Without Parental Consent

Nothing would prevent a social worker from taking a child from an innocent family and having a “mental health care provider” (which could even include an unlicensed intern) conduct a psychological witch hunt under the guise of a “mental health screening,” prior to the initial detention hearing. The results of the screening (that is, the subjective analysis of one hand-picked mental health provider) could then be used as evidence to give the state authority over the child when in fact no abuse or neglect exists.

Homeschoolers Need Not Apply: Ohio Company Announces Hiring Ban on Homeschooled Graduates

Homeschooling remains the preferred method most parents choose to educate, feed, and take care of the health needs of their own children without government intrusion into their private lives. Statistics overwhelmingly show that the majority of home-educated students are far ahead of their peers in matters related to academics, health, and social interaction. Home-educated students are entering our military academies and top universities every year as some of our brightest young people in America. Unfortunately, there is also a renewed effort to bring homeschooled children into government programs, such as the health care system, and the lucrative market of vaccines. As a result, expect more stories like this where clear discrimination against homeschoolers occurs, especially as new "Common Core" national standards are implemented. The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) remains the nation's number one advocacy group for the rights of homeschooled children and their parents. In the case below, an adult who graduated with a homeschool diploma was initially offered a job, but the offer was subsequently withdrawn simply because the applicant had a homeschool diploma. Unfortunately, there is also a renewed effort to bring homeschooled children into government programs, such as the health care system, and the lucrative market of vaccines. As a result, expect more stories like this where clear discrimination against homeschoolers occur, especially as new "Common Core" national standards are implemented. The Homes School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) remains the nation's number one advocacy for the rights of homeschooled children and parents. In the case below, an adult who graduated with a homeschool diploma was initially offered a job, but the offer was subsequently withdrawn simply because the applicant had a homeschool diploma.

Honey: A Powerful Anti-Cancer Agent

Most of us know honey as a sweet treat, but few are aware of its powerful cancer killing properties. Honey is a superlative healing food. We know it has over 69 health benefits, as confirmed by the biomedical literature itself. But did you know it could be of profound benefit in diseases as life threatening and seemingly incurable as cancer?

D-Mannose for UTI Prevention Validated in a Clinical Trial

A new study found D-mannose worked just as well as antibiotics for preventing recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), with significantly fewer side effects. D-mannose is a naturally occurring sugar that sticks to the E. coli bacteria that most commonly causes UTIs, so it can be effectively “rinsed” out when you urinate. D-mannose is the active ingredient in cranberry juice, but the amount of D-mannose in cranberry juice is significantly less than its supplement form.

The Measles Vaccine Failure the U.S. Media is not Covering

Once again, we must turn to media outlets outside the U.S. to get straight facts concerning vaccines. The U.S. mainstream media only publishes one side of the vaccine debate and tries hard to squash any negative publicity regarding vaccines. We have previously reported how even local media sources in the U.S. are now reporting the truth about whooping cough outbreaks, since so many pertussis outbreaks are happening across the nation among fully vaccinated children, clearly showing that the vaccine is no longer effective. In spite of this well-documented fact that the whooping cough vaccine is a failure, it remains in the vaccine schedule and unvaccinated children are wrongly blamed for the outbreaks. In addition to whooping cough, measles is also making a comeback with new outbreaks, and again, the U.S. mainstream media is blaming unvaccinated children. But the failures of the measles vaccine are also well documented. Lawrence Solomon, the research director of the Consumer Policy Institute in Canada, recently wrote a series of articles exposing the faults of the measles vaccine that were published in the Financial Post. This is the other side of the measles story. One that is well-documented, but censored in the U.S. media.