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Joel Edwards is a senior at Kennesaw State University, an anthropology major with a broad interest in the humanities and an organic lifestyle.

How to Detoxify From Antibiotics and Other Chemical Antimicrobials

April 9, 2015 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: June 5, 2015

Antibiotics and other antimicrobials are everywhere. Even if you are trying to avoid them, they are found in the majority of conventional meats, in our tap water, and in soaps, mouthwash, and toothpaste. It is difficult to avoid exposure, but… [read]

An Interview with a Chiropractor

April 6, 2015 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Doctor Scott Warner took the time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about chiropractic medicine – what it is, what it isn’t, and why he chose it as a profession. What made you want to become a… [read]

How Plumbing (Not Vaccines) Eradicated Disease

April 6, 2015 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: July 22, 2018

Vaccines get all the glory, but most plumbers will tell you that it was water infrastructure – sewage systems and clean water – that eradicated disease, and they’re right. Disease Before Plumbing After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europeans… [read]

How the USDA Traded One Disease For Another

March 31, 2015 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: June 5, 2015

In the late 1970s, a senate committee pushed its “Dietary Goals for the United States” urging Americans to eat less fat. It was thought that red meat, eggs, and dairy were killing Americans. By the 1980s, nearly a million Americans… [read]

The Decline Of the American Diet

March 31, 2015 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

In every measurable way, Americans are in worse health than ever before. It is widely predicted that our lifespan is shortening; the generations that came before us will outlive us, and we are likely to outlive the generations that succeed… [read]

GMO Science – Understanding How GMOs Are Created, and What Prominent Scientists Are Saying

March 30, 2015 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: January 28, 2016

According to the World Health Organization, GMOs are “Organisms in which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally.” Genetically modified organisms are organisms built with genes from more than one species. The process… [read]

Is the Paleo Diet a Fraudulent Fad or the Healthiest Diet to Hit Mainstream? Could It Be Both?

March 29, 2015 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: June 5, 2015

Paleo Diet’s Origins The paleo diet has been around for more than forty years, but recently, it has enjoyed resurgence in popularity. At present, it is one of the most popular diet trends in America. This comeback in popularity is… [read]