Holistic Health

Foods that Fight Cancer

November 4, 2015 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: November 4, 2015

Everyone has heard the phrase, “You are what you eat,” but did you know that you can combat and prevent cancer through healthy food choices? The number one thing to focus on when trying to create a cancer-fighting diet is… [read]

Hear No Evil, See No Evil – Chantix, Drug Advertising, and the FDA

November 2, 2015 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: November 2, 2015

In 1997, the FDA decided to relax the guidelines pertaining to televised pharmaceutical ads. In the following years, direct-to-consumer ads took off from a $12 million dollar business to a $4.1 billion dollar business by 2006. In 2011, it was… [read]

Post Halloween Sugar Blues

November 1, 2015 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: November 1, 2015

So you took your little ones out for a night of door-to-door begging and came home with a load of candy. Once your little darlings were tucked into bed you sorted through the hoard, convincing yourself that your only goal… [read]

The Vegan Diet: Why It Is a Big Deal

November 1, 2015 by Karen Bresnahan
Last updated on: November 4, 2015

Recent studies show that more and more people in the U.S. are choosing to reduce or give up meat in their diet because of the growing body of evidence linking meat consumption to obesity, digestive problems, heart disease, some types… [read]

Formaldehyde in GMOs, Yet Another Unlisted Ingredient

October 31, 2015 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: February 17, 2016

By policy, the FDA considers GMO foods to be substantially equivalent to their non-genetically modified counterparts, and to be generally recognized as safe. GMOs do after all, look very similar to their conventional counterparts and they are grown under somewhat… [read]

Most Influential Women in the Organic Food Movement

October 31, 2015 by Jessica Velasco
Last updated on: October 31, 2015

The popularity of the organic food movement is spreading like wildfire. Who should we look to for future growth and encouragement? Women Playing a More Active Role The organic food movement is undergoing a revolution. Typically a male-dominated field, the… [read]

Chiropractors Against Vaccines

October 31, 2015 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: November 4, 2015

“The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease. ~ ” ― Thomas A. Edison Becoming a doctor of… [read]