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Weight-Loss Surgery is a Viable Option for Treating Obese Children, Says Pediatrics Journal

November 2, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: November 13, 2019

It’s easier to break something than it is to fix it…and the way we take care of ourselves is broken. It’s broken to the point that a new study published in Pediatrics, the Official Journal of the American Academy of… [read]

Bayer See an Increase in Lawsuits After Glyphosate Verdicts

October 30, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: November 13, 2019

The numbers are in! Lawsuits against the world’s most popular herbicide, Round-up, have increased dramatically from 18,400 cases in July to 42,000 cases in October. German company Bayer AG purchased agricultural behemoth Monsanto in June of 2018, and since then… [read]

Neonicotinoids are Harming the Birds and the Bees

September 13, 2019 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: October 7, 2019

Neonicotinoids, a class of pesticide linked to the decline of bee populations worldwide, have also been linked to declining bird populations. Researchers from the University of Saskeccthwan exposed a population of migrating white-crowned sparrows to imidacloprid (a neonicotinoid manufactured by… [read]

Celiac, Zinc, and Tobacco Use

September 3, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: November 21, 2019

The researchers in the Mayo Clinic journal article studied 309 men and women between January 1, 2000, and October 21, 2014, with an average age of just over 46. All had been tested and newly diagnosed with celiac. Several micronutrients were… [read]

Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $572 Million For Opioid Addiction Crisis

August 27, 2019 by Michael Edwards

Yesterday, an Oklahoma judge Thad Balkman, of Cleveland County District Court, ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572.1 million to the state for fueling an opioid epidemic with deceptive marketing practices. The shares for Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) were up… [read]

EPA Blocks Glyphosate Warning On Labels

August 27, 2019 by Michael Edwards

Glyphosate was added to California’s Proposition 65 list of carcinogens in July 2017. Products containing Glyphosate, like Monsanto’s RoundUp, were supposed to have warning labels on the packaging that stated potential cancer risks. The glyphosate cancer warnings were scheduled to… [read]

Your Fish Oil May Be Bad For You

August 26, 2019 by Michael Edwards

Due to the way they’re processed, many fish oil supplements contain synthetic fish oil. DHA and EPA from fish oil are triglycerides, which are highly bioavailable. In most fish oil supplements, the DHA and EPA have been converted to ethyl… [read]