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Too Much Sugar Can Lead to a Higher Risk of Cancer – Study Confirms

October 23, 2017 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: October 24, 2017

A nine-year study by scientists in Belgium found that excess sugar consumption stimulates tumor growth and increases your risk of cancer. Scientists focused on the Warburg Effect, a phenomenon where cancer cells consume glucose and turn it into tumor-feeding lactic… [read]

Oversized Eyedrops – Another Way Pharmaceutical Companies Ripoff Consumers

October 19, 2017 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: October 25, 2017

For those who use eyedrops, you may have noticed that it’s nearly impossible to get the entire drop into the eye without spilling. This is by design. For those who don’t use eyedrops, kudos. It’s a racket either way. NPR… [read]

White Pigment In Processed Food Worsens Inflammatory Bowel

October 4, 2017 by Michael Edwards

White coloring pigments in foods like marshmallows, gingerbread men, and doughnuts typically contain titanium dioxide – a nano-particle metal that food industries argue is harmless to ingest. Once again, reports are surfacing that these tiny metal particles can cause intestinal… [read]

WHO Says the World Will Run Out of Antibiotics Able to Treat Bacteria Superbugs

October 2, 2017 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: October 2, 2017

Antibiotic-resistant infections are on the rise. The World Health Organization released a list of the 12 different bacteria strains that could pose the highest level of risk to human health. The list, divided into three sections based on how critical… [read]

Climate Change Causing Less Nutrition, More Sugar In Our food

September 21, 2017 by Kristina Martin

How Excess Carbon Dioxide Diminishes Nutrients in Plants Our food system has become a game of Jenga, and we’re running out of blocks to pull from the bottom. Disease and challenging growing conditions threaten popular foods like coffee, chocolate, bananas,… [read]

Dicamba Lawsuit Against Monsanto, BASF, and DuPont Filed as Farmers Deal With Drift

September 14, 2017 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: September 14, 2017

There have been rumblings from farmers dealing with the damage caused by herbicide dicamba for quite some time now, and (legal) shots have now been fired. On Monday, a complaint against Monsanto, BASF, and DuPont was filed in Southern Illinois… [read]

Thousands of Farm Raised Salmon Escape in the Pacific Northwest

August 29, 2017 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: August 30, 2017

In the fish version of a great escape, thousands of Atlantic salmon have escaped from their holding pen at a fish farm in Washington state. The official estimate is currently at 4000 to 5000 escapees, and crews are currently working… [read]