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Can Stevia Cure Chronic Lyme Disease?

May 9, 2016 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: February 9, 2017

A new study published in the European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology reveals a discovery with the potential to end late stage or chronic Lyme disease. According to the CDC, Lyme disease is estimated to infect 300,000 Americans per year.… [read]

Trends Point to Declining U.S. GMO Sales

April 16, 2016 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: April 16, 2016

For the first time since their introduction in 1996, the number of acres with planted GMO crops and the value of GMO seeds has declined. Down to 444 million acres in 2015 from 448.5 million in 2014, the overall acreage… [read]

Will the DARK Act Ever Die? What Can We Do?

March 7, 2016 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: March 7, 2016

If we ever wanted to see the end of a piece of legislation, it would be the DARK Act. If you are not familiar with it, this legislation is aimed at taking away our right to know what we are… [read]

The FDA Announces They Will Now Test For Glyphosates

February 23, 2016 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: March 1, 2016

Glyphosate, the extra secret ingredient in the majority of our food supply, will now have a harder time going incognito. After the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a criticism of the FDA and the USDA’s current herbicide monitoring practices,… [read]

CBD Hemp Oil Used at Children’s Hospital to Treat Epileptic Baby

February 13, 2016 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: February 13, 2016

At Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colorado, Amylea Nunez, a 2-month-old old baby from Albuquerque, New Mexico, is making history. “She has a rare form of epilepsy,”Amylea’s mother, Nicole Nunez said. “They don’t know exactly the type.” And her doctors… [read]

Marijuana Suppositories Provide an Interesting Next Move for Medical Cannabis

February 12, 2016 by Kristina Martin

Foria, a California company, has found a way to combine two of this today’s biggest issues -women’s rights and marijuana – into one tiny item: a suppository. Oddly enough, the meeting of these issues has resulted in a treatment that’s… [read]

The Zika Epidemic – What You Should Know, Without the Hype

February 7, 2016 by Allene Edwards
Last updated on: February 12, 2016

Zika History and Current Spread The Zika virus was first identified in 1947 by scientists who were researching yellow fever in Uganda. They placed a caged rhesus macaque in the Zika forest. After it became sick with a fever, the… [read]