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Fungal Infections Becoming Resistant, Evolving Like Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

May 25, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: November 10, 2018

Fungal infections are demonstrating resistance to fungicides in the same way that bacteria react to antibiotics, warns a new report in Science magazine. Many perceive fungal infections like candida, athlete’s foot, and others to be relatively harmless, but an estimated… [read]

Whole Foods Delays GMO Labeling Policy

May 22, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: May 22, 2018

Whole Foods Market executives emailed suppliers last Friday to announce that the company will delay the rollout of its GMO Labeling Policy. The company’s comprehensive labeling policy was slated for September 1st. They have not announced a new timeline for… [read]

Study Links Restaurant Food To Higher Levels of Plastic-Based Chemicals In Blood

May 22, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Some reports indicate that Americans eat more and more of their meals at restaurants. Other reports say restaurant eating is on the decline. Most reports say that millennials are eating out more and that they don’t know how to cook.… [read]

Tobacco Plant May Hold the Answer to Treating Dangerous Fungal Infections

May 21, 2018 by Kristina Martin

A newly published study in Nature Communications has discovered that a peptide found in tobacco plants, NaD1, is able to combat Candida albicans cells. The compound is found in the plant Nicotiana alata, which is one of roughly 70 species… [read]

How Vaccines Cause Disease to Evolve

May 20, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: May 21, 2018

Two of the pillars of modern medicine are in trouble and it’s for the same reason – ignoring microbial evolution. Conventional medicine charged ahead with rampant antibiotic use without a full understanding of the microbiome and how our immune system… [read]

Microplastics In Tap Water and Beer Around the Great Lakes, and Everywhere Else

May 14, 2018 by Michael Edwards

A new study sampled twelve different beers in the Great Lakes area and found all to be contaminated with microplastics. Researchers also surveyed tap water from the same region and found microplastics in eight of the nine samples as well.… [read]

Travel is Worse for the Environment Than We Thought

May 14, 2018 by Kristina Martin

Thanks to climate change, the world is looking at previously accepted practices with a greater focus on sustainability and a new study finds one area that’s a bigger problem than we thought – travel. Global tourism in the year 2013… [read]