Kitchari Published March 6, 2012 | By Jai Kai Kitchari is meant to be a cleansing, calming and balanced meal â sattvic in nature. It is a staple or common food in Ayurveda and is an excellent combination of fats carbohydrates and protein. Kitcahri is a complete food that nourishes all the tissues of…
By Dr. Mercola Historically, saunas have a longstanding tradition of use. They are common to many Eastern European countries, as well as Asia. In some countries, such as Finland, you can find them in nearly every home, where they’re used for relaxation, detoxification and more. Saunas are actually becoming increasingly used by athletes as well,…
Article found on Self Growth.com By Phil Bale, PhD In medical school, there is little or no time spent on vitamins, and thousands of hours of instructions spent on pharmaceuticals (drugs). As a result, most MDâs are âeducationally handicappedâ about vitamins. In the days of âwooden ships and iron menâ, the most dreaded disease was…
Heather CallaghanActivist PostSix giant agribusinesses sought to stomp out similar measures in two neighboring Oregon counties that would effectively ban genetically modified crop cultivation.Despite Big Biotech shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars to influence the two small counties, residents voted for an all out GMO crop ban in Tuesday’s election.Monsanto, Bayer CropScience, BASF Plant…
By Walter Last Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints, while the term ‘rheumatism’ includes a variety of symptoms, such as inflammation, pain, tenderness and stiffness of muscles and joints. These conditions are extremely widespread and most people develop some form of arthritis or rheumatism during their lifetime. The most common forms of joint…
Nicholas WestActivist PostOnce again, it seems that yesterday’s conspiracy theory is today’s news.However, the signposts have been there all along. Microchip implants totrack pets and livestockandthe elderlyare now widely available, whilemicrochipping kidsis not far off. Extensive animal testing has beenconducted on monkeysto enable them to control devices via brain-computer interface. Edible“smart pill”microchips have been embraced…
ByDr. Michelle Kmiec âUntil science can prove it, it remains only anecdotal â not realâ. If I had a legitimate pet peeve, it would have to be that phrase! If it were true, I would not have been able to naturallycure myself from autoimmune neurological symptoms and clinical anxiety. I guess by using this…
Organic Authority Credit goes to the 2014 Farm Bill for whatâs an historic $78 million investment into local food systems including farmers markets, processing facilities, distribution services, and other local food business enterprises, the USDA has announced. Funding comes from the Farm Billâs requirement for the USDA to allocate five percent of Business and Industry…
Margie King, Green Med Info Waking Times Organic agriculture is booming. More and more people believe organics are better for our health than conventionally grown fruits and vegetables. But what does the science say? Researchers from Sweden and Pakistan wanted to know whether organically grown produce was in fact better for human health. They undertook…
Mae Chan A team of Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have proposed that an “on and off” epigenetic switch could be a common mechanism behind the development of different types of cancer. The existence of this epigenetic switch is indirectly supported by the fact that tumors develop through different stages. When cells rapidly…
Jon RappoportActivist PostA federal bill, HR 3717, is being refined in the hope of gaining big support from both sides of the political aisle.Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) is the key point man for the American Psychiatric Association.This bill is playing off of Aurora, Sandy Hook, Boston, and other recent âmass events.âThe propaganda hook is: catch…
The average person is exposed to 10 to 13 pesticide residues each day from food, beverages and drinking water. About 80 percent of organically grown fruits and vegetables are pesticide free, and a recent study showed that consumption of an organic diet for one week significantly reduced pesticide exposure levels in adults. Dangers of…
by Paul Fassa According to a January 17, 1995 issue of Canadian magazine Weekly World News, honey and cinnamonâs combined effects are proven and recognized as valid for several health issues including cancer and arthritis. But this 1995 hard copy magazineâs news item about honey and cinnamon didnât get picked up on the Internet until…
Jon RappoportActivist PostUnder the selective radar of mainstream media, Barack Obama has been carving out a whole new level of support for Monsanto and other destructive biotech giants.From Scott Creighton, âObama Pitches India Model of GM Genocide to Africaâ:âAt the G8 Summit held two weeks ago at Camp David, President Obama met with private industry…
By Lissa Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 I just finished teaching a workshop at Kripalu about the 6 Steps To Healing Yourself from Mind Over Medicine, and one of the questions that came up over and over was âHow do I learn to hear the voice of my intuition?â We all know there exists within us…
by Elizabeth Renter May 9th, 2014 In a promising, albeit rare move, the federal government has awarded a $750,000 grant to scientists at Washington State University to study organic pest controls. The research will look at non-chemical solutions for eradicating and controlling pests in farming, including methods like crop rotation and the use of other…
Did you hear? The World Health Organization declared that the spread of polio is an international health emergency.Megan Heimer,NHE, JD, NDActivist PostYou canât possibly have missed this. I donât have a t.v. and somehow I found out about this crisis. Polio is all over the news which I find completely ironic considering it was mumpslast…
By Claire I. Viadro, MPH, PhD Neurological disorders, autoimmune diseasesâthey seem to be everywhere these days. Scientists writing inNeurologyin 2007 estimated that the burden of neurologic illness affects “many millions of people in the United States.”1 Autoimmune illness, too, is at epidemic proportionsânearly 24 million Americans as of 2012.2These trends are disturbing enough in their…
Arjun Walia, Collective-Evolution Waking Times Itâs no secret that when society, as a whole starts thinking outside the box, or starts to question whatâs really happening on the planet it faces a fierce opposition. Itâs also no secret that authority figures throughout history have ridiculed ideas that simply did not fit the frame. In our…
By Walter Last Recently I heard an award-winning medical researcher say that steroids and immuno-suppressants as used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases have serious side effects and are not very effective (1). This reminded me of my own experiences in this area. Initially I had only positive results. Rheumatoid arthritis, type 1-diabetes, psoriasis, myasthenia…