Feb 5, 2014 by MONA DELFINO When we go to a doctor we expect to be told what is wrong with us. We receive a diagnosis and then wonder what we will do about it. It’s becoming obvious more and more that drugs are not, and never have been the answer to health. So why…
Written By: Rob Kress, RPh As a pharmacist I am very encouraged with the growing sentiment of our culture, that yes, we are in an over-medicated society, and medications are often unnecessarily prescribed and don’t come without consequences. “The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were…
ByDr. Edward F. Group Guest Writer forWake Up World The thyroid gland synthesizes thyroid hormones andiodineis an essential trace mineral that is crucial for the thyroid to function properly. Eating foods rich in iodine ensures the thyroid is able to manage metabolism, detoxification, growth and development. Research has shown that alack of dietary iodinemay lead…
ByCarolanne Wright Contributing Writer forWake Up World Attitude and outlook may not all be in the head. Researchers have found that the gut can function like a second brain — influencing the nervous system and behavior. High fat intake has been shown to affect this gastrointestinal nervous system, helping to improve emotional balance. But not…
Written By: Glenn Sabin What a firestorm! Ever since Dr. Paul Offit’s book, “Do you Believe in Magic: The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine” was released last summer, there’s been a burst of new negative dietary supplement study results and position papers. Editorials, featuring provocative headlines such as: Enough is Enough: Stop Wasting Money…
It is well known that in war, the first casualty is truth – that during any war truth is forsaken for propaganda. ~Harry Browne Sayer Ji Activist Post The war against so-called ‘vaccine preventable’ diseases has a new frontier: the Internet, and most recently The Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) has entered the fray with…
by Paul Fassa Some cynically refer to the FDA as the Fraud and Death Administration. Harsh, but many see that name as a bit more than an accurate description. It is certainly the hub of the Medical Mafia wheel. A few years ago, during the height of the occupy wall street mania, some were calling…
Soy has become a major source of toxicity for human beings, especially in the last three decades. Not only is more than 99% of soy genetically modified, but sources labeled organic or non-GMO are often exposed to the same problems as conventional soy. If you consume processed foods, soy is almost impossible to avoid. With…
Prevent Disease Deepak Chopra’s holistic and spiritual views of life are so profound that they have offered millions around the world an opportunity to learn transformative concepts in coping with physical illness, emotional turmoil, stress, loss and many other factors that affect our wellbeing. In The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Chopra outlines 7 powerful…
Kris Gunnars Processed foods are bad.They are the main reason why people all over the world are getting fat and sick.How do we know? Every time a population adopts a “Western” diet high in processed foods, they get sick. It happens within a few years. Their genes don’t change, theirfooddoes. Real vs Processed Food The…
HEALTHY LIVING bySarah TheHealthyHomeEconomist There is clearly great value in a second opinion! This article got its start last week via social media when I noticed that two parents had posted what a conventional health practitioner had suggested as ideal food for their children. One mother said her nutritionist instructed her to feed her toddler…
ByTracy Kolenchuk Guest Writer for Wake Up World Healthicines increase healthiness. Medicines decrease illness. It’s easy to say, but it can be very difficult to understand clearly. Are “alternative medicines” healthicines or medicines? Are vitamins healthicines or medicines? Are herbal treatments healthicines or medicines? Let’s begin with some simple examples, where the lines are very…
John Summerly, Prevent Disease Waking Times A wave of viraland bacterial infections is sweeping across the Northern Hemisphere and people are taking longer to heal from an array of symptoms within the respiratory system. If you are resorting to conventional medicine to address these infections with antibiotics, you are not only adding to the problems…
Paul Lawrance Activist Post All over the US grocers are telling their customers that some organic foods are in short supply due to high demand. My Fox NYis reporting: A New Jersey ShopRite recently posted a sign saying the short supply (of organic and cage free eggs) was industry-wide and was due to increased demand…
by Sayer Ji Two new studies indicate that black seed (nigella sativa) may provide a unique set of benefits to aging women by protecting both against metabolic syndrome and accelerated bone loss. As reported previously, black seed has been used for hundreds of years as both a food and medicine, and was once known as…
Jan 21, 2014 by MARCO TORRES In 2011, Lindsay Bunn Rogers was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and was immediately placed on medication to control her symptoms. She became more ill and eventually her entire thyroid was covered with palpable masses. Despite her doctor’s position that “nothing natural” would ever heal her, Lindsay found not only relief…
Written By: Dr. Kelly Brogan, M.D. Every functional medicine psychiatrist has case stories of the ‘probiotic cure’ – of a patient with debilitating symptoms, often obsessive compulsive range, whose symptoms remitted completely with dietary change and probiotic supplementation. Is this voodoo or is it based on a growing understanding of the role of the microbiome…
Written By: Margie King, Health Coach All oranges have amazing health benefits. Tangerines are a particularly popular orange and a handy treat. Research shows tangerines may also have potent health effects in a wide range of chronic conditions from obesity to cancer. According to researchers from The University of Western Ontario, tangerines contain a substance…
by Elizabeth Renter For the most part, cattle in America are seen not as animals or living, breathing entities, but as commodities—products to be bought and sold for consumption. So, in many cases, the mistreatment of these commodities doesn’t get a second thought. Large-scale producers are interested in raising the most profitable product for…
BySayer Ji Contributing Writer forWake Up World A new animal studypublished in the journalPLoSsheds light on a possible mechanism behind the weight- and diabetes-promoting properties of wheat observed in humans, and perhaps offers some vindication for Dr. William Davis’ New York Times best-selling but heavily criticized book ‘Wheat Belly,’ wherein the argument is made that…