Disclaimer: I did my best to take notes at the NTA conference but there may be errors in either my comprehension or transcription of the points presented. I am publishing these without any commentary on my part and these do not necessarily represent my beliefs. Michele Simon, JD, MPH – How They Lie-The Underhanded Tactics of …
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Disclaimer: I did my best to take notes at the NTA conference but there may be errors in either my comprehension or transcription of the points presented. I am publishing these without any commentary on my part and these do not necessarily represent my beliefs. Julie Matthews, CNC – Nourishing Hope for Autism Beverly Teter, PhD …
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The best butter comes from cows who roam outdoors and feed on fresh grass. There are a great many butters out there but I thought it best to keep things simple and focus on a few that people might want to switch to which are likely to be available at a local grocery store. Finding …
Syngenta, one of the largest agribusinesses in the world, had asked [Dr. Tyrone Hayes] to conduct experiments on the herbicide atrazine, which is applied to more than half the corn in the United States… When Hayes discovered that atrazine might impede the sexual development of frogs, his dealings with Syngenta became strained, and, in November, …
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Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut mi… [Nature. 2014] – PubMed – NCBI “Here we show that the short-term consumption of diets composed entirely of animal or plant products alters microbial community structure and overwhelms inter-individual differences in microbial gene expression… these results demonstrate that …
homemade kind bars | power hungry ” they are incredibly easy to make with very few ingredients.” Crispy and Creamy Avocado Fries | Mark’s Daily Apple “This simple recipe gives avocado fries a Southwest flair, adding cumin and chili powder to the mix.” Don’t Poison Santa! Make This Healthy Sugar Cookie Recipe Instead “These cookies come …
I perceive 2 opposing camps in the debate over the health issues with gluten. In the first, gluten poses no health risks except for a very small percentage of people with a genetic profile that leads to celiac disease. In the second gluten is a problem for all humans and it’s just a matter of …
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Merck & Co. agreed Friday to pay $100 million in product liability lawsuits that claimed its birth control product NuvaRing caused blood clots that led in some instances to fatal heart attacks, Reuters reports… Merck is getting off easy compared with similar birth control company settlements. Bayer paid nearly $1.6 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits last year …
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Among my pet peeves among people writing or speaking about health matters is a lack of precision in word choice that often leads to an increase in confusion about the subject matter. I’m not sure there is any more topic where this is more prevalent in the United States than the subject of “weight” (which …
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pesticides and Alzheimer Disease, fever suppression, microbiome, IBS