Here is a collection of resources on shower filters and chloramines: Shower Filter Review | Shower Filter Comparison | Test Results Is your daily shower making you sick? The Myth of Chloramine Shower Filters A Primer On Effective Chloramine Filters Chloramine Facts – Citizens Concerned About Chloramine (CCAC)
The Weston A Price Foundation has been doing some live blood analysis research on the effects of pork consumption on red blood cells. They find that when pork is not properly prepared the red blood cells tend to clump together after ingestion. However, they have identified 2 methods to mitigate this: Marinating in vinegar (Chinese/Asian …
So I will quibble about whether what is called “news” in the US is worthy of that label rather than something like “fear-based narcissistic infotainment”. Still I think this may be one of the best articles I’ve read in a long time that echoes my feelings toward “news” specifically and consumption of media in general. As people …
Dr. Robert Lustig goes on The Colbert Report to promote his new book “Fat Chance”: The Colbert Report
I have not tried any of these so this listing is not an endorsement. I do want to test some of these with clients. There are 3 main concerns with marine animal oils that algae oils avoid: Contamination – fish oils are often high in contaminants such as mercury. Overfishing – the numbers on overfishing …
I really liked these 2 posts from Mark’s Daily Apple. Even for those not into the paleo/primal lifestyle these are worth reading. 13 Healthy Ways to Begin the Day | Mark’s Daily Apple 12 Healthy Ways to End the Day | Mark’s Daily Apple
A lot of businesses who started as small, independent, organic companies get bought by large agribusiness corporations. These acquisitions are kept quiet so that the products can coast on their perception of still being a small, conscientious business. It is difficult for people to find this information and remember it. This set of tables should …
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I swear I posted this graphic previously but now I cannot seem to find it. This was made for California’s Prop 37 to require the labelling of genetically modified foods. The Cornucopia Institute put together a poster listing all of the companies for an against Prop 37. The companies against are nearly all companies who …
How much does this typical day for the residents of Ikaria, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, sound like your typical day? Wake naturally, work in the garden, have a late lunch, take a nap. At sunset, they either visited neighbors or neighbors visited them. Their diet was also typical: a breakfast of goat’s …
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The history of vitamins is surely an interesting one. I still don’t know much about it but I do know that there were a lot of vitamins that were labeled that no longer “make the cut”. This is often either because the vitamins became reclassified or they were found to be synthesized by the human …