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How do I grow my own herbs indoors?

NaturalNews.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Growing your own herbs can add a new dimension to your cooking and give you the opportunity to save money by making your own herbal teas, tinctures and salves. Some people think herb gardening is an option only available to those who have access to a plot of land, but…

GMOs with ‘stacked traits’ exponentially more harmful to humans due to synergistic toxicity

NaturalNews.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Monsanto’s pipeline of upcoming genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) includes several new varieties specifically engineered with “stacked traits,” which means they contain multiple genetic modifications and built-in resistance traits as opposed to just one. And a new…

Vaccination rights attorney Patricia Finn threatened with criminal charges; New York State demands she surrender names of all clients

NaturalNews.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Vaccine rights attorney Patricia Finn is being targeted by the Ninth Judicial District of New York State, which has threatened to strip her of her license to practice law and even file criminal charges against her. Finn is one of several “vaccine rights” attorneys across…

Forced DNA extraction of suspects, without a warrant, fully approved by federal court

NaturalNews.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

For a state that claims to be the nation’s most enlightened defender of civil rights, California’s regular dismissal of even the most basic constitutional protections is an exercise in hypocrisy — at a minimum — and in ideology over rule of law in the worst case.

The…

Amla berries contain twenty times the vitamin C in oranges, making them a true superfood

NaturalNews.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

(NaturalNews)Amla berries, also known as Indian gooseberries, are a tart, light green to yellow fruit well known in Ayurvedic traditions to be a sacred fruit which heals both the physical and emotional heart. Scientists have confirmed the benefits of amla berries as an antioxidant…

Mechanically separated meat, a paste made by pulverizing animal carcasses, is used in hot dogs, burgers, lunch meat and Spam

NaturalNews.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Have you ever glanced at the ingredients on a hot dog or a can of Spam Lite and wondered about an ingredient called “mechanically separated chicken” or “mechanically separated meat”? This type of meat is collected from animal carcasses after all the prime cuts of muscle…

Toxic compounds from fried foods cause cancer and deteriorate brain health

NaturalNews.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Many health-minded individuals understand that eating fried or overcooked foods is unhealthy due to the chemical transition of normally stable fats to trans fats that have been shown to dramatically increase heart attack risk. Researchers from the University of the Basque…

Pediatrician’s refusal to treat unvaccinated kids: Legal and ethical ramifications

NaturalNews.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The following is a letter to U.S. Pediatricians who refuse to treat unvaccinated kids whose parents are exercising a legal exemption to immunizations. A copy of the letter itself is here:
Open Letter to Pediatricians

Attention: Pediatricians
United States of…

Splenda pushing new ‘essentials’ line of toxic sucralose as a health product

NaturalNews.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Desperate to maintain its false brand image of being a healthy sugar alternative, the Splenda company, maker of toxic sucralose, has unveiled a new product line called “Splenda essentials” that incorporates trace amounts of B vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber as bait…

Petco sued for accidentally chopping off puppy’s ear and gluing it back on

NaturalNews.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Petco is being sued by two former customers who claim that groomers at a store in Hawaii mutilated their dogs. In one case, groomers cut off a dog’s ear and attempted to cover it up by gluing the ear back on.

When Gladys Kapuwai brought her dog Dodo home from Petco…

Fresh produce only available to the rich?

NaturalNews.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention produce a publication called Preventing Chronic Disease, and a couple of months ago, they published a study that looked at the availability of fruits and vegetables among low income communities in various racial concentrations…

Curcumin is a potent tool in the war against prostate cancer and dementia

NaturalNews.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Curcumin, the active anti-inflammatory compound found in the Indian spice tumeric, has gained an impressive reputation in the fight against many deadly forms of cancer. New evidence released in the journal Cancer Research finds that the natural phenol can slow prostate…

Top cosmetic companies give in to greed and resume cruel animal testing, blame China

NaturalNews.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

After 20 years of being cruelty-free, companies like Mary Kay, Avon and Estee Lauder are once again testing on animals. Their excuse is that the Chinese government requires animal testing on products sold in China. Doubtful that is comforting to the animals who are tortured…

Harvard study: Pasteurized milk from industrial dairies linked to cancer

NaturalNews.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The truth has once again shaken the foundation of the ‘American Tower of Babel’ that is mainstream science, with a new study out of Harvard University showing that pasteurized milk product from factory farms is linked to causing hormone-dependent cancers. It turns out…

Raw Milk Freedom Riders and Farm Food Freedom Coalition to host Food Freedom Rally on March 2

NaturalNews.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

After successfully organizing its inaugural ride to the front steps of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., back in November, the Raw Milk Freedom Riders (RMFR) are once again holding a massive food freedom rally, this time…

Mainstream column admits vaccines cause cancer in pets

NaturalNews.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Did you know that vaccinating your cat with the typical, recommended feline vaccination schedule may lead to your furry friend developing cancer? In a recent article published in The Ledger, Karri Miller, Central Florida’s only full-time board certified veterinary oncologist…

Anti-cancer fungus found to naturally eat away plastic waste

NaturalNews.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

What if it was possible to eliminate much of the world’s otherwise very-slowly-biodegrading plastic waste using a natural Amazonian fungus? Well, it just might be, thanks to research conducted by Jonathan Russell and colleagues from Yale University’s Department of Molecular…

How gluten causes rheumatoid arthritis

NaturalNews.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Eating foods containing gluten could lead to rheumatoid arthritis, a disease characterized by inflammation and pain in the joints. Gluten intolerance leads to damage in the small intestine when gluten is present. Gluten is a protein found in most grains. Bread, pasta…

Research shows disruptions of the circadian clock influence our susceptibility to infection

NaturalNews.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Most of us are familiar with the term circadian rhythm or clock when it comes to jet lag (the result of crossing several time zones in a few hours). We know it’s difficult to sleep or get into the rhythm of life’s daily routines that we had experienced before the flight…

Signs you are being scammed by a fake guru

NaturalNews.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

All over the web, self-proclaimed gurus are telling you lie after blatant lie in order to get your money and pump their ego. Chances are you have fallen for some of their tactics, even if you have never been taken for thousands of dollars in exchange for some relatively…

NaturalNews issues urgent call for development of peer-to-peer alternative news distribution app

NaturalNews.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

This is an open letter to the community of programmers, white-hat hackers and all those who wish to be part of an information revolution that may play a significant role in the future of freedom and liberty.

As you well know, the internet is under attack. The corrupt…

Evidence shows diet soda is not a healthy weight loss product

NaturalNews.com — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Artificially sweetened drinks are often promoted as healthy alternatives for weight loss and diabetes because they are low in calories and don’t contain sugar. However, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that these diet sodas are harmful to human health. According…

How to grow big, fat happy worms and beautiful compost

NaturalNews.com — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Good soil is crucial to a productive garden. Healthy soil will contain live microbes that are mostly dormant when soil is the typical, neglected landscape. Microbes rapidly propagate when soil is nurtured by controlling moisture and organic matter or compost. To get…

Top 5 best exercises to lose belly fat

NaturalNews.com — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Who doesn’t want flat abs? People desperate to lose weight will willingly starve themselves, take expensive supplements or do the latest fad diet that promises to give them that flawless figure in 30 days. Thankfully, belly fat is metabolically active and easier to lose…

The myth of the ‘low-fat’ diet, and why consuming healthy fats is vital to your health

NaturalNews.com — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Many people today still adhere to the misguided belief that nearly all fats are bad, and that the best way to stay slim and healthy is to cut fats, whenever possible, from your diet. On the contrary, fats are an absolutely vital component of any healthy diet as they…

Seven things your psychiatrist doesn’t want you to know

NaturalNews.com — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The information in this article comes from my personal experience as a licensed mental health counselor. One of my missions as a member of the mental health underground, a secret society of rogue mental health types, was to infiltrate the massive system created by the…

Ron Paul says America is ‘slipping into a fascist system’

NaturalNews.com — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

You may have grown weary of listening to the candidates vying for our nation’s highest office in November, so I completely understand if you have all but tuned out the rhetoric and noise coming from the campaign trail. But sometimes those who seek to lead us say something…

Study: Combination tetanus, whooping cough vaccine linked to seizures in babies

NaturalNews.com — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

If you choose to have your baby vaccinated with the combination diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type 2 vaccine, a mega-jab collectively known as the DTap-IPV-Hib, your child may be at an increased risk of having a vaccine…

Vitamin D and cancer – nine facts "they" won’t tell you

NaturalNews.com — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Before, to be diagnosed with the big C seemed to be an implied death sentence. Patients even go through a stage of self-denial. Who can blame them? Conventional medicine paints a rather bleak future for cancer patients and the remedy it offers does nothing to improve…

Western medicine finally recognises meditation as treatment for mental illness

NaturalNews.com — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

After thousands of years Western medicine is finally recognising the benefits of meditation to treat diseases including mental illness. Under the disguise of MBCT, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, meditation is being accepted as a way to treat various conditions…

Medscape offers doctors continuing education credits for reading CDC’s latest anti-raw milk propaganda

NaturalNews.com — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Demand for raw milk is off the charts all across the country, which is presumably why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conveniently decided to release a new raw milk hit-piece recently, which was carefully designed to scare people away from drinking…

Mild dehydration can have serious effects on health

NaturalNews.com — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

According to two new studies from University of Connecticut’s Human Performance Laboratory, even mild dehydration can have a significant impact on a person’s mood, energy levels and mental performance.

Water levels determine how good we feel

Test results show no…

Broken hearts may actually be able to cause death

NaturalNews.com — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The expression “he/she died of a broken heart” is often used to describe someone who has died after having been depressed for a long time. Usually that person drinks or drugs himself/herself to death after a desperate period of loss, bitter disappointment, or environmentally…

Fukushima radiation detected 400 miles away in Pacific Ocean at levels 1,000 times higher than previous readings

NaturalNews.com — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is far from over, as new reports explains that water samples taken nearly 400 miles off the coast of Japan in the Pacific Ocean are showing radiation levels of up to 1,000 times higher than previous readings. Presenting their findings…

Ways to naturally improve your focus and concentration

NaturalNews.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

We’ve all been through periods of time where we just can’t seem to focus on any one thing. We may be scattered, easily distracted and unable to formulate consistent or productive thoughts. There are many reasons for this. Fortunately there are also many ways you can…

Is there a belly fat diet that really works?

NaturalNews.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

People think of dieting as a quick fix. Pictures of well-toned bodies are sold for the idea that one can have well-toned abs or a sexy body by simply buying this gadget or this supplement meant to speed up the metabolism.

In a nutshell, there are no specific foods…

Vaccines for everything: Researchers now on brink of developing salmonella jab

NaturalNews.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

The vaccine industry is currently hard at work trying to churn out a vaccine for salmonella, a typically food borne pathogen that thrives on factory farms and in other unsanitary settings. CBS 13 News in Sacramento reports that researchers from the University of California…

‘Science’ editor says he plans to publish controversial H5N1 avian flu study in defiance of government recommendations

NaturalNews.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

For the past few months, the journals Nature and Science have been deliberating with both the research community and the U.S. government about how to handle the publishing of sensitive information about a militarized strain of H5N1 avian flu. The U.S. National Security…

Why the medical establishment will never find a cause or cure for autism

NaturalNews.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

No matter how you look at it, autism research is big business. Just like the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s “Race for the Cure” for breast cancer, the autism industry pretends to be looking for the causes of autism and how to cure it, when in reality it is on a never-ending…

Beat Big Pharma drug prices and chemical additives – Make your own safe, high quality, natural topical ointments at home

NaturalNews.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Consumers are bombarded daily by pharmaceutical company hype over the promise of clear skin and painless backsides achieved by using ineffective and sometimes dangerous topical applications for everything from hemorrhoids to eczema and acne.

While people are emptying…

Babies fed solid foods more likely to develop healthy eating habits

NaturalNews.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

A recent study carried out by scientists at the University of Nottingham reveals that weaning babies with solid finger food can help them develop healthier food preferences later on in life. By contrast, spoon-feeding babies with pureed foods may actually have the opposite…

Bill Gates is the Sperminator (cartoon)

NaturalNews.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

What do you call a guy who is obsessed with destroying human sperm and depopulating the planet? The Sperminator, of course.

Much like the Terminator played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movies, the Sperminator is a highly-intelligent death machine that seeks to…

FBI seeks developer for app to track threats on social media

NaturalNews.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

By now it should be painfully obvious that those who mean to rule us will use any method necessary in order to keep the unwashed masses under their control, regardless of whether that quaint historic document known as our Constitution permits it.

But just in case…

Cholesterol and Weight Loss

Jim Carey — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:40:34 +0000

If you have high cholesterol it is important to get yourself on a diet for lowering cholesterol and losing weight. Many Americans worry about their cholesterol levels, especially those who are over weight. In most cases the first step in resolving your high cholesterol and shedding those extra pounds; is changing your diet. You will discover some pretty convincing evidence, in this article, which will convince you, to improve your health by losing weight and lowering your cholesterol.

A recent study completed by The School of Medicine at Stanford University showed that with both diet and exercise, you can significantly reduce your cholesterol and get rid of the extra weight. The study was done with over 300 men and women with high cholesterol. In order to control the groups the first group was put on a low fat diet. Then the second was put on the same diet with an exercise program.

After a year the group with both diet and exercise had lower cholesterol. The group that didn’t incorporate exercise didn’t have a loss as significant as the first group.

Eating a low cholesterol diet has shown to lower cholesterol by 8% to 20%. There are a few low cholesterol diets that have proven to work well. These diets include; the Dash Diet, The South Beach Diet, The Ultra Metabolism Diet, and The Weight Watchers Diet. Every one of these diets has online programs or books to guide you through the diet with menu plans and instructions.

As an addition to your low cholesterol diet you should make sure to eat plenty of Vitamin C. Vitamin C is used to fix natural cracks and fractures in your arteries. If you don’t get enough Vitamin C your body will substitute it with cholesterol. If you make sure to get enough of the vitamin as part of your low cholesterol diet, your liver will not be forced to produce excess cholesterol.

In another study done, with sixty heart bypass surgery patients, it was shown that eating grapefruit everyday lowers your cholesterol. The study had the patients divided into three groups. One group was given red grapefruit. One group was given white grapefruit.

However the last group was not given any grapefruit and had no diet restrictions. The study showed that the groups that ate grapefruit regularly as part of a low cholesterol diet showed a significant drop in cholesterol. Whereas the group without restrictions, which didn’t eat any grapefruit, didn’t show any drop in cholesterol.

Additional studies have shown that women that have eaten five to six smaller meals had lower cholesterol and better weight control; than those that ate fewer larger meals. If you eat many small meals with a low cholesterol diet and fewer calories you will be able to lower your cholesterol by about 5% and drop your weight.

There is no question, having high cholesterol and being over weight, is very dangerous to your health. However, if you suffer from being over weight and high cholesterol there are some simple things you can do to lower both your weight and high cholesterol level.

As the above information indicated it doesn’t have to be complicated. Simply get yourself on a diet for lowering high cholesterol, combine it with a good exercise program and you are on your way to better health.

Click here to learn more.

Parsley is an effective antioxidant, diuretic, blood tonic, and more

NaturalNews.com — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Parsley, that little piece of leafy green garnish that seems to decorate every plate in restaurants all across the U.S., is actually a serious herb which packs a powerful punch. Most people smile and ask sheepishly, “Are we supposed to eat it?” If it is certified organic…

FDA takes stand for public health, resists industry pressures to increase allowable levels of toxic fungicide carbendazim in orange juice product imports

NaturalNews.com — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

In an unusual turn of events, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has actually decided to aggressively protect public health rather than shield corporate profits by denying a recent request made by the Juice Products Association (JPA), a juice industry trade…

Is Big Pharma behind push to release critical details about H5N1 ‘super virus’?

NaturalNews.com — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

For the past several months, there has been an ongoing debate about whether or not to publish controversial research about a new militarized and highly-virulent strain of H5N1 avian flu capable of spreading between mammals, including between humans. The U.S. National…

Warning about heavy metal toxicity and natural solutions

NaturalNews.com — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Heavy metal toxicity is a serious health problem due to the accumulating industrial waste products in our air, water and food supply. To make matters worse, your symptoms can not be properly treated by poorly-educated physicians. If you care about your health – get informed…

North Carolina seed company joins class-action lawsuit against Monsanto that seeks protection against predatory patent lawsuits

NaturalNews.com — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Asheville, N.C.-based Sow True Seed, a seed company that offers non-GMO, non-hybrid, and open-pollinated varieties of heirloom, organic, and traditional seeds, has joined a class-action lawsuit against biotechnology giant Monsanto that seeks protection for farmers against…

Coconut oil may be able to reverse the progression of Alzheimer’s disease

NaturalNews.com — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Reliable conclusions about the causes of Alzheimer’s disease remain elusive, and effective drugs to treat the disease remain equally scarce. An actual pharmaceutical cure seems as close to becoming reality as a cure for cancer (i.e. nowhere in sight). Yet a Florida doctor…

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