Study: Don’t use Florida coasts as toilets

An environmental report detailed how failing sewage systems are tainting Florida’s beaches and waterways, causing beach closings, algae blooms and fish kills.

Beach closures like the ones announced in Miami-Dade this week will continue throughout Florida as long as state and local governments continue to use the state’s coastal waters as a toilet, according to a two-year study of wastewater treatment facilities by the Clean Water Network. Read more

Counting Nutrients Versus Counting Calories for Weight Loss

 (NaturalNews) I have just been to a raw food super foods gathering to celebrate the launch of Kate Wood’s new book Raw Magic. It was such a fantastic group of people, and there were all sorts of delicious raw treats being passed around. Not only did I meet some amazing people, but I am even more inspired to consume as many super foods as possible.

 

I was flicking through the book, and one thing (of many) that stood out was a line that said "If you want to lose weight, stop counting calories and start counting nutrients or super foods." Read more

Being Physically Active More Important Than Being Lean, Says Research

 (NaturalNews) Your physical fitness is more important than your weight in protecting your health, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of South Carolina and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

 

Researchers followed 2,600 people over the age of 59 for 12 years, monitoring their physical fitness, obesity and mortality. Read more

More on the Bee Crisis

By JONATHAN DAVID FARLEY

New York Times, June 30, 2008

 

Pasadena, Calif. – In the closing months of 2006, thousands of American bee hives were found to be almost entirely devoid of bees, victims of a mysterious phenomenon now known as colony collapse disorder. A study of 150,000 managed bee colonies in 15 states, commissioned by the Apiary Inspectors of America, found that from September 2006 to March 2007, roughly one-third of the colonies were lost. Read more

Cancer Patient ‘Cured’ With Own Immune System

 An Oregon man given less than a year to live experienced a complete remission of advanced melanoma following a treatment that boosted his immune system to fight the tumors.

 

Melanoma is a cancer of the skin cells that produce tanning pigments. When caught early, melanomas can be easily treated by surgically removing the cancerous patch of skin. But advanced melanoma is often deadly. Read more

Beyond Lycopene: Scientists Study Health Benefits of Phytoene and Phytofluene From Tomatoes

 (NaturalNews) The health benefits previously believed to come from the lycopene in tomatoes may actually come from different phytocompounds altogether, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and published in the journal Nutrition Research.

 

Researchers fed male rats a diet containing tomato powder for 30 days, then analyzed which compounds accumulated in the animals’ prostate glands and livers. They found that in addition to lycopene, phytoene (PE) and phytofluene (PF) also accumulated in both glands. Read more

Mayors Urge Stop to Bottled Water Use

"A seemingly good move for people to stop using bottled water to protect the environment and cost the government less money. But by promoting tap water many more Americans will be exposed to the fluoride and many other chemicals that they put in our tap. My suggestion is to filtrate your entire house! That means your sinks and showers!"  -HolisticAnswers.org Read more

Diabetes Now Strikes One in Twelve Americans

 The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population.

 

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on data from 2007, indicates an increase of about 3 million cases since over just two years. The CDC estimates another 57 million people have a condition called pre-diabetes, which puts people at increased risk for the disease.

 

Diabetes results from defects in insulin production that cause sugar to build up in the body. It is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. Read more

Can You Be Sabotaging Your Health by Not Knowing the Truth About Sugar?

 (NaturalNews) We are encouraged to think of sugary foods as wholesome and desirable. Our children’s fairy tales and stories are filled with sugary references, Hansel and Gretel for example. Every special occasion and holiday has its own sugar icon. Birthday cakes for birthdays, candy for Valentine’s Day, Easter baskets for Easter, candy canes for Christmas.. Read more

Whole Foods and Wal-Mart Execs Agree: We’re Not Green

By Lisa Everitt

BNet, June 23, 2008

 

Put a Wal-Mart guy and a Whole Foods guy on the same stage to talk sustainability at a conference in Boulder, and what happens? Interesting things.

 

Fresh from their morning yoga and organic luncheon, a not particularly friendly audience of execs and marketers heard Wal-Mart senior director of corporate responsibility Rand Waddoups say: "Wal-Mart is not a green company." Read more

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