Red Clover Blocks Neurological Damage From MSG

If you are into healthful eating, it can be tough when friends or family want to go out to the local restaurant to eat. You know most of the food there is laced with monosodium glutamate (MSG), and this knowledge can really spoil your fun. Now a new study has found that pre-treating yourself with a supplement of red clover before you go out can nullify the potential for brain damage from MSG. Read more

Pennsylvania Dairy Cleared to Sell Raw Milk

 The Pennsylvania state Department of Agriculture has reinstated the raw milk license Hendricks Farms and Dairy after tests found no trace of the bacteria that has sickened at least 10 people in recent weeks.

 

Laboratory analysis of raw milk samples taken over several tested negative for campylobacter. Read more

World’s Soils in Sharp Decline; Global Food Shortage to Follow

The world’s soils continue to be degraded at an unprecedented rate that will only exacerbate the current food crisis, scientists are warning.

 

The current surge in food prices has been blamed on factors such as the diversion of food crops into biofuels production, coupled with poor harvests caused by droughts, floods and pests. But the situation was a long time in coming, experts say, with unexpectedly poor harvests stressing an already weakened food production system. Read more

Growth Hormone Does Not Boost Athletic Performance, Says Medical Report

Taking human growth hormone does not boost athletic performance but does lead to negative health effects, according to a study conducted by researchers from Stanford University and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

 

Researchers reviewed the results of 27 prior studies on a total of 303 people between the ages of 13 and 45. They found that while taking artificial growth hormone did lead to a change in body composition, namely an increase in lean body mass, this change did not lead to increased strength or endurance. Read more

Homeschooling Banned in California as State Turns Parents Into Criminals for Teaching Their Own Children

A California appeals court has ruled that homeschooling of children is illegal unless their parents have teaching credentials from the state.

 

"California is now on the path to being the only state to deny the vast majority of homeschooling parents their fundamental right to teach their own children at home," said Michael Smith, president of the Home School Legal Defense Association. Read more

Eco-Community in Mountains of West Wales Triumphs over Officialdom

For five happy years they enjoyed simple lives in their straw and mud huts. Generating their own power and growing their own food, they strived for self-sufficiency and thrived in homes that looked more suited to the hobbits from The Lord of the Rings.

 

Then a survey plane chanced upon the ‘lost tribe’… and they were plunged into a decade-long battle with officialdom. Read more

Italy Bans Pesticides Linked to Bee Devastation

Neonicotinoids now suspended in four European countries.

 

The Italian government banned the use of several neonicotinoid pesticides that are blamed for the deaths of millions of honeybees. The Ministero del Lavoro della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali issued an immediate suspension of the seed treatment products clothianidin, imidacloprid, fipronil and thiamethoxam used in rapeseed oil, sunflowers and sweetcorn. The Italian government will start a monitoring program to further investigate the reasons of recent bee deaths. Read more

Granulocytes Determine a Person’s Anti-Cancer Potential

Researchers have discovered that immune cells known as granulocytes play a significant role in determining a person’s resistance to cancer.

 

Scientists have known for some time that the immune system’s NK cells can identify and eliminate tumor cells, but the population of NK cells in the body is very low compared to the population of granulocytes. Read more

Music lessons boost memory, brain function of children

In a report published in the online edition of the journal Brain, a Canadian study showed young children engaged in music lessons developed better memory function compared to same-age peers who received no musical training. Read more

Raw Spirit Fesival 2008 Begins Today in Sedona, Arizona

The third annual Raw Spirit Festival launches today in Sedona, Arizona. A gathering of raw food and health enthusiasts from all over the world, the event features more than forty top health speakers, hundreds of vendor booths and nearly four thousand participants, all set on an outdoor venue featuring the awe-inspiring natural beauty of Sedona. Read more

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