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By Dr. Mercola

Entire books are written about the subject of digestion. The current science of how your body breaks down and specifically utilizes nutrients is still in its infancy. 

This article is meant as an overview, talking about the …

A daily dose of two grams of cinnamon for 12 weeks was shown to improve blood pressure and blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.  This study adds to a growing body of research showing that active compounds in cinnamon may have anti-di…

POM Wonderful pomegranate juice is alleged to improve blood flow and heart health, prevent and treats prostate cancer, and work “40 percent as well as Viagra”, according to its makers.  As a result of these claims, the Federal Trade Commission…

Over the past 15 years or so, a collection of five giant biotech corporations — Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, Dow and DuPont — have bought up more than 200 other companies, allowing them to dominate access to seeds.

The takeover has been so dramatic th…

If you love honey for its 100 percent purity and natural taste, then it’s possible that your next trip to the grocery store could be not only bitterly disappointing, but dangerous to your health. According to Walletpop.com, real honey on some stores

Daily consumption of citrus could reduce the risk of a range of cancers, particularly pancreatic and prostate cancer.  Citrus consumption was associated with a 11 and 14 percent reduction in the incidence of all types of cancer for men and women, …

Scientists compared youngsters from a rural African village with another group living in Italy and found a dramatic difference.  The African children had less obesity-linked bacteria, and more fatty acids which protect against inflammation.

The diet of the African children was similar to that of people living in the modern Western world thousands of years ago.  Of the Italian children, only those who were still breast-feeding harbored bacteria resembling the African children’s.  The trillions of microbes that inhabit your gut help you to digest food, protect against disease-causing bugs and limit inflammation.

The Telegraph reports:

“Pediatrician Dr Paolo Lionetti … and colleagues said children in industrialized countries who eat … ‘Western’ diets may reduce microbial richness — potentially contributing to a rise in allergic and inflammatory diseases in the last half-century.” PostID=280032″

ABC 7 investigates exactly where some organic products are being harvested, and finds that Whole Foods is not as dedicated to local, organic foods as you might have been led to believe. PostID=280030″

Alarming new scientific evidence shows that artificial colors found in thousands of foods may pose a risk of cancer, hyperactivity and allergic reactions.

The research, conducted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), calls for common food colors to be banned.  CSPI said the colors were contaminated with known carcinogens and shown to cause cancer in rats.

The Sunday Mail reports:

“Each year, manufacturers pour almost seven million kilograms of artificial colors into common foods like breakfast cereals and biscuits, ice creams, cordials and confectionary, but many consumers have complained of adverse reactions for decades.” PostID=277297″

By Elijah Many people interested in staying healthy have switched to agave as a safer “natural” sweetener. They want to avoid well documented dangerous sweeteners like HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) but are unaware that most agave is actually WORSE than HFCS. Once I realized this, I wrote a special report on agave to inform the […]