The FDA Banned this Toxic Chemical from Soap… But Not Toothpaste
The FDA recently banned the antibacterial chemical triclosan from soap. The move is long overdue.
For years, it has been known that triclosan promotes the deadly super-germs that are now rampant in many hospitals1 It is also linked to reproductive and thyroid problems, hormone disruption in children, and cancer.2
What’s more, it doesn’t even do what it was supposed to do, which is to get rid of germs.… Read More
Study Shows This Supplement Staves off Brain Aging
A new study shows that vitamin B12 can prevent age-related memory loss.1
Scientists at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden followed more than 500 people over 50. Subjects had annual brain MRIs, cognitive function screenings, and vitamin B12 tests for nine years.
Researchers discovered that people with sufficient B12 suffered less memory loss and brain mass deterioration than those who were short on the vitamin.… Read More
Trump’s Sniffles: Were They Caused by This Drug?
Media speculation is rampant over what caused Donald Trump’s constant sniffles during his debate with Hillary Clinton.
Trump loudly sniffed at least 37 times, according to a count by The Washington Post.1
Internet memes sprang up about the sniffs. They caused a sensation on social media. Speculation ranged from allergies to drug use. But there’s no evidence Trump is allergic to anything.… Read More
How Big Sugar Tricked Us Into Worrying About Fat
Concealed payments… Corrupt scientists… A secret conspiracy labeled “Project 226”… A dogged lone researcher uncovering a diabolical plot.
It sounds like something from a Michael Crichton novel. But it’s not.
It’s all part of Big Sugar’s shameless effort to pay off nutrition researchers to cover up the deadly health effects of its products.1
In the late 1950s and early ‘60s, there were two competing medical theories about the sudden rise in heart disease in America.… Read More
This One Vitamin Is a Godsend to Asthma Sufferers
Great news for asthma sufferers: Researchers have found a simple, natural way to cut the risk of a severe asthma attack in half.
Asthma is an enormous and sometimes deadly health threat to the 25 million Americans who have it. More 3,000 people a year in the U.S. die from the lung illness.1
Researchers from the Cochrane Review gathered data from seven double-blind placebo-controlled studies of vitamin D’s ability to prevent asthma attacks.… Read More