Big Agriculture has a problem. And they are making it your problem.
For decades, its most effective weed killer was a chemical made by Monsanto called Roundup. But weeds are becoming resistant to it. Roundup no longer kills many varieties.
So corporate farming operations are turning to a different chemical. It’s called paraquat.
You may have heard of it. It made headlines in the 1970s when the American government sprayed it on marijuana plants in Mexico.… Read More
When we go to the grocery store, many us look at labels on the foods we buy to see the ingredients. We want to know what we’re putting into our bodies.
Why then do almost none of us know the ingredients of the vaccines we get?
Tens of millions of Americans have lined up to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But very few know what’s going into their arm.… Read More
We’ve been recommending a high-protein, low-carb diet for years to help you lose weight while maintaining muscle. Now a study has discovered the “secret sauce” in protein that keeps you at a healthy body weight.
An amino-acid component of protein, phenylalanine, cuts appetite, according to researchers in the UK.
Scientists at Imperial College London examined the effect of phenylalanine on food intake and brain activity in mice.… Read More
In our quest for healthy food, most of us have become careful label readers. We want to know exactly what’s in the food products we buy.
Knowing this, marketers have become experts at creating misleading food labels. They take advantage of loopholes in labeling laws to use weasel words that sound healthy, but actually have little correlation to what’s inside the package.… Read More
It sounds too good to be true: Sleep more and you will lose weight.
But researchers have found that getting more than seven hours of sleep is linked to weight loss.[1]
The correlation between sleep and a thinner body is not as strange as it sounds. One-third of American adults are considered sleep-deprived, getting six hours or less of sleep each night.… Read More
Doctors rarely talk about artery flexibility. But it may be just as important to your health as other more familiar markers such as weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar.
When your arteries lose flexibility, it can be the start of a destructive chain reaction. Having stiff arteries means your heart has to work harder to move blood through your body.… Read More