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The world protests on behalf of vaccine-injured children

Christina England
Green Med Info
Sat, 04 Mar 2017 15:36 UTC
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Around the world, parents, grandparents and caregivers are protesting in anger against the dangerous vaccinations they believe are killing their children.

One such protest, spearheaded by Sallie O. Elkordy, is taking place on Sunday, March 5, 2017. Ms. Elkordy explained in her blog, brightfuture83, that this walk, aptly named the "Empty Stroller Walk" because protesters have been asked to walk while pushing an empty stroller, was originally the idea of a grieving grandmother, Sherry Frady, who tragically lost her granddaughter, Bella, following her eight-week routine vaccinations.

Speaking live on The Mary and Sallie show, Mrs. Frady told listeners about the death of her granddaughter in the hope that others may learn from their experiences.

Mrs. Frady began the show by explaining to listeners that before her granddaughter's eight-week vaccinations, Bella was a healthy baby girl. Sadly, this was about to change.

Comment: Another recent vaccine protest: Angry parents in Colombia shut down schools, lock gates in protest, over 1,000 cases of HPV vaccine injuries in Bolivarense municipality

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Toxic screens: Children are being hospitalized for sleep disorders as technology keeps them awake at night

Stephen Walter
The Telegraph
Sat, 04 Mar 2017 18:12 UTC
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Three times as many children under 14 are being admitted into hospital with sleeping disorders than ten years ago as technology keeps many awake at night.

Households where both parents work are also pushing bedtimes later, with a lack of sleep raising fears of poor school performance and later life health woes.

It puts children at greater risk of developing mental health issues, catching viruses and becoming obese, according to past research. Studies have also linked a lack of sleep to low levels of emotional control.

Specialists fear the problem could worsen unless it is addressed now, and believe moves should be made to tackle it on the public health agenda.

Comment: It's not just sleep loss - unlimited access to screens is causing an epidemic of psychiatric symptoms among children and teenagers. Research has found that excessive screen exposure can neurologically damage a child's brain much in the same way that a cocaine addiction can - kids who are continuously exposed to tech screens showed higher rates of substance abuse, stress, poor academics and depression.

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Lyme is 'All in Your Head' - A Wake-up Call to Mental Health Professionals

Lori Dennis
Mad in America
Sat, 04 Mar 2017 08:51 UTC
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Every day, in doctors' offices across the US—as well as in Canada, the UK, Ireland, Amsterdam, Australia, Sweden, in 80 countries and on every continent—chronic Lyme disease sufferers are being told that their debilitating, destructive, multi-systemic illness is nothing more than a small nuisance condition that is really just 'all in their head'.

For more than forty years, mainstream medicine has kept chronic Lyme disease in the shadows. The disease itself, as well as the political machinations of this disease, plunges sufferers down a complicated, confusing, and terrifying abyss—a black hole of personal anguish, conflicting medical views, widespread corruption, and unrelenting health care navigation.

Today, chronic Lyme disease has reached pandemic proportions, with a grossly underreported 300,000 cases in the US alone, and millions suffering worldwide. This is a critical time for mental health professionals to step up for the sake of millions who are chronically ill, infirm and medically abandoned.

As mainstream medicine continues to turn its back, invalidating, denying, ignoring and even mocking the sufferers of this very real chronic illness, the mental health profession has a moral and ethical obligation to create a system of care for those who are sick and dying, who are without medical support and are left to struggle entirely on their own. What we desperately need is a wake-up call to psychiatrists and all mental health care providers, asking you to become educated about this infectious disease and be aware that it must be used as a differential diagnosis.

Comment: Lyme disease sufferers go through a living hell, not recognized for suffering the from the actual disease they have and often being accused of having a psychological disorder or "faking it". Listen to The Health & Wellness Show: A Close Look at Lyme Disease (transcript available), where we take a deep look at this mysterious and devastating disease.

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The bountiful benefits of bone broth: A comprehensive guide

Chris Kresser
Chris Kresser
Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:12 UTC
Traditional cooking uses meat bones as a base for delicious stock because it is the secret to cooking great recipes. But it's also incredibly nutritious and has scores of health benefits. Read on to learn more about bone broth and why you should make it a staple in your diet.

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The Weston A. Price Foundation and advocates of the Paleo and Primal lifestyles favor bone broth for its wide array of nutrients that are difficult to find in any other food source. Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride has made bone and meat stock the foundation of the GAPS protocol because of its ability to heal and seal the gut lining and reduce overgrowth of harmful microbes. Chicken broth has also been suggested to reduce the migration of immune cells during illness. These are just some of the many reasons to love bone broth.

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Donkey milk to the rescue for children with milk allergies

Giovanna Fleitas
Digital Journal
Sat, 04 Mar 2017 03:48 UTC
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Severe food allergies kept Fiorella Fuentes from stomaching her formula leaving her near starving until her desperate mother Carolina (R) was advised to give her donkey milk.
When severe food allergies kept Fiorella Fuentes from stomaching her formula -- leaving the infant on the brink of starvation -- her desperate mother turned to a curious source of sustenance: donkey milk.

At a donkey farm near Santiago, Fiorella -- now three years old -- rides one of the animals with help from her mother Carolina, who today works in distributing the unusual milk that saved her daughter.

"It was a miracle," she says. "Fiorella -- who vomited 36 times a day with formulas -- did not vomit again after her first taste of donkey milk."

Carolina describes visiting one specialist after another looking for a solution to her daughter's severe food allergy, a fruitless effort until one doctor finally recommended donkey milk.

"The feeling of desperate mothers and fathers, of not knowing what to feed your child, is the worst in the world," she said. "When I found the solution to my daughter's diet, it was the best."

Carolina's experience got her thinking about how to help mothers unable to breastfeed. She now distributes about 40 liters (10 gallons) of donkey milk a day out of her house, a business that is starting to expand.
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Are GMO potatoes already here?

Daisy Luther
Natural Blaze
Fri, 03 Mar 2017 17:34 UTC
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If you prefer to avoid genetically modified foods, here's another one to avoid. GMO potatoes will be joining GMO apples at a store near you very soon - if they aren't there already.

Last week, the FDA added their approval (again) to that of the EPA, giving the go-ahead for these potatoes to be planted this spring for harvest in the fall.

The rollout of the spuds has been cloaked in a fair bit of secrecy. Generally, one would expect something "new and improved" to be presented via a high-budget advertising campaign, press releases, and a giant hurrah. But, since marketers know that the public doesn't really want anyone messing with the genetics of their favorite root vegetable, they've just sort of snuck them into the food supply.


Comment: Dept. of Agriculture proudly approves GMO taters


Back in 2015 the FDA assessed and passed genetically modified potatoes as safe for human consumption. These potatoes are known by their trade name, Innate and so far three varieties have been assessed. They are Ranger Russet, Russet Burbank, and Atlantic, produced by J.R. Simplot Company. (source)

The claims of the modified potatoes are that:
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Light therapy headgear: The cutting edge in the treatment of brain diseases

Dave Roos
The Seeker
Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:53 UTC
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In December, a team of MIT neuroscientists published a remarkable study in which levels of harmful amyloid beta proteins were cut in half by exposing mice with early-stage Alzheimer's to flashing LED lights. No drugs, no surgery — just light.

For half a century, scientists have known that exposure to certain wavelengths of light can stimulate cellular function. In 1967, the Hungarian researcher Endre Mester attempted to treat cancerous tumors in rats with a low-power ruby laser. The cancer was unaffected, but the rats treated with the light waves experienced accelerated hair growth and wound healing.

Today, LEDs have replaced lasers, but researchers continue to investigate the curious health benefits of shining light on the body through a treatment method known as "photobiomodulation," or PBM.

PBM is slightly different than the technique used in the MIT study, in which researchers shined pulsed blue light into the eyes of mice in an attempt to reboot the brain's "gamma oscillation," the electrochemical frequency by which healthy neurons communicate.

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Back pain: Activity is the best form of prevention and treatment

Dr. Mercola
Mercola.com
Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:00 UTC
Back pain
Back pain is one of the most common health complaints across the globe, and the No. 1 cause of job disability. It's also one of the most common reasons triggering opioid dependence, the side effects of which can be lethal.

In 2013, 16,000 Americans died from overdosing on prescription painkillers.1 And, if you have back pain and suffer depression or anxiety you're at particularly high risk for opioid abuse and addiction, research shows.2

While it can be quite debilitating, 75 to 80 percent of low-back pain cases resolve within 2 to 4 weeks,3even without treatment.

This is particularly true for mechanical low-back pain (LBP), which is the second most common symptom-related reason for doctor's visits in the U.S. LBP is typically preceded by some form of injury or strain, such as lifting, twisting while holding something heavy, a car collision or a fall.

Prolonged sitting is also on this list, which may explain why simply standing up more is part of the solution in many cases. Medscape4 lists a number of tests used to diagnose mechanical LBP, as well as a number of ways to manage this type of pain. This includes:
  1. Controlling inflammation
  2. Restoring range of motion
  3. Improving muscle strength and endurance
  4. Coordination training and cardiovascular reconditioning
  5. Maintaining an exercise program
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Indoctrinating children: BigAg corporations are promoting GMO products in schools

CBAN
Natural Blaze
Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:00 UTC
GMO apples, GMO promotions schools
Today, the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, Kids Right to Know, the Council of Canadians and Earth Action PEI are alerting teachers and students about corporate public relations inside "Agriculture in the Classroom" activities, in particular a webinar on March 7 to promote a recently approved genetically modified (GM) apple. (1)

"This webinar is blatant corporate product promotion for the GM apple. It's certainly not a neutral presentation of genetic modification to students," said Lucy Sharratt of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network.

The webinar is being promoted as part of Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month. The program "Agriculture in the Classroom" is sponsored by four of the top six largest seed and pesticide companies in the world (Syngenta, Dow AgroSciences, Dupont, and Bayer). (2) Together these four companies own 36% of the global commercial seed market and 54% of the global pesticide market.

Comment: GMO Apples: Easy to spot?
Laboratory modification turns off the enzyme that produces browning. This trait is created with tiny pieces of apple leaves, a medium containing the antibiotic kanamycin, and Agrobacterium tumefaciens - an important plant pathogen in bioengineering due to its ability to transfer a defined segment of DNA into a plant to generate a desired effect.

"All of these elements are found in nature, and carefully put together by scientists with lots of initials after their names," states the Arctic Apple website.

Grown in Washington state and New York field trials for over a decade, Arctic is probably the most researched apple in history, but the new fruit already has critics. The Cornucopia Institute warns that because Arctic tree cells are resistant to a common antibiotic, it could contribute to antibiotic resistance beyond the orchard.

In a Dec. 14 statement, the organic advocacy group urged regulators to reject the Arctic apple: "There is no proof that Arctic Apples are harmless, but there is certainly reason to suspect that they may be harmful to humans, wildlife, and the soil environment."
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New study adds to growing evidence linking Parkinson's disease with imbalances in gut microbiome


Science Daily
Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00 UTC
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Does having Parkinson's cause changes in an individual's gut microbiome, or are changes in the microbiome a predictor or early warning sign of Parkinson's?
There is growing evidence showing a connection between Parkinson's disease -- a neurodegenerative condition -- and the composition of the microbiome of the gut. A new study from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows that Parkinson's disease, and medications to treat Parkinson's, have distinct effects on the composition of the trillions of bacteria that make up the gut microbiome.

The findings were published in February in Movement Disorders, the journal of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

"Our study showed major disruption of the normal microbiome -- the organisms in the gut -- in individuals with Parkinson's," said Haydeh Payami, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurology, in the UAB School of Medicine.

Payami says, at this point, researchers do not know which comes first. Does having Parkinson's cause changes in an individual's gut microbiome, or are changes in the microbiome a predictor or early warning sign of Parkinson's? What is known is that the first signs of Parkinson's often arise as gastrointestinal symptoms such as inflammation or constipation.

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