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The wellness industry has grown to a whopping $4.2 trillion world-wide

Fast Company
Rina Raphael
Mon, 08 Oct 2018 00:00 UTC
yoga stretch
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Poke fun at goat yoga all you want, but don't underestimate the booming wellness industry.

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) said this weekend that the wellness market, which encompasses everything from boutique fitness gyms to day spas, is now valued at a whopping $4.2 trillion, having grown 12.8% in the last two years. The industry now represents 5.3% of global economic output.

"As people incorporate more of the wellness values into their lifestyle, our interaction with the wellness economy is also becoming less episodic and more intentional, more integrative, and more holistic," GWI senior research fellow Ophelia Yeung said during a presentation Saturday at the Global Wellness Summit held in Cesena, Italy. "In the last few years, wellness has become a dominant lifestyle value that is profoundly changing consumer behavior and changing the markets."

Comment: While the wellness industry may demonstrate that ever greater numbers of people are seeking alternative and holistic avenues to good health - outside of allopathic medical advice - the conventional wisdom regarding so many facets of basic health are still, even among the holistic community, woefully, behind.

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Attention

Exclusive interview - The creator of GMO potatoes reveals the dangerous truth


Sustainable Pulse
Thu, 11 Oct 2018 11:24 UTC
The Ex-Director of J.R. Simplot and team leader at Monsanto, Caius Rommens, has revealed the hidden dangers of the GMO potatoes he created, in a wide ranging interview for Sustainable Pulse, on the same day that his book Pandora's Potatoes: The Worst GMOs was released on Amazon.
GMO Potatoes
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How many years did you spend working on creating GM potatoes? Was this all lab-based work or did you get out to see the farms that were growing the potatoes?

During my 26 years as a genetic engineer, I created hundreds of thousands of different GM potatoes at a direct cost of about $50 million. I started my work at universities in Amsterdam and Berkeley, continued at Monsanto, and then worked for many years at J. R. Simplot Company, which is one of the largest potato processors in the world. I had my potatoes tested in greenhouses or the field, but I rarely left the laboratory to visit the farms or experimental stations. Indeed, I believed that my theoretical knowledge about potatoes was sufficient to improve potatoes. This was one of my biggest mistakes.
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SOTT Focus: The Health & Wellness Show: The Pet Health Essentials: Interview with Veterinarian Doctor Zoya Klebanova


Sott.net
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:00 UTC
sick kitty
Today we are joined live by veterinarian doctor Zoya Klebanova, host of the Health and Wellness Show's Pet Health Segment. We'll be discussing the important topic of the health of our furry family companions! How do you know when you should take your pet to the vet? What should you know before bringing a new pet home? What sorts of things around the house are actually dangerous for our fuzzy little friends, that we may not know about? If you have a specific breed of dog or cat, are there any conditions they're predisposed to and what can you do about it?

We'll talk about these topics and many more fun facts about our cuddly little creatures. Join us for a great discussion! And remember, if you have any questions for Zoya you can call in or type them in the chat!

Running Time: 01:32:14

Download: MP3

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Life Preserver

A probiotic strain that kills antibiotic resistant superbugs

Maria Cohut
Medical News Today
Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:00 UTC
Probiotic kills superbugs treats MRSA
Researchers are investigating the potential of a probiotic bacterium in treating MRSA infections
Infection with the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus can cause many health problems, including sepsis. Certain strains of this bacterium are resistant to antibiotics, so they are particularly dangerous. However, researchers discover that a probiotic bacterium can destroy this superbug.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is highly resistant to treatment with antibiotics.

These include oxacillin, flucloxacillin, and dicloxacillin.

About 53 percent of S. aureus isolates (which are individually analyzed S. aureus bacteria) in the United States in 2005 alone were antibiotic-resistant.

For this reason, it is important to find different ways of attacking and destroying this bacterium in infected people - before it puts their health into serious jeopardy.

A new study by investigators from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), with colleagues from academic institutions in Thailand, may offer fresh hope in this regard.

Through their research, they were able to show that a type of probiotic bacteria called Bacillus is able to fight and effectively eliminate S. aureus.

Comment: The Great Gut Flora War: Why the bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract matters

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Health

Global use of C-sections growing at an 'alarming' rate

Nicola Davis & Ciara Long
The Guardian
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:39 UTC
Infant baby newborn
The use of caesarean sections to deliver babies has reached epidemic proportions, say experts, with the procedure growing in use at an "alarming" rate.

While caesarean sections can be a crucial intervention for the safety of the mother and child, for example if the baby is showing distress or if the mother is bleeding before birth, experts say the procedure would account for about 10-15% of births if only used when medically necessary.

But in a new series of studies and commentaries published in the Lancet, a team of researchers have revealed that in many countries caesarean sections are rising rapidly, accounting for more than 21% of births globally in 2015, up from just over 12% at the turn of the millennium.
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Brain

NeurOptimal: Arkansas doctors claim new 'Brain Change Center' could help anxiety, depression & more

Amanda Jaeger
THV11
Tue, 09 Oct 2018 12:51 UTC
Man hooked up to NeurOptimal
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Imagine being able to retrain your brain to help your brain function better.

One Little Rock doctor is bringing a "user-friendly" neurofeedback training system to the city and claims it could help with everything from anxiety, depression, OCD, ADD, ADHD, addiction and more without taking pills.

For around 30 minutes every day, Lily Payne and her husband put in their headphones and hook up NeurOptimals dynamic neurofeedback machine.

"You're just hearing the soft sounds of bells birds while you sit," she said. "It's really zen music in the background."

Dr. Becky Whetstone, a marriage and family therapist, recently brought the technology to central Arkansas after discovering what she felt was a lack of awareness of neurofeedback training in the state. "I went to a trauma conference in NYC with five of the most world-renowned trauma experts and they said you've got to incorporate neurofeedback in your practice to help people who are traumatized," she said.

Comment: You can listen to (or read) Sott's Health and Wellness team's interview with Dr. Valdeane W. Brown,co-creator of the NeurOptimal neurofeedback system below.

The Health & Wellness Show: Interview With Dr. Valdeane Brown - Nonlinear Dynamic Thinking With NeurOptimal Neurofeedback

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Fish

Antibiotic found in a deep sea sponge could treat deadly MRSA

Luke Andrews
Daily Mail
Wed, 10 Oct 2018 09:27 UTC
antibiotic sponge
Experts from the University of Bristol took sponges from five mid-Atlantic locations and froze them in liquid nitrogen. Pictured is the team collecting one of the sponges
A revolutionary new antibiotic has been found in a deep sea sponge growing more than one mile (two kilometres) below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.

Experts found the molecule after placing bacteria from the sponge on petri dishes coated with bacteria from the human intestine, as well as antibiotic-resistant MRSA.

The bacteria around it died, suggesting the presence of an antibiotic that bacteria found in humans do not have a defence against.

Cases of antibiotic-resistant infections in the UK have risen continuously over the last three years.

The researchers who uncovered it said it could 'herald a new golden age of antibiotic discovery'.

However, they also cautioned that it may not be available to doctors for another decade.

Comment: It seems that alongside the alarming rise in virulent infections, are the recurring discoveries in the natural world that hold the possible cure. However this would not be necessary if health guidelines and medicine were holistic and hadn't suffered decades of corruption by ideology and finance: Also check out: The Health & Wellness Show: What have we done? Antibiotic resistance in the age of superbugs

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Pills

Antidepressant use is turning UK waters into a 'drug soup'

Colin Fernandez
Daily Mail
Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:12 UTC
spilled pills
Rising use of antidepressants is turning our waters into a 'drug soup' and harming marine life, experts warn.

People in Britain use more antidepressants than almost every other country in the Western world.

But the drugs can cause havoc in the natural world after they pass out of the body of the person taking them in the form of urine and faeces and enter the water supply.

Effects include the chemicals causing limpets to lose their ability to cling to rocks, as well as shrimp swimming towards areas populated by predators.

One in six adults - more than seven million people in England alone - take antidepressants.
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Pills

New study reveals that antidepressants cause severe withdrawal symptoms - "hallucination," "mania," and "anxiety"

Sayer Ji
Green Med info
Wed, 03 Oct 2018 18:15 UTC
withdrawal symptoms
New research reveals severe withdrawal symptoms in over half of those who discontinue antidepressant drugs, including lasting and even permanent damage.

A concerning new study published in the journal Addictive Behavior and titled, "A systematic review into the incidence, severity and duration of antidepressant withdrawal effects: Are guidelines evidence-based?," reveals that antidepressants are far more addictive and harmful than previously assumed, and vindicates the long time activism on this issue spearheaded by American psychiatrists like Kelly Brogan, MD and Peter Breggin, MD.

Highlights from the paper are as follows:
- More than half (56%) of people who attempt to come off antidepressants experience withdrawal effects.

- Nearly half (46%) of people experiencing withdrawal effects describe them as severe.

- It is not uncommon for the withdrawal effects to last for several weeks or months.

- Current UK and USA Guidelines underestimate the severity and duration of antidepressant withdrawal, with significant clinical implications.
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Life Preserver

Burdock Root: A blood, lymph system and skin detoxicant that also fights diabetes and cancer

Annie Price
DrAxe.com
Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00 UTC
burdock root
What if I told you that a certain plant's roots could detoxify your blood, lymphatic system and skin? Would you be interested? Then you should know about burdock root.

Burdock root has been valued across continents for thousands of years for its ability to purify blood and cool internal heat. Internally and externally, it has potent anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects on the human body. Recent studies also show that burdock contains phenolic acids, quercetin and luteolin, which are all powerful, health-promoting antioxidants. (1)

Similar to dandelion tea, you can make burdock root tea, and it can also be found in supplement form or be eaten as a vegetable. What does it taste like? Burdock has a pleasantly crunchy texture and an earthy, sweet flavor that's similar to lotus root or celeriac. Read on to find out just how awesome burdock root truly is, including the medicinal uses of burdock in treating serious chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes! (2)
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