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The move follows an expansion of magnetic pulse therapies. But this one is a little more psychedelic.
The Food and Drug Administration has taken an active role in approving new therapies to treat depression this week. On August 23, the Inquisitr reported that the FDA approved a new form of transcranial magnetic stimulation to help ease treatment-resistant depression. The new TMS treatment cuts down the number of treatments needed as well as significantly reduces the time for treatment from more than a half an hour to just three minutes.
Comment: More information on the research of psilocybin for mental health conditions like depression:
- Magic mushrooms: How they affect the brain's emotion centers
- Study suggests magic mushrooms may 'reset' depressed patients' brains
- Unlike anti-depressants, psilocybin mushrooms can actually cure depression
- A new generation of research into psilocybin could change how we treat numerous mental health conditions
"Celiac disease, and, more generally, gluten intolerance, is a growing problem worldwide, but especially in North America and Europe, where an estimated 5% of the population now suffers from it," researchers wrote in a meta-analysis of nearly 300 studies.
"Here, we propose that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide, Roundup®, is the most important causal factor in this epidemic," they add.
The study, published in the journal Interdisciplinary Toxicology in 2013, was completely ignored by the media except for Mother Earth News and The Healthy Home Economist.
Comment: Moral of the story? The list of negative health effects associated with Glyphosate have been documented for years! With the recent Monsanto cancer lawsuit in California is this toxic weedkiller finally getting the attention it deserves?
- Death by Multiple Poisoning, Glyphosate and Roundup
- Is Monsanto's Herbicide Harming Male Fertility?
- Research: Roundup Diluted by 450-Fold is Still Toxic to DNA
- Groundbreaking Study Shows Roundup Link to Birth Defects
- Monsanto's Roundup is Causing DNA and Cellular Damage
- Monsanto™ Roundup Ready Crops Leading to Mental Illness, Obesity
- Monsanto's Roundup devastating gut health, contributing to overgrowth of deadly bacteria
As uncommon as this occurrence may be, it can happen from time to time. Just recently the Federal U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) voluntarily recalled two thyroid medications for this exact reason.
Comment: Additional information on Hypothroidism:
- Hypothyroidism: How Your Thyroid Can Make You Sick, Tired, And Overweight
- Black Seed may treat hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's Disease), clinical trial reveals
- Selenium - The Missing Link for Treating Hypothyroidism?
- The Thyroid-Breast cancer connection: Iodine deficiency can lead to thyroid issues & eventually breast cancer
- The need for iodine supplementation
The simplest method to deal with an under active thyroid is proper supplementation with iodine, called orthoiodosupplementation. If the thyroid is damaged, then supplementation with thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3, the main biologically active hormone) may be necessary. Supplementation (6). with these hormones should be done under close supervision of a medical professional. However, supplementation with inorganic iodine is generally much safer, as the body "knows" how much T4 and T3 need to make. There are also drugs that change physiology of iodine metabolism, but this subject is beyond the scope of this article. Pharmaceutical companies pressure doctors to avoid inexpensive orthoiodosupplementation, so you won't likely get a prescription for inexpensive Lugol's solution from a mainstream practitioner.
One caveat to supplementation with iodine is the autoimmune illness called Hashimoto's disease, or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, which is one of the potential causes of hypothyroidism. Unfortunately, when hypothyroidism is diagnosed, the possibility that Hashimoto's disease underlies this condition has not always been properly tested. Therefore, Hashimoto's disease has often been mis-diagnosed. Doctors usually treat this condition with hormone replacement therapy, and some believe that excessive iodine intake may trigger it in susceptible people (7). Always ask your doctor if iodine supplements are right for you.
At issue is glyphosate, the active chemical ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup and Ranger herbicides. For years, evidence has been mounting that glyphosate is carcinogenic, which is quite alarming considering that it is the most widely used (and overused) agricultural chemical ever.
"Americans have applied 1.8 million tons of glyphosate since its introduction in 1974. Worldwide, 9.4 million tons of the chemical have been sprayed onto fields. For comparison, that's equivalent to the weight of water in more than 2,300 Olympic-size swimming pools. It's also enough to spray nearly half a pound of Roundup on every cultivated acre of land in the world." ~ Newsweek
Comment: The growing list of Glyphosate contamination in consumer products:
- Glyphosate in your cup of tea?
- Surprise! FDA finds Monsanto's weed killer in U.S. honey
- Certified organic grain found to be contaminated with glyphosate
- Danger! 14 popular German beers contain 'cancer-causing' levels of glyphosate
- Eighty-five percent of personal hygiene products contaminated with glyphosate
- Shocking research confirms vaccines are contaminated with Monsanto's RoundUp herbicide
The electric light bulb is touted as one of the most significant technological advancements of human beings. It ranks right up there with the wheel, control of fire, antibiotics and dynamite. But as with any new and spectacular technology, there are invariably unintended consequences. With electric light has come an obliteration of night in much of the modern world; both outside in the city, and indoors during what was once 'night' according to the natural position of the Sun.
Bauman expressed his confidence in Monsanto and predicted a sunny future for its flagship herbicide, Roundup.
He told his top-tier investors that Bayer had performed an adequate due-diligence on Monsanto before purchasing the troubled company for $66 billion this past June. At the time of its purchase, Monsanto told its German suitors that a $270-million set-aside would cover all its outstanding liabilities arising from Monsanto's 5,000 Roundup cancer lawsuits.
© Consumer Product Safety CommissionFire alarm: US government tests found that flame retardants “did not…provide any significant protection.”
Today, thanks in part to the efforts of a single Virginia family, as many as 97 percent of Americans have toxic flame retardants in their blood. Deeply poisonous, and linked to cancer, genetic damage, and behavioral and learning difficulties, the prevalence of flame retardants, here and around the world, owes to the fact that these chemicals have been placed in many of the objects of daily life-in our homes, automobiles, and workplaces, even in our beds.
Comment: Are Flame Retardants Safe? Growing Evidence Says 'No'
- Flame retardants in consumer products are linked to health and cognitive problems
- Commonly used organophosphates are making people 'flame retardant'
- Danger where you least expect it: Toxic chemicals banned in the 1970s found in many U.S. couches
- Researchers and firefighters say flame retardants linked to serious health risks and don't work as expected
Imagine the catastrophic numbers in today's time if a similar flu hit - and how quickly it would spread from the ease in transportation modern society allows.
While you can rest easy right now knowing a global pandemic is not currently a threat, it is just a matter of time before the next one arrives.
Although modern medicine has a lot more flu-fighting tricks in its arsenal than it did several decades ago, the risk of a pandemic flu killing many is still very real.
The growing population, ease in global travel, civil conflict, a marked decrease in medical facilities in outbreak regions, and a decrease in CDC resources could all create a perfect storm for an epidemic to rapidly get out of control and become a pandemic.
Join us for this episode of The Health and Wellness Show where we discuss the slippery slope of food policy and taxation contrasted with the need for policies that actually are for the public good, the foxes guarding the hen-house (otherwise known as the FDA) and the ultimate responsibility that rests with the individual.
Running Time: 00:56:17
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Comment: A gut check for many ailments: