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What all women need to know about tampons & maxipads


Collective Evolution
Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:50 UTC
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What is something that every woman has to endure in her lifetime? You got it, a menstruation cycle. On average a woman will have her period once a month, for about 5 days, for around 40 years of her life! During this time, we need to use various products to stay clean and fresh. There has got to be a market in there!

The tampon and pad industry is a $718 million dollar market, yet these items are necessities. This really got me questioning the production and ethical value behind these products. They are mass-produced, heavily marketed, and cheaply made - out of bleached rayon and plastics. Why is it that we never see ads for the much safer alternatives such as cotton products, reusable washable pads, and menstruation cups? All of these options are much more economical and are about a million times safer for the environment. Up until a few months ago, I didn't even know that there were alternative products, much less think that there was any potential risk involved with using generic menstruation products.

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Paleo Diet 1.0: Neanderthals ate 80% meat, 20% vegetables


RT
Wed, 16 Mar 2016 23:29 UTC
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Followers of the paleo cult have been redeemed, kind of, thanks to a new study of the Neanderthal diet which found that 80 percent of their food intake was meat.

However, instead of picking up steaks at the local Whole Foods or delivered from Omaha, the hairy humanoids had to hunt and prepare their dinner, which included species such as mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses, before all three were made extinct by the feared homosapiens.

Researchers - and a growing Paleo sector - have long debated the truth about early ancestor diets, but this study from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen in Germany is the first to nail down precise percentages.

Comment: The paleo diet explained

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Dr. Kelly Brogan: A Psychiatrists perspective on antidepressants

Kelly Brogan, MD
Youtube
Sat, 05 Mar 2016 19:24 UTC
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We have been told that depression is always caused by a chemical imbalance and cured by a chemical fix—a prescription. More than 30 million Americans take antidepressants, including one in seven women, and one in four women of reproductive age. Millions more are tempted to try them to end chronic, unyielding distress, irritability, and emotional "offness"—trapped by an exhausting inner agitation they can't shake.

Leaders in the field are beginning to accept that this is not the whole story. Science is leading us to explore the way the human body interacts with our intellect. Your body reacts to certain things positively and certain things negatively. These are "symptoms" of great causes.

Comment: Additional informative articles by Dr. Kelly Brogan:

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Drugging our children: Study suggests millions of children misdiagnosed with ADHD because of their age

Justin Gardner
Free Thought Project
Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:51 UTC
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It's common knowledge that the U.S. has an unusual dependency on prescription medication, highlighted by the current epidemic of opioid overdoses in adults. Children, too, have experienced an astronomical rise in a particular kind of medication—that used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

The pharmaceutical industry found a gold mine in developing drugs to modify behavior in children. According to the documentary, The Drugging of Our Children, between 1995 and 2000, the number of psychotropic drugs prescribed to kids doubled. Each morning, more than 6 million children are given prescription medication before going to school, such as Ritalin or other amphetamines.


The diagnosis for ADHD is notoriously subjective, and has in many cases become a tool for teachers and school authorities to drug a child into "proper" behavior.

The most powerful symptom of ADHD in the psychiatric handbook, ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders, is when a child "often fidgets with hands and feet or squirms in seat."

Comment: Now that the pharmaceutical cartel has pushed its tentacles into the schools, children are no longer allowed to act in ways that would otherwise be considered normal behavior. They are being medicated with drugs that cause a wide variety of harmful side-effects and that have been shown to have negative consequences on their development. It's a perfect set-up to create a dumbed-down and complacent population.

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Sleep problems come from the day not the night; breaking the cycle of insomnia

Dawn Walton
Wake Up World
Tue, 15 Mar 2016 00:00 UTC
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Many people struggle with sleep. Some struggle to get to sleep, some wake up multiple times through the night and others don't get a very long sleep. Some people have all of these problems.

When most people try to address insomnia, they focus on the symptoms and not the cause. Countless remedies (medicinal and non-medicinal) are out there to help address sleep problems.

In my experience as a cognitive hypnotherapist, to address sleep problems effectively and permanently, you need to address the cause, not the symptoms; and the cause comes from the daytime.

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● Release repressed emotions and mental blockages
● Detoxify your body and mind

Éiriú Eolas removes the barriers that stand between you and True Peace, Happiness, and ultimately a successful, fulfilling life.

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Inconvenient truths are ignored as GMO labeling vote looms

Carey Gillam
Huffington Post
Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:08 UTC
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© FlickrSenator Pat Roberts
The U.S. Senate looks poised to vote this week on the contentious national debate over GMO labeling, but as the potentially landmark vote looms, facts that should be at the heart of the discussion are being lost.

And in that void, the issue has become highly divisive, pitting many Democrats who want mandatory labeling of foods made with genetically engineered crops against Republicans who favor a measure from Sen. Pat Roberts that would block mandatory labeling, including state laws like one in Vermont set to take effect July 1. A similar measure to block mandatory labeling passed the House of Representatives last July.

Compromise measures are being drafted by both sides, and some close to the talks say Vermont's law and other state labeling measures will likely be sacrificed for such compromise. Food industry players remain resolved against labels that would easily identify a food product as containing GMOs, saying they would needlessly scare consumers away. Meanwhile, clear labeling is precisely what consumer groups demand.

Comment: Scientist Says Flawed Science of GMOs Jeopardizing Future Generations
The introduction of GM crops, Huber said, was a "betrayal of the public trust by a failure to address potential risks. The irresponsible and premature widespread use is based on flawed and unsound scientific assumptions."

Huber said glyphosate and GM crops are likely harming human health. He cited significant increases in inflammatory bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, and certain types of cancers. Other diseases such as food allergies, autism, endometriosis, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's may also be linked to glyphosate and GM crops, he said.

"Glyphosate has totally changed the environment; it has impacted humans, vegetables, grains, fruits, plants, feeds, and animals," Huber said.

In conclusion Huber said that our basic responsibility in agriculture is providing safe and nutritious food. Instead, with current GMO-based agricultural practices,
"we are willing to sacrifice our children and jeopardize future generations based on failed promises and flawed science just to benefit the 'bottom line' of a commercial enterprise."


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The science of adrenal fatigue & how to overcome it

Azriel ReShel
Upliftconnect.com
Wed, 16 Mar 2016 15:57 UTC
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Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. - Jim Rohn
Nearly every second person seems to be talking about adrenal fatigue today or is suffering extreme tiredness. Adrenal fatigue or Wired Tired is fast becoming a real thing. The "how are you" conversation seems to be peppered with the words "adrenal fatigue" or "my adrenals".

So are we all chronically fatigued with life, and the ways of the modern world? And do many of us suffer silently from this seemingly nebulous thing called "adrenal fatigue?" It's time we got a handle on what it really means to be adrenally fatigued, and how to heal it.

Comment: Additional helpful information about Adrenal Fatigue:
That old saying, "Big things come in small packages," can certainly refer to the adrenals, the endocrine glands located on top of the kidneys. These tiny powerhouses are responsible for a myriad of functions within the body, including the production of hormones, some of which are essential for survival. The adrenals are well-known for their function in how the body responds to stress, but their lesser known functions are also involved in the regulation of blood pressure, the secretion of sex hormones, and immune response. Understanding a little about how the adrenals work can bring a greater understanding of why these tiny glands can be at the root of seemingly unrelated health conditions such as allergies, asthma, and reproductive imbalances.


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Love hormone may enhance compassion of people suffering from PTSD


news-medical.net
Fri, 11 Mar 2016 22:05 UTC
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Oxytocin - "the love hormone" - may enhance compassion of people suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to new study conducted at the University of Haifa and Rambam Health Care Campus: "The fact that the present study found, that Oxytocin may improve compassion among patients with post-traumatic stress disorder toward women, provides new evidence that oxytocin may be able to improve the social behavior of these patients," said Professor Simone Shamay-Tsoory from the Department of Psychology at the University of Haifa, who led the study.

Compassion is pro-social motivation to help others who are in distress. It is an outcome of the emotion of empathy - the ability to recognize the feelings of others, and cognitive empathy - the ability to understand what another person feels and think. It is known from recent studies that compassion is mediated through different areas of the brain associated with both components of empathy.

Comment: For more information about Oxytocin - a hormone released by the pituitary gland that affects both the body and the brain, read the following articles:

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The great GMO coverup: FDA scientists' health warnings about GMOs have proven true and we are suffering as a result

Jeffery Smith
Institute for Responsible Technology
Tue, 01 Mar 2016 14:47 UTC
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The Entire GMO Approval Process is based on Deception

According to extensive FDA memos made public through a lawsuit,[1]the overwhelming consensus of the agency's own scientists was that genetically engineered foods pose abnormal and unique risks including new toxins, allergens and nutritional problems. The scientists called for rigorous safety tests to protect our health. Tragically, a political appointee at the FDA covered up the warnings and allowed genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on the market without requiring any testing.[2] That official in charge of GMO policy was formerly an attorney representing the GMO giant, Monsanto. He later became Monsanto's Vice President and is now back at the FDA as the "US Food Czar."
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Doctor Selye the man who changed our understanding of stress

Lily Rothman
TIME
Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:30 UTC
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© Toronto Public Library / Getty ImagesHans Selye's experiments with rats shed pioneering light on how stress affects health
Hans Selye pinned down a problem that had long baffled doctors

The release on Thursday of the American Psychological Association's annual Stress in America report represents nearly a decade of the organization tracking the extent and impact of stress in Americans' lives. The report is clear evidence that medicine takes stress seriously—as well it should—but, though human beings have always felt stress, it's actually been less than a century since the subject got the attention it deserved.

As TIME explained in a 1983 cover story, it used to be thought that "stress" was just a vague feeling, not a precise medical term. There was no firm definition or way of measuring it. Even so, it was clear that there was something going on. As early as the Civil War, a condition known as "soldier's heart" was noticed by doctors. "During World War I, the crippling anxiety called shell shock was at first attributed to the vibrations from heavy artillery, which was believed to damage blood vessels in the brain," as TIME put it. "This theory was abandoned by the time World War II came along, and the problem was renamed battle fatigue."

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