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Can exposure to fracking chemicals cause male sterility?

Patrick J. Kiger
Discovery News
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 14:50 UTC
Fracking site sign in Midwestern US
© Hatchingfuture via Wikimedia Commons
A fracking site in the Midwestern United States offers safety warnings.
Fracking — a process in which water, sand and chemicals are pumped into the earth to crack open deposits of gas and oil — has created an energy boom in the United States, but a lot of people are worried about whether it's contaminating our underground supply of drinking water.

The energy industry contends that the risks are minimal, but an EPA report released in June contained a more guarded assessment. The report conceded fracking had contaminated the water supply in some parts of the United States, but the impact "was small compared to the number of hydraulically fractured wells." Another potential danger, however is detailed in a new study that suggests fracking chemicals lead to male sterility.

Comment: So not only does fracking contaminate the water supply with oil and gas, but also endocrine-disrupting chemicals. All of which can have seriously negative impacts on health. Throw in the evidence that fracking can cause earthquakes, and it makes one wonder what the EPA really does since it obviously doesn't care about protecting the environment.

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Health

Monsanto suffers major defeat as majority of EU states say 'No to GMO'

F. William Engdahl
New Eastern Outlook
Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:40 UTC
GMO banned
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Monsanto and the GMO agribusiness cartel have suffered a major new defeat as two-thirds of the 28 EU member states have opted for a full ban on GMO crops according to the terms of new Brussels rules allowing national decision on the toxic agro-technology. The bans across the EU greatly expand the EU acreage off-limits to GMO from the previous somewhat chaotic EU procedures.

By the October 3 deadline, the EU Commission has announced that 19 of the 28 EU member countries have filed for a full "opt-out" or ban on GMO commercial crops in their countries. Other states can still file no GMO opt-outs after October 3 on certain grounds.

The states saying fully No to GMO now include Germany (except for limited research only, not commercial planting), and France. France continues its previous ban, including for Monsanto MON810 GMO maize, the only GMO crop presently in commercial cultivation in the EU, , mainly in Spain and Portugal. In addition to Germany and France, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, and Slovenia all now have full GMO bans.

Comment: It looks like the GMO myths have not taken root in Europe:
1. Myth: GMOs have been adequately tested.

Truth: For years the biotech industry has pushed the message that there is a broad scientific consensus on the safety of GMOs. However, when asked about the safety of GMOs, the World Health Organization stated, "...individual GM foods and their safety should be assessed on a case-by-case basis and that it is not possible to make general statements on the safety of all GM foods." In terms of research, there have been no independent or long-term feeding studies conducted on any commercially produced GMOs to date. Additionally, the only testing currently being done is by the same companies that have developed and hold the patent on genetically engineered crops.

There exists a growing concern about the connection between GMOs and their impact on human health, the environment and societal responsibilities, and more research needs to be done.

2. Myth: GMO crops decrease the use of chemicals.

Truth: More than 80 percent of commercialized GMOs are engineered to be herbicide tolerant, insect resistant or both. As a result, "super weeds" and "super bugs" have emerged, which require the application of even more toxic chemicals to be combated. Consumers have started asking questions about the effects GMOs and the chemicals associated with their production are having across North America.The danger is that once these experimental organisms have been released into the environment they cannot be recalled.

3. Myth: We need GMOs to feed the world.

Truth: This is one of the main arguments supporters of genetically engineered crops use. Though there is mounting pressure on the world's food supply, studies show GMOs won't solve the problem. According to a 2015 report by the Environmental Working Group, 80 percent of the world's genetically engineered crops are corn and soybeans, which are predominantly used to produce animal feed and biofuel. There are also other strategies to feed the world, which would not have such great impacts on the environment, such as better use of the resources that do exist. Ultimately, the issue of global hunger requires political attention and much more than agricultural practices alone need to be examined.

Keeping consumers out of the dark: Debunking GMO myths:


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Arrow Up

Bifidobacteria Probiotics: Fighting colds and flu infections

Case Adams
Greenmedinfo.com
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:21 UTC
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It's back to school, and every new school year brings new cold and flu viral infections. Learn how certain bifidobacteria fight off and reduce colds and flu infections.

It's back to school, and kids are passing germs around like soccer balls being footed around school yards. As kids exchange viruses, the new or stronger viruses begin to replicate themselves within their cells - basically turning what were normal cells into clones for the virus.

For this reason, the cold and flu viruses that our immune system doesn't recognize yet tend to gain the strongest foot-hold.

Comment: Probiotics are Essential in Preventing Disease and Maintaining Health

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Health

Chiropractic care gains acceptance & goes mainstream

Katherine Ellison
New York Times
Mon, 05 Oct 2015 23:41 UTC
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After injuring my tailbone in an ill-advised spin class, I made my first appointment with a chiropractor.

I did so with some trepidation: I'd grown up hearing my father, a surgeon, cast aspersions on all sorts of alternative healers, from acupuncturists to osteopaths, always reserving a special aversion for chiropractors. Of course, this was in the 1960s, when the American Medical Association was still waging war on the profession via its Committee on Quackery, which labeled chiropractors as an "unscientific cult."

The A.M.A.'s Committee on Quackery is long defunct, having gone out of existence after a lawsuit by chiropractors led to a 1987 federal district judge's ruling that the medical association had tried to destroy the chiropractic profession. Since then, the number of chiropractors has steadily grown. Today it seems as if everyone I know is seeing one — and not just for the standard hands-on treatment of lower-back pain, but for an expanding range of interventions falling under the rubric of "integrative wellness."

Comment: Read more about the Benefits of chiropractic adjustments

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Red Flag

Monsanto keeps trying to tell us "Cancer Causing" RoundUp is safe!

Jeffery Jaxen
Collective Evolution
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 22:19 UTC
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The last year has seen more happen in conscious defiance of genetically modified food and its associated chemicals than perhaps the last 20 combined. After a slow start, humanity is awakened, activated, and taking no prisoners. There are now blueprints in place from individuals, communities, states, and entire countries to replicate on the way to casting genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their chemicals into the history books.

Meanwhile, Monsanto's public relations and marketing appear to be operating within a vacuum by attempting to ignore a growing global population. As entire countries ban their products and inferior technology, Monsanto is quickly losing control of their financial bottom line as they watch their consumer base evaporate. Short videos and marketing spots are still lauding the virtues of their failed Roundup product. With Monsanto's YouTube video titled "Glyphosate: Give it a Minute," the public is getting a front row seat to the company's "emperor has no clothes" moment.

Comment: RoundUp: Boycott, ban & criminalize

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Bacon n Eggs

How to correct common nutritional deficiencies

Dr. Mercola
Mercola.com
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:32 UTC
Diète cétogène
© Inconnu
If you eat a balanced, whole-food diet like the one described in my nutrition plan, you're probably getting adequate amounts of the vitamins and minerals your body needs to function.

If not (and this applies to the majority of the U.S. population), there's a good chance you may be lacking important nutrients.

Even if you do eat well, how and where your food was grown can also influence your nutritional intake. Soil quality, storage time, and processing can significantly influence the levels of certain nutrients in your food.

Your age and certain health conditions (digestive issues and others) can also impact your body's ability to absorb the nutrients in your food.

Unfortunately, in many cases nutrient deficiencies can be difficult to assess, and you may not develop symptoms until the deficiency has become quite pronounced.

Below, I will review 11 of the most common nutrient deficiencies,1 and how to address them. Eating real food is usually your best bet, but sometimes supplementation may be advisable, especially if you're showing signs of deficiency.
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Health

New deadly genetic disease found in Russia's Yakutia: Kids don't live past 3 years old


RT
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:33 UTC
Health care worker
© Mariana Bazo / Reuters
Fourteen children in Yakutia have died of a previously-unknown disease caused by mutations in multiple genes. The illness kills kids before they turn three as it progresses rapidly and there's no cure so far, according to the scientist who discovered it.

In total 16 children have been diagnosed with the genetic illness, says Nadezhda Maksimova, head of a Yakutsk laboratory at the North-Eastern Federal University who discovered the deadly disease.

"We are currently studying a new, very severe disease which causes irreversible metabolic disorders in children who don't survive beyond three years of age. Of the 16 patients that we have found, only two are left alive," she told Ogonyok magazine.

To study the decease, one of the surviving tots is to be sent to Japan, with parents having launched a fundraising campaign.
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Ambulance

Is the medical industry sexist? What women don't know

Arjun Walia
Collective Evolution
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 01:32 UTC
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"No matter who walks into the door to the ER, we order the same tests, we prescribe the same medication without ever thinking about the sex or gender of our patients. Why would we? We were never taught that there were any differences between men and women."

The quote above comes from Dr. Alyson J. McGregor (video below), MD, emergency room doctor and the co-founder/director for the Sex and Gender in Emergency Medicine (SGEM) within the Department of Emergency Medicine at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Their goal is to establish research and educational programs which promote sex- and gender-specific medicine and women's health as they relate to emergency care.

The statement comes right after she cites a government accountability study which revealed that 80 percent of the drugs withdrawn from the market are done so because of their side effects on women.
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Health

Turmeric extract ends cancer malignancy at its roots, paves way for revolution in treatment

Sayer Ji
GreenMedInfo
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 19:16 UTC
cancer cells
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Cancer cell and its growing family.
A new turmeric study published in Cancer Letters is paving the way for a revolution in the way that we both understand and treat cancer. Titled, "Targeting cancer stem cells by curcumin and clinical applications," U.S. researchers evaluated the primary polyphenol in the Indian spice known as curcumin for its ability to target cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are believed to be at the root cause of tumor formation and malignancy.

Whereas conventional models of cancer assumed that the majority of the cancer cells within a tumor possess self-renewal capacity to differing degrees, the CSC model proposes that, "[T]he initiation, maintenance, and growth of a tumor is driven by a minor population of cancer cells termed cancer stem cells (CSCs)," and that "These CSCs undergo continuous self-renewal and differentiate to heterogeneous cancer cells, yielding new tumors recapitulating the parental tumors, while the majority of cancer cells lack self-renewal capacity."

In other words, the CSCs are at the apex of a hierarchy of cells within the tumor, and are the "mother" of the various daughter cells that make it up, most of which are intrinsically benign. Conventional treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, based on a rodent model with a 2-year experimental window to evaluate treatment efficacy and safety, was incapable of comprehending the CSC-mediated cause of post-treatment tumor recurrence, which in humans can take decades after initial treatment to manifest. Although it was possible to debulk a tumor with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, CSC populations were often missed or even enriched as a result. When the tumor mass regrew it often became more invasive and treatment-resistant, resulting in the rapid demise and death of the patient -- deaths which are often written off inaccurately or disingenuously as non-treatment related.
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Life Preserver

Four adaptogens for reducing stress and healing adrenal fatigue

Dr. Frank Lipman
DrFrankLipman.com
Fri, 13 Feb 2015 12:32 UTC
ginseng root adaptogen
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Stress and fatigue. Judging from the proliferation of coffee and cupcake shops popping up these days, clearly caffeine and sugar are what a lot of folks are using to try to fight back. The problem is, they don't actually work. Sugar and caffeine do offer a quick lift, but the crash is never far behind - so it's back to Starbucks to start the cycle again, turning your day into a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows. Fortunately, there are healthier ways to get through the day - and one of my favorites is with "adaptogens," the special herbs that help your body adapt to stress and resist fatigue. Here's my adaptogens-at-a-glance guide:

Adapta-what?

Adaptogens are a unique group of herbal ingredients used to improve the health of your adrenal system, the system that's in charge of managing your body's hormonal response to stress. They help strengthen the body's response to stress and enhance its ability to cope with anxiety and fight fatigue - slowly and gently, without jolts or crashes. They're called adaptogens because of their unique ability to "adapt" their function according to your body's specific needs. Though the effects may initially be subtle and take time to make themselves felt, they're real and undeniable.

Comment: Healing from adrenal fatigue is a difficult process that typically requires life changes to reduce stress and a lot of rest, but the benefits can be significant. These herbs can be helpful in restoring energy and a sense of calm in situations of depletion from extended stress. Quality is also an important factor when taking herbal supplements, so it's best to look for standardized extracts (where the primary compounds are standardized to a certain percentage of the supplement) and/or high quality tinctures (liquid extracts). It may require some experimentation to find the herbs that work best for you.

Magnesium is also a helpful supplement for correcting adrenal fatigue: Another tool that's helpful for fighting stress is the Éiriú Eolas breathing program for stress relief.

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