There’s an interesting relationship between gluten intolerance and the use of glyphosate (active ingredient in herbicides like Roundup). Farmers are using glyphosate not only for weed control, but to dry grain crops before harvesting. Since the symptoms of gluten intolerance and glyphosate ingestion are nearly identical, the epidemic of intolerance to gluten is coming under…
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Co Q10 and Other News
There’s an interesting article, this month, from Natural Grocer, on the benefits from taking CoQ10. In fact, there are a lot more benefits from taking it, than I realized. Physicians have seen improvement in maladies, including heart diseases, energy levels, and migraines. Naturally occurring CoQ10 is found in organ meats, like liver and heart. When…
Living Longer
More Magazine had an article entitled The New Science of Living Longer. Researchers are finding that we can alter how quickly our cells age. Some functions of DNA can be enhanced, or cancer cells suppressed, by a few simple things we can add to our diets and/or lifestyle. The researchers found protective effects from vitamin…
YRU Fat?
Can’t lose weight? Here’s some information doctors and scientists are pondering. There are lots of things we use or eat everyday that could be causing the problem. And the effects of those substances, now called obesogens, could have begun with our parents being exposed. They are hormone disruptors that can cause problems in several ways….
Are You a Good Host?
Living in rural areas, and having close contact with soil and plants is not only good for your stress level, but also your gut bacteria. In a recent New York Times article, Some of My Best Friends Are Germs, Michael Pollan explores the results of destroying (beneficial) microbes on our skin and gut. Our resident…