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Junk Food Not Cheaper than Healthy Food | Emily P. Walker | MedPage Today | May 18, 2012 | One reason that many people assume junk food is more affordable is because many studies that compare the cost of unhealthy foods with healthy ones use cost-per-calorie as a measurement. Read more...

Study Links Popular Antibiotic With Heart Death A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine linked the antibiotic azithromycin with rare cases of heart death. | Lily Wu | May 18, 2012 | kake | "Many medications have side effects and there's quite a long list that goes with each one," said Dr. Michael Palomino, Wesley Care physician. "But to have someone go back and do this extensive study, linking a medication that we use all the time, brings up a large concern." Read more...

Ancient Medicine Spring Water a Modern Holistic Remedy for Autistic Children | LITHIA SPRINGS, GA, May 12, 2012 | 24-7pressrelease | Dr. Amy Yasko noted microbiologist specializing in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presented at a recent conference, a breakthrough hypothesis on autism and the lithium connection. She believes that recovering any child from autism is a process that requires lithium supplementation. Lithia spring water meets her criteria as an autistic supplement because of its holistic formula of lithium, ionic minerals and trace elements. Read more...

Wild Elephants gather inexplicably, mourn death of “Elephant Whisperer” | Michelle | May 9, 2012 | Delight Makers | For two days the herds loitered at Anthony’s rural compound on the vast Thula Thula game reserve in the South African KwaZulu – to say good-bye to the man they loved. But how did they know he had died? Known for his unique ability to calm traumatized elephants, Anthony had become a legend. He is the author of three books, Babylon Ark, detailing his efforts to rescue the animals at Baghdad Zoo during the Iraqi war, the forthcoming The Last Rhinos, and his bestselling The Elephant Whisperer. Read more...

How to take a holistic approach to your pet's arthritis | Morieka Johnson, MNN | April 20, 2012 | CNN | "Just getting the joints to move, a lot of time, decreases the pain and increases joint fluid," says Orenbuch, a veterinarian certified in chiropractic and canine rehabilitative therapy. Read more...

End of anti-depressants? Magnetic pulse therapy eases depression in third of patients | May 15, 2012 | PRN | Research leader Dr Ian Cook, said: ’The improvements we observed show that non-drug therapy with NeuroStar TMS not only reduces the symptomatic suffering of patients, but lessens the disability of depression with important implications for these individuals’ ability to return to functioning effectively at home, in the workplace, and in the community.' Read more...

Myth busted: Vaccinations are not immunizations | May 15, 2012 | Craig Stellpflug | NaturalNews | Vaccines do not provide long-term immunity; only temporary at best. In vaccines, an antigen is injected into the body to produce a reaction and the immune system responds in the form of antibodies, but antibody presence does not confer immunity. People still catch the diseases that they are vaccinated against. Vaccines actually skip the normal immune responses to activate killer cells which can trigger an overproduction of cytokines in response to the toxic vaccine adjuvants and can damage tissues and organs and even stop the heart and block air pathways. Read more...

Healing of sacral chakra to cure emotional outbursts | Susan Westfall | May 14, 2012 | Examiner | If the sacral chakra is balanced, then one’s mind is free of the gripping anxiety and uncontrollable tensions associated with primal desires. One’s life is under the control of conscious, rational decisions and these people have a healthy yin-yang existence. In particular, a sound sacral chakra invokes great creativity. Read more...

Healing Meditations: A Mystic's Journal | May 7, 2012 | Beliefnet | Whether you formally meditate or not, there are simple healing meditations and healing exercises you can easily do - that can have remarkable results. Read more...

Smoke Marijuana For Multiple Sclerosis | Rupert Shepherd | 15 May 2012 | Medical News Today | A clinic trial of 30 adult patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis appears to have demonstrated its ability to reduce spasticity and pain, when compared to a placebo. Read more...

Home nutrition vital for healing | Andrew Dreyfus And David Waters | May 12, 2012 | When we think about the relationship between food and health, we usually think about maintaining good nutrition to promote good health. But for those who are chronically or critically ill, especially those without a lot of resources, food plays an important role in healing. And as we contemplate ways to reduce health care costs, we must seriously look at how effective meal delivery reduces health expenses while also providing gravely ill individuals with a service that helps them support their family. Read more...

The healing power is in the choice of treatment Two Harvard Medical School professors make a convincing case for patients to become active participants in decisions that determine their medical care. | Ritu Bhatia | 05-13-2012 | MSN | In a country where medical choices are both confusing and expensive, deciding how to treat a health condition can be nearly as taxing as the condition itself. What makes matters worse is that medical professionals don't have the time to explain options properly. Read more...

The healing power of music | Keith Wommack | May 14, 2012 | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | Melodies move us emotionally and change us physically. Hospitals around the United States are utilizing music in a wide variety of ways. Clinical studies now show that music can be used as a therapy in treating depression, schizophrenia, autism, dementia, and as well, substance abuse. Creating or listening to music can alleviate some negative symptoms of mental illness and ease pain. Read more...

Child deaths: Preventable infections 'the leading cause' | 11 May 2012 | BBC | They found two-thirds of the 7.6m children who died before their fifth birthday did so due to infectious causes - and pneumonia was found to be the leading cause of death. Read more...

Infections Cause 1 in 6 Cancer Cases Worldwide | May 12, 2012 | OHSOnline | Helicobacter pylori, hepatitis B and C viruses, and human papillomaviruses were responsible for 1.9 million cases of mainly gastric, liver, and cervix uteri cancers. Read more...

EDITOR'S COMMENT: I truly believe many infections causing cancers and/or premature death can be reversed or prevented by proper dietary discipline. Yet this would be impossible without adjustments to the way most people eat. A challenge with present AMA mandate: Too often pharmaceutical remedies will clear symptom without eliminating cause.

If Reusable Grocery Bag Makes You Sick, It's Probably Your Fault | Evan Dawson | 13wham | A 2010 study found that washing reusable bags kills 99.9 percent of the bacteria in them. Wegmans takes two extra steps to help customers: Cashiers separate meat and fish into plastic bags first, making sure there's no contact with the surface of reusable bags. And the bags come with a card reminding shoppers to wash them. Read more...

A Systems Approach to Solving America's Obesity Problem | Danielle Gould | 5/11/2012 | Forbes | Americans know they are fat. A staggering two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in the United States are overweight or obese, hampering the overall productivity and health of the nation. Obesity-related illness treatments cost an estimated $190.2 billion annually, for example, which is 21 percent of annual medical spending in the United States. Read more...

EDITOR'S COMMENT: Answers are simple. People simply have to get used to the idea of eating correctly. That's all, and that's what this Health and Natural Healing News Network is about, then wha la: The extra pounds start dissolving.

Long commutes may be bad for health - study | Patricia Reaney | May 8, 2012 | Reuters - BaltimoreSun | Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, who studied nearly 4,300 commuters, found that people who traveled 10 miles to work were more likely to have high blood pressure and workers commuting 15 miles had a greater risk of being obese and not getting enough exercise. Read more...

FDA proposes bypassing doctors, selling prescription drugs over the counter | May 08, 2012 | Ethan A. Huff | NaturalNews | When it comes to freedom of food choice, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers Americans to be too stupid to make their own dietary choices. But when pharmaceuticals are involved, the FDA apparently thinks individuals should be able to completely self-medicate themselves without a prescription, having recently proposed new guidelines that would make it easier than ever for patients to access high-risk prescription drugs without even having to see a doctor. Read more...

EDITOR'S COMMENT: This is great news. People SHOULD be allowed to medicate themselves without restriction. Now they simply have to legalize ALL drugs, giving people true free will choice, yet ALSO allow "free access" to ALL herbs, etc. with "correct information" about drugs and vaccines. If we live in a country that allow anyone, including children, to buy Monsanto's RoundUp and all other petro chemicals / poisons without regulation, then why not? And we also need to mandate funding for holistic / natural treatments with national health care, so we REALLY have a "free will" choice.

Breaking up is hard to do | May 7, 2012 | Judi England | TimesUnion | “Just because a relationship ends” writes Brooks Palmer,” that doesn’t mean it stops affecting us. People who were once part of our lives remain in our hearts and memories, as well as in the stuff they leave behind.” Read more...

Believers embrace healing power of faith | May 06, 2012 | The Monitor | “Taking part in faith healing can evoke the power of suggestion and affirm one’s faith in a higher power, which may help promote peace of mind,” according to the ACS publication. “This may help some people cope more effectively with their illness.” Read more...

Moving From Wellness to Well-Being | Rose Stanley | 05/02/2012 | HuffingtonPost | To create healthy and productive workforces, organizations are starting to expand their benefits programs to focus on overall employee well-being. Employers are taking a more holistic approach to wellness by touching on additional aspects of an individual beyond the mere physical to include emotional/mental, spiritual and financial well-being. Read more...

Lightning Medicine Cloud, Sacred White Buffalo, Killed and Skinned | ICTMN | May 4, 2012 | There is an internal investigation through Hunt County Sheriff and Homeland Security in process, and a $5,000 reward offered for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in the premeditated crime deaths of Lightning Medicine Cloud and his mother, Buffalo Woman. Thus far, the investigation has concluded that neither were killed by natural causes. Read more...

5 ways to get started with raw food A raw vegan chef shares her story — and several plans of attack — for making raw food a part of your life. | One Green Planet | May 04 2012 | Today, I’m sharing with you five different ways that you can easily get started on your own raw food adventure. Are you ready? Great! Let’s go … Read more...

Energy and sports drinks eat away at teeth | May 03, 2012 | HealthDay - newschannel5 | | High acidity levels in the drinks erode tooth enamel, the glossy outer layer of teeth, the researchers contend in the May/June issue of the journal General Dentistry. | May 03, 2012 | Read more...

107 charged in Medicare fraud busts in 7 cities | May 3, 2012 | AP - CBSNews MIAMI — Federal authorities charged 107 doctors, nurses and social workers in seven cities with Medicare fraud Wednesday in a nationwide crackdown on unrelated scams that allegedly billed the taxpayer-funded program of $452 million — the highest dollar amount in a single Medicare bust in U.S. history. Read more...

Letter Shows Monsanto Planted Gmos Before USDA Approval | Anthony Gucciardi and Cassandra Anderson | 2 May 2012 | Nation of Change | This is very serious because it is only a matter of time before alfalfa across America could be corrupted with Monsanto’s patented genetically modified trait. Organic meat and dairy could be tainted when animals are fed the modified alfalfa as well, threatening the very integrity of the organic food supply. What’s more, the contamination of natural alfalfa could be nearly impossible — if not entirely impossible — to remedy, so it could actually fracture the genetic stability of the entire crop on a global scale. Read more...

Holistic Gardening More Than Just Good For Your Health | Bridget Dean | April 27, 2012 | Examiner | A holistic garden is the perfect solution to high produce prices and toxic pesticides. Whether you are an experienced gardener or are convinced you have an orange thumb instead of a green thumb, creating a holistic garden can be fun and rewarding. There is no better lesson to teach children than how to grow their own food and eat healthy. Even the First Lady, Michelle Obama has an organic garden. Read more...

Computer use and exercise may help fight memory loss | 05-01-2012 | MyHealthNewsDaily - MSNBC | In the study, which included older adults, computer use and exercise reduced the risk of memory loss, whereas doing either activity alone did not. Read more...

Pest Poison Tied to Brain Defects in Young Kids | Crystal Phend | MedPage Today | May 01, 2012 | High exposure to the organophosphate chlorpyrifos was associated with enlargement of specific brain regions and disruption of normal gender differences in brain structures, Virginia A. Rauh, of the Columbia University Center for Children's Environmental Health in New York City, and colleagues found. Read more...

More babies born addicted to painkillers | 05/01/2012 | Ericka Edwards, NBC News | While the study did not look at the exact drugs taken during pregnancy, researchers found the number of mothers using or abusing opiate painkillers like Vicodin, Methodone and Oxycontin skyrocketed since the year 2000. Read more...

Fed by Broken Food System, Health Plummets as Costs Soar As America's waistline expands, costs soar as health plummets | April 30, 2012 | Common Dreams | "Today, two-thirds of U.S. adults and nearly one in three children struggle because they are overweight or have obesity," says the Campaign to Prevent Obesity, who recently released a new report tracking the relationship between the obesity epidemic and rising healthcare costs. "The effects of the nation’s obesity epidemic are immense: taxpayers, businesses, communities and individuals spend hundreds of billions of dollars each year due to obesity, including an estimated $168 billion in medical costs. Obesity is the reason that the current generation of youth is predicted to live a shorter life than their parents." Read more...

Chakra Healing | Susan Westfall | April 30, 2012 | Examiner | There are seven energy clusters or Chakras, each which represents a seat for some predisposition or attitude. Chakras allow one to assimilate the life-force and translate the energetic bundles into physical, mental and spiritual manifestations. Chakras are literally ‘wheels’ which rotate as the energy flows freely through their centres through the top of head downwards to the feet. Below is a brief summary of what each of the Chakras represents. Read more...

Mad cow: Latest episode raises questions about cattle feed The riskiest parts of rendered cows aren’t supposed to be fed back to other cows. But they are fed to chickens, whose waste can be fed back to cattle in what one critic calls ‘cow cannibalism.’ | Brad Knickerbocker / April 28, 2012 | Christian Science Monitor | “Unfortunately, the United States still allows the feeding of some of these potentially risky tissues to people, pigs, pets, poultry, and fish,” warns Michael Greger, director of public health and animal agriculture at The Humane Society of the United States. Read more...

Four-Year Old in Make-Up: How Young Is Too Young? | DAISHA RILEY | Good Morning America | 04-30-2012 | A mommy blogger who wrote about her child's new fascination with adult cosmetics has ignited an online debate over how young is too young for girls to become interested in beauty. Read more...

Alcohol Alternatives in the Home! | Cathy B | 04/30/2012 | The Day | The more of an understanding that people have of products that are in there homes that contain ethanol and the side effects they may cause the more cautious they should be, especially if they have teens or someone that is a recovering alcoholic. If ethanol is abused continually it will lead to death. Read more...

Nutrition fact check: high-fructose corn syrup | China Millman / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 30, 2012 | High-fructose corn syrup, sugar, and caloric sweeteners by any other name deliver a lot of empty (non-nutritive) calories. For better health, avoid products with added sugar, whether it comes from corn, sugar cane or beets. Read more...

Finding Healing When You’re Broken | JENISE HARMON, LISW | 04-29-2012 | Psych Central | People are not meant to live in isolation. Since the beginning of time, humans have lived in clans, groups, and families. Close relationships were crucial to survival. Read more...

The healing mind ART OF HEALING | DR AMIR FARID ISHAK | 02-29-2012 | Malaysia Star | Everything in the universe functions through an exchange, transfer or transformation of energy. In quantum physics, we learn that energy and matter are interchangeable. In metaphysics, we know that thoughts are energy signals that, if strong and persistent enough, can influence the energy patterns and energy states of objects and living organisms at which the thought signals are directed. Read more...

Tips to Forage By Ten guidelines for how to start finding local wild foods you can enjoy in everyday meals. | Wendy Petty | 27 April 2012 | ZesterDaily | In light of the recession, highly nutritious foraged foods can help ease the strain on pocketbooks. So many of the plants that are considered weeds are edible. At best, they are disregarded. At worst, they are considered pests. Foraging is the plant version of up-cycling, utilizing something that most would consider garbage to fill hungry bellies. Read more...

30% of Workers Get Far Too Little Sleep Lack of Sleep Potentially Putting Public and Workers at Risk | Denise Mann | WebMD - Health News | Pulling an all-nighter should not give you bragging rights. "Any degree of sleep deprivation impairs performance or mood," he says. "Our society has got to learn to respect sleep as biologically imperative. Getting a good night's sleep is as important as exercising regularly and eating a good diet." Read more...

Blueberries and Strawberries May Ward Off Mental Decline | Apr 27, 2012 | MyHealthNewsDaily | Findings showed that increased consumption of blueberries and strawberries appear to slow cognitive decline in older women. A greater intake of anthocyanins and total flavonoids was also associated with reduce cognitive degeneration. Read more...

Nutella maker to pay $3M in lawsuit over false nutritional claims | Alexander Besant, Global Post | 04-27-2012 | Toronto Star | “In Nutella's marketing and advertising, Defendant omits that the nutritional value claimed, if any, is not derived from Nutella, but is instead derived from other foods or drinks (e.g., whole grain breads, fruit and milk) which are advertised to be consumed along with Nutella.” Read more...

Losing Your Religion? Analytic Thinking Weakens Religious Belief | ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN | | April 27, 2012 | Time | There are surely many factors at play here, but the researchers say their results suggest that one’s style of thought may be a crucial contributor to religious belief. Intuitive thinkers are more likely to be religious; analytical types, less so. “One explanation for belief is that it is based on a number of intuitions we have about the world around us. People don’t necessarily come to belief because they reason into it. Intuition helps us,” says Norenzayan. Read more...

California mad cow disease The country's fourth case of mad cow disease has been found in a dairy cow in California. Unlike the global mad cow outbreak in the 90s, officials don't want us to worry Online video...

S. Korea curbs U.S. beef sales after confirmation of mad cow disease | CNN | April 25, 2012 | ...the government would have had a difficult time tracking down other cattle that may have been eating the same feed because the nation lacks an effective animal identification program. Read more...

EDITOR'S COMMENT: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans is also called Mad Cow disease. There are many cases every year among human and cow populations, most not reported to press, or even disclosed. This cow case is definitely worth concern, as symptoms are not always apparent when cows are slaughtered for food. Press release would not have happened without more serious problem going on.

Doctors say teens go to hospitals after drinking hand sanitizer | Anna Gorman | April 23, 2012 | LA Times | Doctors are warning parents about a dangerous new trend after six teenagers drank hand sanitizer and ended up in San Fernando Valley emergency rooms with alcohol poisoning. Read more with online video...

Let’s put an end to ‘dietary tribalism’ | Andy Bellatti | 24 Apr 2012 | Grist | Every time I’m on social media, I am reminded of a growing trend that worries me — let’s call it dietary tribalism. I use this term to refer to the many fractured groups with conflicting dietary views who, for the most part, don’t realize just how much they have in common. Read more...

Bathing for PETA | AFP | Indian Bollywood actress and model Rozlyn Khan bathes in a bath tub filled with red coloured water, as part of a protest against the use of animal testing held by People for the Ethical Teatment of Animals (PETA), in Mumbai. The event was held to mark the eve of World Day for Animals in Laboratories. Read / See more...

Why Do We Get Brain Freeze? Scientists Explain | Christian Nordqvist | 23 Apr 2012 | Medical News Today | Dr. Serrador explained that we already know that migraine sufferers are more likely to suffer brain freeze after drinking or eating very cold foods/drinks, compared to people who never have migraines. He suggests that some of what occurs during brain freeze may be similar to what causes migraines, and possibly other kinds of headaches, including those caused by traumatic brain injuries. Read more...

Happy Earth Day April 22, 2012

'Acts of Green' urged as Earth Day is celebrated around the world | Matthew Knight, CNN | April 22, 2012 | From conservation efforts in El Savador to parades by activists in Indonesia, this year's event is as colorful and diverse as ever uniting over a billion people in 192 countries, according to organizers, Earth Day Network. Read more...

Earth Day reminder: It's God's creation, but our responsibility | Faith & Values In a time of environmental crisis, our faith traditions can shed light on how to care for the planet. | Aziz Junejo | The Seattle Times | April 20, 2012 | By accepting our role as stewards willing to work to preserve and protect our planet, we could bring our communities even closer together. No matter your faith or geographical location, simply committing to the 3 R's of conservation — Recycle, Reduce and Reuse — can go a long way in helping all humanity work toward leaving the planet better than we found it. Read more...

NASA launches Earth Day video contest | Daniel Strain, OurAmazingPlanet | 4/21/2012 | MSNBC | To celebrate the Blue Marble, the agency is asking video producers to shed a little light on just how that science may have influenced their own views. That might mean viewing the Earth with a little humility, such as regarding it as a pinpoint of light as seen billions of miles away by the Voyager probes. Read more...

Earth Day by the numbers | April 21st, 2012 | CNN | Happy Earth Day, everybody! More than a billion people in 192 countries take part in Earth Day activities, according to Earth Day network. By the numbers: ...Read more...

Earth Day 2012: This Isn't About Tree-Hugging Anymore, It's About the Way We Live | Let's say this bluntly: We need a national, bi-partisan commitment to legislation curbing carbon emissions here at home and we need it to have teeth and we need it immediately. And we need to invest in an American technological future that operates sustainably within the natural systems that support our lives. Read more...

How Five Tech Companies Will Go Green for Earth Day | Ed Oswald, PCWorld | Apr 19, 2012 | For the past 42 years, environmentalists have used the Earth Day to promote greener living and conservation. The date--Sunday, April 22 this year--has also become a popular one for companies looking to show off its environmentally-friendly products. Read more...

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