First baby milk formula, then dairy-based products from yogurt to chocolate, and now chicken eggs have been contaminated with melamine. An admission that the industrial chemical is regularly added to animal feed in China has fueled fears that the problem could be more widespread, affecting fish, meat and possibly many other ... MORE...
Joseph Mercola
If you woke up this morning and ate what you considered to be a healthy breakfast: wheat toast, orange juice, and eggs cooked in vegetable oil, you’ve just succeeded in eating three of the five "health" foods to avoid. It can be frustrating to determine what truly is healthy with all of the new health claims coming out, not to mention the old, deep-seated claims that are just plain wrong but are so engrained in our heads that they’re hard to change. The following five foods are widely known as generally "healthy" foods, but as you’ll soon read, you’re much better off without them. MORE...
Autism is a difficult disorder to miss, as it is characterized by noticeably abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted array of activities and interests. And while scientific consensus claims autism has been around for millennia at generally the same prevalence, that prevalence is now considered to be one in every 166 children born in the United States. Therefore, with this devastating statistic in mind, one reporter set out to analyze the autism rates among Amish communities. Why? Because perhaps searching for autistic Amish children would reveal clues to the cause of autism ... and it did. MORE...
Although breastfeeding has become increasingly accepted in recent years, there is still much controversy over breastfeeding. Issues range from how long one should breastfeed to where it is acceptable to do. But one issue that needs no further debate is whether it is healthier to breastfeed or formula-feed your baby - overwhelmingly, the answer is breastfeed! What's more is that breastfeeding is not only good for the baby--it's good for mom too. MORE...