Previously, I’ve pointed to a great documentary on aspartame called Sweet Misery. Here are some more videos on its questionable approval process: and one from 60 minutes:
Aspartame AKA Nutrasweet Leads to Weight Gain
This weeks Topic of the Week. Aspartame AKA Nutrasweet Leads to Weight Gain Aspartame is the most used artificial sweetener with sales of over $630 million per year with 70% of sales in diet sodas. Aspartame is also found in most chewing gums including some children’s gum. It is also found in low fat yogurts, […]
The Dangers of Cholesterol Medications
Cholesterol Drugs Depress Body Functions. Cause Pain, Loss of Mental Functions, and Even Temporary Amnesia. Statins are a class of drugs with names like Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor. Sales of these drugs are over $19 Billion per year. They are given to reduce cholesterol which is thought to prevent heart disease. Unfortunately, these drugs have […]
Folic Acid, Heart Disease, Alzheimer’s, and Strokes
Genetic Defect May Cause Vitamin Deficiency Leading To Strokes, Alzheimer’s, And Heart Attacks. About one in 7 people have a genetic deficiency that keeps them from converting folic acid to its final usable form 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF). This gives them a folate deficiency even though they have plenty in their diet or supplements. Other causes for […]
Obama and Torture
I’ve been finally reading Shock Doctrine, by Naomi Klein. She starts out by quoting Milton Friedman who states that a only a crisis (real or perceived), can create a situation where change can occur. He argues that having free market solutions, ready to be implemented so that when a crisis occurs, they can be pushed […]
Vaccine used in children causing brain damage?
I’m going to print the entire article with original link: BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton father, Ben Zeller, says his son, Ben, Jr., was a normal 11-month-old when he received the Measles, Mump and Rubella shot in November of 2004. Within days, he had a complete febral seizure. “This was a reaction to the […]
Constipation Part 2 – Antibiotics
Last week’s topic was about chronic constipation and a case study that showed upper cervical chiropractic can help with chronic constipation. If you have chronic constipation, make sure you are in alignment. Also make sure that you are drinking enough water and eating enough fiber. Sometimes constipation can be a side effect from medications, so […]
Upper Cervical Correction Helps Chronic Constipation– A Case Study
Americans spend over $1,300,000.00 every day on laxatives. Constipation can cause toxicity leading to headaches, back pain, and abdominal pain and distention. Several studies have shown the relationship with misalignments of the spine and internal organ function, including digestion, colic in infants, and high blood pressure. An article of the Chiropractic Research Journal, describes a […]
How to protect yourself from the flu (pig, bird or otherwise)
With pandemic of the century pretty much died down now, and people moving on from the fear that the mainstream media has provided, you may just want to tuck this away for next fall during the start of the next flu season. This is pretty off topic now that we know that hundreds of thousands of people […]
Topic of the week: Swine Flu
There has been a lot of concern with the spread of the “swine flu” in the media. I want to start with some facts to diffuse the panic. First, according to the CDC, regular flu causes over 55, 000 deaths in a year in the U.S. alone. Since the outbreak of the “swine flu” pandemic, as of […]
Perspective on vaccine – autism ruling
The February 13th ruling rejecting a link between the MMR vaccine and autism, got a lot of attention in the media. However, a week later, a different case in vaccine court awarded $800k for the care of an autistic child. Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, a local holistic osteopath, wrote a great blog on the subject here […]
Threats to small farms and farmers markets part II
Evidently H.R. 875 is dead. However there are other bills coming up that may be even worse. In my earlier article I alluded to the NAIS bills that seem to be going forward. HR 1332 would put a lot of small farms out of business because of table to restaurant record keeping of produce and […]
Feeding the World II (Biochar)
It’s spring time and Jordan and I have been working on our garden. We’ve been collecting manure (alpaca–free on craigslist) and shredding leaves in order to get the beds ready. Jordan actually planted some lettuce and peas today (we’ll see if they come up). If you want to get a garden in this year, check […]
A threat to our farmers markets
A threat to our farmers markets There is a new piece of legislation (HR 875) that would have small family farms register with a new federal agency if it wants to sell produce or meat directly to consumers. They will have to pay a fee and will be subject to additional inspections. This bill also […]
New and old articles now online
Women’s Journal Articles: Long standing injuries after car accidents. Little Known Procedure Can Significantly Reduce High Blood Pressure-Naturally! Depression improved by Upper Cervical Chiropractic Concentration, Crawling and Birth Injuries” href=”https://spinalalignment.com/articles/womens-journal-articles/coordination-concentration-crawling-and-birth-injuries/”>Coordination, Concentration, Crawling and Birth Injuries Nutrition Articles Fatigue and Nutritional Deficiencies Dysbiosis and Your Health (Candida, Yeast, and Bacteria) Aspirin, Fats, and Breaking the Cycle […]