Traditional Living in Modern Society
by Anya V
In 1831, Pharmacist P.F. Touery, shocked colleagues at The French Academy of Medicine by drinking a huge dose of lethal strychnine in front of them. Miraculously, he survived. He had ingested arsenic and strychnine then chased it with activated charcoal.
In fact, activated charcoal has been used for centuries to reduce oxidative stress; lower cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, brain, heart and liver; and prevent and stop chronic kidney disease.
by Anya V
A popular asthma pill linked to cases of suicidal thoughts and depression in children will now be sold with “Black Box Warning,” the most serious of FDA warnings about prescription drugs.
by Anya V
Most commercially available soaps are made with sulfates. Sulfates are a group of detergents or surfactants that are used in most personal care products today. Sulfates themselves are classified as a skin and membrane irritant. They can also become a a possible carcinogen with repeated exposure and can create even more toxic by-products by the other ingredients they are usually blended with. Additionally, most soaps contain an industrial detergent like SLS. The sodium lauryl sulfate found in your soap is exactly the same as the one used to degrease car engines.
by Anya V
by Anya V
People have long known that a positive mindset can keep us healthy. When we live our lives with optimism and hope, we do have a better and longer life. We don’t need science to confirm that.
A positive attitude has all kinds of physiological and healing benefits !
by Anya V
Our bodies are fighting off environmental toxins and stressors daily. It’s is important we give our bodies the weapons (anti-oxidants) to protect our bodies from cell damage and diminishing health as a result of this damage.
by Anya V
It seems like most of us fall asleep with our cell phones next to the pillow. This can lead to a very real danger of fire. Unfortunately, when you place your phone under the pillow, the heat generated by the charger can’t escape in all of those covers thus leading to a fire.
by Anya V
In 1928, a man named H.B. Reese, created the peanut butter cup. Mr. Reese was a dairy farmer and a shipping forman for Milton S. Hershey, and found him inspiring.
by Anya V
According to Medical Daily, pediatricians say that “Flamin’ Hot Cheetos send multiple children to the emergency room each year.” Cheetos that are made with maltodextrin, salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, yeast extract, citric acid, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 5 can cause severe abdominal pain, ulcers and gastritis.
by Anya V
Yes. Chlorine in YOUR chicken. According to the National Chicken Council (yes this is a real thing) the use of chlorinated water in processing chicken is not only “safe,” but a common practice in the United States.
Federal regulators say the use of chlorine is safe and effective in poultry processing, explaining that studies show that once chlorine hits the bird, it breaks down into safe byproducts.
