Published April 7, 2011

Sleep well and kill cancer at the same time

As you may have experienced, getting a good night’s sleep gets tougher as you age. Worse, the chances of getting cancer go up dramatically the older we get. Are these two problems related? New research suggests they are. And there may be one simple and easy way to deal with both of them.

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Published April 6, 2011

Stop hearing loss with these foods

Hearing loss is a silent villain striking millions of Americans as we age. Most doctors don’t think nutrition has anything to do with hearing loss. But a new study shows just how important nutrition is to your ears – and how some people are reversing their hearing loss.

Back in 1986, researchers started a questionnaire-based study to look at the causes of hearing loss. Specifically, they wanted to know if vitamins can prevent hearing loss. The authors followed 26,273 men aged 40-74. They re-evaluated the men in 2004.

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Published April 1, 2011

Microscopic fungus threatens your life

A senior U.S. researcher has recently sent an open letter to GMO-promoting USDA Secretary Vilsack. Dr. Don Huber, a Purdue professor emeritus told Vilsack that a team of scientists has recently discovered a new pathogen that could threaten life on the planet. It’s a fungus that is so small it’s the size of a virus. It infects both plants AND animals! Dr. Huber termed the discovery “an emergency.”

There are high concentrations of the pathogen in Roundup-ready products (including corn and soy) and in the stomachs and placentas of animals fed these crops. The pathogen causes sudden death syndrome in soy and corn. It also causes spontaneous abortions and infertility in farm animals. This possibly could explain the escalating epidemic of infertility and spontaneous abortions we’ve seen recently in U.S. livestock.

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