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19 Things You'll Want to Know Before You Vaccinate

19 Things You Don’t Know About Vaccines

The whole subject of vaccination is very polarizing. Are you pro-vaccine or pro-informed choice? All I hope is that parents do their homework and research vaccines the way they research a new car, computer or smart phone. That they be informed just as you would before you have surgery and consider the risks and benefits. More [...]

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Milk with aspartame? No, Thank You!

Milk With Aspartame – Safe For Children, Safe for You?

Late February, Natural News shared, “The U.S. dairy industry petitions FDA to approve aspartame as a hidden, unlabeled additive in milk, yogurt, eggnog and cream.” According to the IDFA and NMPF, hiding aspartame from consumers by not including it on the label actually helps consumers. Would this make you feel “helped”? In this case, is it ok to hide ingredients from [...]

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Five Overrated Heart Health Myths to Ignore!

February is all about heart health and there’s plenty of advice out there from the mainstream medical community on how best to take care of your heart. Over the years you’ve heard a number of recommendations on how to avoid a heart attack. Here are five myths you’ve been hearing for years and why we think they’re [...]

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Helping the Hungry: Loaves & Fishes Food Drive Comes to a Close

Helping the Hungry: Loaves & Fishes Food Drive Comes to a Close

Our Loaves & Fishes Food Drive has now come to an end! Our company president, Theresa, added #10 canned goods and a 25 lb. bag of rice, and our Natural Healthy concepts crew added another $100 worth of food as a Christmas gift. Together we donated a total of more than 200 lbs. of food! As noted in our [...]

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Food Insecurity In Our Own Backyard

Ever catch yourself saying “I’m starving!” but it’s really only been a few hours since your last meal? It’s easy to take food for granted, but there are millions of families in America who experience food insecurity every day. Food insecurity is defined as a “lack of access to enough food to fully meet basic [...]

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Type 1 Diabetes Does Not Mean Your Pancreas Is Dead! We’re Closer To A Cure With BCG Vaccine

My husband has Type 1 Diabetes, and we pay $400 out of pocket every month just for his insulin! I often hear sad stories of diabetics who have lost their limbs or gone blind. I also hear about young kids being diagnosed with the disease, and it makes me sick to my stomach. But, what [...]

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Interview With Michael Belkin Of The Refusers

As promised, here is the transcript from the (@naturalhealthy) Twitter interview and vaccine chat with Michael Belkin, author, Wall Street guru, and lead singer of The Refusers (@the_refusers). You can also view the full conversation on Twitter using hashtag #vaccinechat. For those who don’t know, Michael lost his 5 week-old daughter, Lyla, following her second Hepatitis [...]

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Has Consumer Reports sold out to Big Pharma?

Has Consumer Reports sold out to Big Pharma?

Has true scientific journalism and fair and balanced reporting has been lost on Consumer Reports (CR)  I cancelled my online subscription to CR some time ago after I read an article that I thought gave a very biased anti-supplement review. The recent their September edition titled 10 Surprising Dangers of Vitamins and Supplements just affirms my [...]

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The real reason cola and cheese puffs are cheaper than fruit and veggies

If you only have a few bucks in your pocket, you can always get something yummy off the dollar menu at the drive-thru, right?  Unfortunately, premium foods come at a premium cost to you in almost all cases. Why is that? Why can’t the affordable options have the maximum health benefits? Answer: Special Interest Groups. [...]

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Suicidal Teens: Are Antidepressants to Blame?

According to the CDC, suicide rates among teens has nearly tripled since the 1940′s. Suicide is the third-leading cause of death among youth 10-24 years old.  I was saddened to learn that recently, in a small town nearby to where I live, a 13-year-old girl took her own life. Though I don’t know if she [...]

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