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The Reality of Prescription Medication – Abuse vs Necessity

Heath Ledger. Michael Jackson. Brittany Murphy. You might recognize some of these names as great American actors or performers, but what else do they have in common? They all died from lethal doses and combinations of prescription medication. Prescription medication is reported to be on the rise in the last decade – meaning more doctors […]

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Omega 3 Fish Oil and the Prostate Cancer Controversy

“Eating a lot of oily fish or consuming omega supplements may not be good for a man’s health.” That’s the lead-in sentence in the article Omega 3 Fish Oils Linked to Prostate Cancer in Medical News Today. Rather attention-getting, isn’t it? Medical News Today reported on the research paper from The Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Plasma Phospholipid […]

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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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