Category Archives: Health Notes

Health Notes- The shocking truth about “fresh-squeezed” orange juice

Posted on October 7, 2011 by tomdwyer

(Reprinted from Mercola.com, August, 2011) If you buy orange juice at the store, you may lean towards the kind that advertises itself as “100 percent juice” and “not made from concentrate”. But have you ever wondered why every glass of … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Climate change gets personal

Posted on September 2, 2011 by tomdwyer

When we think of climate change we usually think about change of the planet only, and on a global scale. But climate change can have effects on individuals as well, and the individual effects are gradually becoming known. While the … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Frankenfoods Foods Stalk The Earth

Posted on July 29, 2011 by tomdwyer

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are the result of cutting edge science. Since the dawn of the agricultural revolution people have been tweaking the genes of plants and animals, but until now they’ve been doing it in small steps through selective … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Mmmm…. crunchlets!

Posted on July 6, 2011 by tomdwyer

Many people think choosing foods with blueberries in them can boost antioxidant intake. That’s true, but only if blueberries are actually in the food. You may want to take a second look at the label to be sure. Popular breakfast … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Our country has been manipulated into a nation of drug users

Posted on June 3, 2011 by tomdwyer

(Adapted from an article by Dr. Joseph Mercola; http://www.mercola.com) From 1992 to 2002, the number of prescriptions written increased 61 percent and the number of prescriptions written for opiates increased by almost 400 percent. According to the latest statistics from … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Industrial milk… does it do a body good?

Posted on April 29, 2011 by tomdwyer

Swilling milk from the carton again? You look over your shoulder to if any one caught you. You may have gotten away with breaking the house rules, but you might be guilty of something else. On the side of the … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Radiation primer for the Fukushima disaster

Posted on April 1, 2011 by tomdwyer

The horrific disaster in Japan has captivated the world, and is creating more questions as it develops. The prevailing air currents will bring at least some of that radiation here to the West Coast, so for us the questions about … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- Neotame is a new spin on toxic AminoSweet. Love it, eat it.

Posted on February 25, 2011 by tomdwyer

Monsanto, one of the corporate juggernauts responsible for bringing us the things that now pass for food, is back with something new. With their patent running out on Aspertame (see our News to Make You Furious article “Nothing Sweet about … Continue reading →