Chemical Additives and Their Effects on Children
The frightening thing about chemical additives is that their effects are not always immediately seen. Very often their effects are cumulative ?- meaning that the body experiences a gradual accumulation that could lead to a variety of symptoms.

Grape Skin Compound Fights the Complications of Diabetes
 Research carried out by scientists at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England has found that resveratrol, a compound present naturally in grape skin, can protect against the cellular damage to blood vessels caused by high production of glucose in diabetes, according to a recently published paper in the science journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.

The Unforeseen Dangers of Coconut Oil Tanning Lotion (humor)
I have learned in recent years that suntan oils and lotions may contain dangerous chemicals, like so many things in life do these days. I can also tell you from experience that sometimes even natural ingredients can have unforeseen consequences. Such as the coconut oil in the sun tanning lotion I used many years ago on my first trip to Destin, Florida.

The Benefits and Challenges of Detoxification by Dr. Mark Hyman MD
This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's The Healthiest Year of Your Life Program which can be found at (http://www.thehealthiestyearofyourlife.com) . In this excerpt, Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D. shares more on helping patients using the Functional Medicine Model and the challenges and benefits of detoxification.

Big Pharma: The Greed That Is Killing Innocent People
To say at this point that I am fed up with Big Pharma's ludicrous control over innocent people's lives leading them to a certain early death and robbed of a decent lifestyle and happiness that we all hold on to dearly (as the very rights that were endowed to us by our creator) would be the understatement of the century. The way I see it, at worst its murder and at best it is involuntary manslaughter!

Chemicals in Plastic Shown to Cause Reproductive and Neurological Disorders
Our children's brains and reproductive organs may be having their development harmed by an estrogen-like chemical that is present in plastic according to a federal health agency report. BPA is an ingredient in polycarbonate plastic. BPA is also one of the most widely used synthetic chemicals today. It has been shown to seep from hard plastic beverage containers (such as baby bottles) and even from liners in cans that contain food and infant formula.

Listening to Music Accelerates Recovery From a Stroke
Researchers say regular music sessions, whether classical, jazz or pop, create a pronounced acceleration in the recovery effect from patients suffering debilitating strokes.

Orthomolecular Doctors Urge U.S. Government to Raise Nutritional RDAs to Optimum Levels
The Independent Vitamin Safety Review Panel has urged world governments to raise the recommended daily intakes of a variety of key nutrients, saying that the current levels are too low.