Archive for the 'Human rights' Category

Reversing diabetes

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

I’d watched this video-trailer a while ago, but just stumbled across it again a couple of days ago. Take a bunch of diabetic Americans on the Standard American Diet - also known as the SAD diet - and de-junk ‘em and make them go raw. By raw, I mean, a raw food diet.

ps - and […]

Do depressed lab rats dictate international drug policy?

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Taken from disinformation.com’s blog on MySpace:
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The following is an excerpt from Mark Pilkington’s FAR OUT: 101 Strange Tales from Science’s Outer Edge where he charts some of the more curious byways, scenic detours, and inspired […]

Western diet linked to Alzheimer’s?

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Just read an interesting article on health news site wddty.com about whether Alzheimer’s Disease is actually being caused by the Western diet, which is usually low in omega-3, but high in omega-6.
Read the article right here.

Ethical social networking

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

The latest social networking website is called Actics - just read about it today on newconsumer.com. Actics is a new social networking site which allows you to rate companies - and individuals - according to their values.
Well, I’m going to register, and I’ll let you know if it’s as addictive as […]

Fluoride debate surfaces again

Friday, October 12th, 2007

Senior doctors in the UK recently accused the government of selectively using inadequate evidence to promote the use of fluoride in the country’s water supply. Anti-fluoride campaigners say it is a harmful toxin that cause tooth mottling and countless other side effects, including contributing to diseases such as cancer, while the pro-fluoride lobby insist […]