About a year ago, I went to my first visit with a naturopathic doctor. I had many digestive complaints and general malaise. The ND suggested food sensitivity testing. I had tried many different elimination diets through trial and error, but I never could determine what caused my issues. The results of the blood food sensitivity test came back with about a dozen items. It wasn't a huge list. Pineapple, baking yeast, cow milk, goat milk, green beans, rye, black pepper, etc. It seemed so random ... continue reading...
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Trump opposition to infant formula marketing restrictions & the US history behind it
Earlier this month, the Trump administration took a stance in favor of infant formula over breastfeeding. Although the president denied it was an action against encouraging breastfeeding in a tweet, the US delegation to the United Nations affiliated World Health Assembly used its influence to try and kill a resolution that would have promoted breastmilk and restricted formula marketing. The resolution was aimed at misleading marketing tactics by formula companies, such as Nestle, as well as ... continue reading...
School Yoga Reduces Children’s Anxiety
Many public schools have embraced mindfulness practices into daily activities. From teaching children to take belly breaths to body scans, education is seeing positive results in their students. Another trend in education is to incorporate yoga into physical education and regular classroom schedules. Research backs up the benefits of yoga teachers and students experience from regular asana and pranayama practice. Students today are more anxious than previous generations. Children ... continue reading...
Why does Codex Allow Greater Lead Limits in Grape Juice Than Water?
There is no safe level of lead in the human body, according to the US National Toxicology Program's report "Health Effects of Low-Level Lead". "Overall, the NTP concludes that there is suffcient evidence that blood Pb levels <10 μg/dL and <5 μg/dL are associated with adverse health effects in children and adults." These adverse health effects include: Neurological Immunological, Cardiovascular Renal Reproductive Developmental ... continue reading...
Study Finds Bathroom Hand Dryers Spread Fecal Matter
The debate over whether bathroom hand dryers or paper towels are more sustainable and hygienic has never been clearly won by either side.((https://www.sciencealert.com/the-great-bathroom-debate-paper-towel-or-hand-dryer))((https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2012/12/14/the-paper-towel-hand-dryer-wars-are-over/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0fd667fe354a)) Now a new concern has emerged. According to a new study conducted at the University of Connecticut, electric hand dryers ... continue reading...
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