Do you have a water contingency plan? What happens when your city runs out of water…

(Natural News) Water is a necessity, plain and simple. Human beings can’t go for more than three days without it. Unfortunately, water is also a finite source. As the looming water crisis in Capetown, South Africa, has shown us, water supplies can be depleted. No one in their right mind wants that to happen to them,… … Read more

How to determine whether solar is a good investment for your home site

(Natural News) Solar energy is often touted as the energy source of tomorrow. We’ve been told that it’s clean, it’s safe, it’s renewable. These are all good reasons to consider investing in solar energy, especially if you have aspirations of living off the grid. But actually doing so is a whole other matter that needs… … Read more

Want to avoid the flu? Don’t rush when washing your hands – minimum 20 seconds are needed to kill germs

(Natural News) Our hands are much dirtier than we think, warned a Daily Mail article that urged everyone to regularly and thoroughly wash their hands for a minimum of 20 seconds as the best safeguard against the flu. The warning was prompted by this year’s ongoing flu season, which has already claimed the lives of… … Read more

Food waste is costing us all: The environmental and financial cost of spoiled food

(Natural News) You wouldn’t suspect bananas, apples, tomatoes, salad, sweet peppers, pears and grapes to be the primary culprits of a costly crime. Yet according to an AlphaGalileo article, a Swedish research team identified those aforementioned fresh produce to comprise nearly half of the food that goes to waste on the shelves of retail stores…. … Read more

Warning from the American Heart Association: Breast cancer treatments, such as radiation and chemo, can cause heart failure

(Natural News) Sometimes the cure is worse than the ailment, the saying goes, and a new warning from the American Heart Association is shedding light on the quandary many women face when weighing breast cancer treatment against the potential side effects. According to the group, some of the most popular breast cancer therapies can actually… … Read more

Cannabis over chemo: Woman says the oil cured her aggressive breast cancer in 5 months

(Natural News) When Dee Mani, now 44, was diagnosed with breast cancer last March, her doctors suggested chemotherapy. She originally agreed to undergo one year of the treatment for her triple negative breast cancer – the deadliest type – but later had second thoughts. After seeing her sister suffer and die after undergoing chemotherapy for… … Read more

Court rules California bakeries may REFUSE to decorate cakes for gay couples… Backlash against the “gay mafia” accelerates

(Natural News) Forcing independent business owners to provide goods or perform services in violation of their consciences defies the intent and spirit of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, a California judge recently ruled. The case centered around Bakersfield cake baker Cathy Miller, of Tastries Bakery, who was sued by a lesbian couple… … Read more

Reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke with FULL FAT milk: Contrary to expert advice, study finds it is better for your heart

(Natural News) According to a Daily Mail article, Danish scientists recently uncovered surprising evidence that full fat milk might be better at keeping you safe from heart disease and strokes than the highly-touted skimmed milk. The research team based in the University of Copenhagen found that full fat milk actually raises the levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)… … Read more