Understanding the differences between sugars: white, brown, raw, molasses, honey, agave

(Natural News) By now, most of us are aware of the health dangers of high-fructose corn syrup and do our best to avoid it, and most health-conscious individuals won’t go anywhere near sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose. However, sticking to natural sugar isn’t as straightforward as it sounds given the many options available. Which type… … Read more

No longer Texas-sized, trash islands in our oceans are now the size of Mexico – and growing at an alarming rate

(Natural News) The biggest of the trash islands in the oceans have gone from the size of Texas to bigger than Mexico. And their growth shows no sign of abatement due to the increasing amount of plastic use and waste around the world, warned a Pacific Standard article. Individual islands are formed out of seaweed, styrofoam, and… … Read more

Effects on functional brain activity of four weeks’ supplementation with a multivitamin and mineral supplement

(Natural News) Nutritionists have concluded that multivitamin and mineral supplementation can dramatically improve mood and brain activity in only four weeks. These findings, published in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism, suggest that the continual consumption of multivitamins can benefit neurocognitive function. Fifty-eight healthy adults, with a mean age of 26, were analyzed in… … Read more

Polyphenols in dark chocolate protect against metabolic syndrome

(Natural News) Consumption of dark chocolate has been associated with the reduction in several markers of cardiometabolic risk. The following study, which was published in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism, aimed to examine the association of dark chocolate consumption with levels of anxiety, particularly the presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). During 2001-2002, the study involved 1,514 men… … Read more

The various biological activities of Ferula assa foetida (oleo gum resin) include antioxidant, anti-obesity, and anti-tumor effects against breast cancer

(Natural News) Asafoetida (Ferula assa–foetida), a plant commonly used in folk medicine, could potentially have anti-tumor and anti-metastasis effects against breast cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. The study, led by researchers from Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Iran, looked at the… … Read more

The lifesaving Pet Cancer docu-series begins in two days… see all episodes here

(Natural News) The lifesaving Pet Cancer summit begins in just two days, bringing you dozens of eye-opening interviews with holistic health experts and veterinarians who have real, practical solutions for pet health. This is one of those rare, professionally-filmed and produced documentaries that breaks new ground in sharing practical, easy-to-understand knowledge that can teach you… … Read more

Confirmed: Medical science lab used HUMANS as guinea pigs for risky experiments

(Natural News) It sounds like something you might see in a movie or on TV: A secretive, high-security 7,000-acre site in a small West Country town surrounded by warning signs houses canisters full of poisonous gases and samples of some of the deadliest viruses in the world. Far from fictional, this unsettling lab that conducts… … Read more

Combining B-vitamins and omega-3s found to reduce risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s

(Natural News) A recent study by the University of Oxford discovered that a combination of B-vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids could lower the risk of dementia by reducing the rate at which the disease develops. Part of the Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Ageing (OPTIMA), the study found that the interaction between the two nutrients… … Read more

Connecticut school coordinator arrested after announcing desire to “execute every white man” in a murderous ethnic purge … is this South Africa?

(Natural News) The American Left is feeling less restrained by the day to behave in a civil manner befitting a superpower, and if taken to its natural progression will someday lead our country down a self-destructive path no one should really want. The most recent evidence of this was a declaration by a black Connecticut… … Read more