Month: April 2018

Soil management through crop rotation and organic amendments found to support sustainable vegetable production, eliminate need for conventional fertilizers

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(Natural News) Nowadays, the use of conventional types of fertilizers is a common practice, as it is seen by most people as necessary to achieve success in growing food crops. However, a study published in Agronomy Journal shows that it is possible to avoid using them altogether. The researchers wanted to find out whether or not it was possible… … Read more

Gut microbiota affects how well a diet works, especially among those with high blood pressure

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(Natural News) Anyone can follow any type of diet, at any time and for any reason. However, just because a person starts following the rules of a particular diet, limits food intake to only the foods that have been specified, and takes care not to make any mistakes that might hamper any of their progress,… … Read more

Consuming walnuts as a weight reduction measure: How it affects weight, satiety, blood pressure, cholesterol

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(Natural News) Supplementing a reduced-energy diet with walnuts can provide results similar to conditions under a weight loss intervention. The results of this study, led by researchers from the University of California, La Jolla, looked at how adding walnuts to a diet can affect weight, risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and satiety. For the study, the research… … Read more

Young man with end stage heart failure found to have too much iron in his blood; successfully reversed with chelation therapy

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(Natural News) A recent case study involving a young Serbian man with end-stage heart failure has shed new light on the potential of chelation therapy to fully remediate certain serious health conditions without the need for major surgery. Published in the Journal of Medical Case Reports, the paper focuses specifically on juvenile hemochromatosis, a rare… … Read more

Demand for a “dumb phone” is on the rise; Light Phone 2 is a minimalist’s dream

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(Natural News) Smartphones have taken over the world. They’re with you when you wake up, you keep them close by throughout the day, and they are often the last thing you interact with before you go to sleep. This is the reality for millions upon millions of people everywhere around the world. And whether you… … Read more

Censorship is how those in charge control public discourse – and we allow it by not educating ourselves about the facts

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(Natural News) Censorship is very much in the news, with the latest example being the effort by the progressive movement to silence pro-Trump Fox News host Laura Ingraham after a petty social media dustup with a Parkland high school student who champions gun control. Ingraham has apologized, but advertisers have been pressured and intimidated by a far-left mob… … Read more

Dangerous medicine: Common practice of increasing steroid dose for children with asthma not only doesn’t prevent flare-ups, it may retard their growth

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(Natural News) Temporarily increasing the dose of inhaled steroids as asthma symptoms worsen won’t effectively prevent serious flare-ups, according to a study. This can even be linked to growth retardation, which doesn’t bode well for a common medical practice concerning younger patients with mild-to-moderate asthma. While common, asthma flare-ups in children are often expensive to… … Read more

Ayurvedic herb Indian kino found to reduce inflammation and balance blood sugar levels in rat study

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(Natural News) The findings of a recent study suggest that the herbal extract of the Indian kino tree (Pterocarpus marsupium) could offer a safe and effective way to control inflammation and manage blood sugar levels, reported a NutraIngredients article. The study was conducted by Indian researchers from the Annamalai University, who used lab rats to model the effect of kino extract… … Read more