Big Pharma profits: Thanks to new AHA guidelines, now HALF of all Americans have high blood pressure

(Natural News) The American Heart Association just changed its guidelines for high blood pressure, and guess what? Now nearly half of all Americans have the condition, leading some critics to believe this change was nothing more than a scam to “create” a health problem in order to further enrich Big Pharma. As reported by CNN,… … Read more

Prepper alert: U.S. authorities warning of new terrorism threat to RAIL system after Al Qaeda provides “how-to” instructions on train derailment

(Natural News) Railroad and mass transit authorities are being warned by an agency belonging to the Department of Homeland Security to be on the lookout for homegrown terrorist threats involving attempts to derail trains. In recent days the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) sent out a security notice to all law enforcement around the country, according… … Read more

Is addiction a risk of going to the hospital? New model of care suggests offering hospital patients addiction services, regardless of why they are there to “close the gap in treatment”

(Natural News) While patients rely on various drugs to treat their health concerns, medical experts often overlook a crucial aspect of hospital care. More often than not, the patients become addicted to the drugs that are used to address their health issues. The Boston Medical Center’s (BMC) Grayken Center for Addiction has recently rolled out… … Read more

Food scientists blame newly discovered “taste” for carbohydrate cravings on taste buds – implying we are victims of our physiology

(Natural News) Food scientists have found evidence that our tongues have a certain sensitivity to the taste of carbohydrates, making it the sixth official taste that our taste buds are able to detect – apart from sweetness, sourness, bitterness, saltiness, and umami – according to an article by the Daily Mail. Researchers from Deakin University in Australia studied… … Read more

How meditation works: It synchronizes key regions in the brain, improving cognitive functions

(Natural News) Meditation can do more than help you relax after a long day. According to an article by Christina Sarich at the Waking Times, several Boston University researchers have discovered how to activate the two areas of the brain that can “turbo charge” cognitive functioning, or certain cerebral processes that pertain to knowledge and… … Read more

Upcycling idea: How to make a DIY chicken coop from a swingset

(Natural News) The increase in poultry farm popularity remains a strong motivator among homesteaders to continually drive production. However, caring for poultry animals such as chickens may prove challenging as they require adequate space and a sheltered coop to protect them from the elements and predatory animals. Making a strong and sturdy chicken coop need not… … Read more

Pentagon’s super-secret research agency DARPA now wants to genetically engineer PLANTS to use as battlefield spying technology

(Natural News) It seems the Department of Defense wants to get in on the GMO craziness, but not in what you would consider the normal way. No, the Pentagon has not announced a military-wide transition to genetically modified foods; rather, DARPA— the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency — says it is working on developing a… … Read more

Mother Nature’s amazing tech: Researchers studied dandelions to develop new parachutes, drones

(Natural News) The science behind how dandelions scatter their seeds is carefully being studied by researchers in biomechanics, fluid dynamics, and microfabrication at Scotland’s University of Edinburgh, lending them information into the physics of parachutes and giving them ideas on how to design small drones or micro air vehicles. The researchers gave the answer as… … Read more

Top 8 “immunity builders” that actually contain insanely dangerous ingredients

(Natural News) What if your doctor told you that taking out a small chunk of your brain will help you build immunity against infectious diseases – would you let the surgeon get to work on you and your children? The dire risk versus the inflated benefit would certainly need to be weighed and considered quite… … Read more