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The Yearly “Back-to-School Push” to Vaccinate
It happens every year: Just when it’s beginning to seem that summer vacation will never end, the back-to-school packet arrives with annual reminders to load a…
Male Breastfeeding Support: A Video
This video was presented by Dr. Yvonne Bronner at the 2012 Breastfeeding Summit: Reclaiming an African American Tradition. The video depicts the male…
Emotionally Shut Down Men
From Jayson Gaddis' blog...
Today I felt the most shut down I’ve felt in months. I mean super shut down (due to a combination of factors and triggers). I’m…
Yuck! Wash Your Hands! (Or Not?)
I was prompted to write this after a Facebook discussion on germs. I thought it futile to comment in the thread as there just wasn’t enough space! Most were…
Groundbreaking Civil Action Launched Against High Fructose Corn Syrup…
Last year at this time the news wires were abuzz with the FDA’s decision denying the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) petition to rename high fructose corn syrup…
USDA Organic Infant Formula Contains Pesticide Labeled As A…
The USDA organic label is supposed to protect the consumer against GMOs and avoidable chemical exposures, but the sobering fact is that USDA-certified infant…
Ibuprofen Kills Thousands Each Year, So What Is The Alternative?
A recent HMHB article opened with the following stunning sentence:
"Long-term high-dose use of painkillers such as ibuprofen or diclofenac is 'equally…
Top Ten Reasons Why We Should Never Meditate
Is meditation really for everybody? Aren’t there a lot of good reasons never to meditate? Seems like all we do on this blog is go on and on about how great…
Giving Without Resentment, by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
By Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Thinking about giving, offering what we have and can give without endangering ourselves (ie.- truly sustainable giving.) Even a…
Rainbow of Risks: Time to Cut the Artificial Colors?
Right now there is a lot of discussion around the science of food dyes, with a Nestle scientist going so far as to announce this week that there is "no way…