It’s Official: Organic Really is Better

The debate over whether organic food is healthier than conventionally grown food may be over, according to results from a $25-million study into organic food — the largest of its kind to date.
The four-year, European-Union-funded study found that:

Organic fruit and vegetables contain up to 40 percent more antioxidants
Organic produce had higher levels of beneficial minerals [...]

Over-the-counter medicines don’t work — and can be dangerous, say pediatricians

Published: Friday, November 16, 2007
They’ve been a mainstay on drugstore shelves for decades. They come in many flavours — cherry, grape, bubblegum — all tailored to a child’s sugar-loving palate. And when your little one had an all-night cough or a nose runnier than a soft-boiled egg, you probably bought one of these over-the-counter (OTC) infant [...]

reduction in toxic heavy metal

Heavy metal body burden can contribute to chronic disease, as well as interfere with the body’s capacity to recover from illness. The five case studies presented here show that reduction in toxic heavy metals (74% average decrease) was achieved without side effects, with the use of PectaSol® modified citrus pectin (MCP) (EcoNugenics; Santa Rosa, CA, [...]