Posts Tagged: Health

Minerals from Molasses and Bi-Polar Seems everybody and his dog on the Downtown Eastside has a diagnosis of Bi-Polar Disorder. I don’t. But because I’ve known so many people with this diagnosis, I was fascinated by an interview with Dr. John Gray on Coast to Coast a few days ago. Gray believes he has a [...]

Dangers of Gasric bypass Research is showing that people who under gastric bypass surgery — a barbaric procedure if there ever was one — experience a decrease in the appetite stimulating hormone ghrelin. This, according to the researchers, helps patients lose weight and also proves the surgical procedure is a success.But wait a minute. If [...]

This could be the last week of business for hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries across Los Angeles, as the city cracks down on where people can sell Calfornia’s biggest cash crop. Shops along Venice beach hawk all kinds of funky things, from big sunglasses and dreamcatchers — to marijuana. “We basically have the best deals [...]

Childhood Obesity, a growing Epidemic Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in the U.S. It accounts for 17 percent of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years, based on the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).However, obesity is a preventable condition. More importantly, it’s something you can help your children avoid by taking simple [...]

FDA says you have no right to real food without permission The FDA has finally made its food-rights policy crystal clear. Here’s the agency’s position, made evident in their response to a lawsuit filed by the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund: They believe you have no absolute right to any raw unprocessed food, unless the FDA [...]