Research and knowledge about the microbiome is showing that Bacteria are not all bad – will we continue trying to control it, or learn to work with it in a more biodynamic manner?
Science and Technology
The High Cost of Pharma Bias
When COVID-19 first hit the US, I was surprised and happy to see the corporate news stories about the use of high-dose intravenous vitamin C as a treatment. But it soon became clear that NIH and CDC officials were more interested in finding pharmaceutical answers. The US Biomedical Advanced Research […]
Looking Past the Headlines
Corporate news media tends to oversell some aspects of a topic, and undersell, or ignore others completely, leading to a need to ignore second-hand research, and do your own.
Placebo Effect on Plants?
Have you ever tried an experiment that produced results beyond your wildest expectations? Late in March, I noticed that my little Meyer lemon tree, which had lived happily in its pot for a couple years, had developed a red rust (a fungus) on its leaves. I tried wiping it off, […]
A Repeat of History?
The Covid-19 Pandemic has resulted in many deaths, but closely parallels the 2009 Swine Flu epidemic and highlights the hunt for a vaccine, while ignoring natural immune support and treatments.
Bread, the Staff of Life?
The hybridized wheat produced in the US has different protiens than ‘traditional’ strains of wheat, and is treated with chemicals banned in other countries.
Double-Blind Studies
Progress in medicine would have been impossible without anecdotes, but now anecdotes are ignored, even when they contradict supposed science.
Shades of Planet of the Apes!
Katherine A. Carroll, Executive Director of National Health Federation, has written a piece about animal-human hybrids (chimeras) that are being engineered to fill the need for organs for transplant patients.1 Researchers have been inserting human cells (fetal cells) into early pig and sheep embryos since 2014. “Humanized” mice are being used […]
