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The Statin Controversy Continues…for Good Reason!

The research does not support the use of statins in people for the primary prevention of heart attack…period.

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The Unsustainable Absurdity of the Average American Diet

We eat blueberries in December and drink pumpkin spice lattes in the summer. We eat tropical fruit with Midwestern grains. Without the transportation system, there would be absolutely no rhyme or reason to our “normal” diets.

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The FDA Does Not Have to Ban Antibiotic Use in Livestock, Court Rules

Despite evidence that antibiotic use in animals that are used for food can be harmful to public health, a court has ruled that the FDA does not have to ban their use.

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Michigan Dept of Agri Forces Farmer to Dump 248 Gallons of Organic Milk and Break 1200 Free Range Eggs

While Americans in the nearby city of Detroit face life in third world conditions, unable to even afford running water, the state of Michigan decided to direct its resources towards cracking down on a small food co-op in Standish for having the utter audacity to provide milk, butter, cream and eggs to people who bought shares in the organic dairy.

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Grow your own painkillers

Planting your painkillers close to regular oriental poppies will most likely keep them un-noticed.

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Brain-Eating Amoebas: What You Need to Know

It sounds like the stuff of horror films, nightmares, or scary bedtime stories. Unfortunately, Naegleria fowleri – more commonly known as “brain-eating amoeba” – is very real.

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Foraging For Mayapples

Mayapple fruits are ripe when they are as yellow as a lemon, and are soft and slightly wrinkled. Their ripening time usually occurs somewhere between mid-July and September

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Getting outta Dodge

Getting outta Dodge-what to do when you need to leave.

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The Austerity Diaries: How Long Can You Go Without Spending Money?

Can you go for an entire week without spending money?

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Alert: First Cases of US-Acquired Chikungunya Reported

The first US-acquired cases of the mosquito-borne virus called chikungunya have been reported in Florida.

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He Who Hesitates is Lost: The Psychology of Survival

In a crisis situation, denial can be deadly.

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The Best Firewood For Heating

We had an awful lot of trees to choose from to burn in the range, and some were far better than others.

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