We are sure there will be many more such attacks coming. Earlier this summer, Congress defied the will of voters in passing a phony GMO labeling bill. This “mandatory” labeling bill is anything but mandatory: it allows companies to choose how to inform consumers about the genetically engineered content of their food—most will do so… Continue reading First Attack on Companies Labeling Their Food as GMO-Free
Month: September 2016
Food as Medicine
Most of our readers by now are probably familiar with the ketogenic diet. Is it for real? The FDA won’t allow any claims to be made about using food to combat illness (with a few exceptions). Walnut and cherry growers have been threatened with jail for daring to mention university research about their products, both… Continue reading Food as Medicine
Green Medicine–Full September PDF Edition
If you would like to download and print a pdf version of Green Medicine, you can do so here. Now you can take Green Medicine wherever you go. If you do not have Adobe Reader, please download here. In this issue: Avoiding Joint Replacement Therapy Whose Side Are They On? Apples Versus Statins 007 Knew Something
Avoiding Joint Replacement Therapy by Eliminating Osteoarthritis Pain: The Research of William Kaufman, PhD, MD
Research done in 455 individuals with osteoarthritis Niacinamide eliminated or significantly reduced osteoarthritis pain in the large majority of individuals Niacinamide can prevent joint replacement surgery Why cigarette smoking also prevents joint replacement surgery Sometime in the 1980s (don’t remember exactly when) a 74-year-old man (we’ll call him Joe) came to Tahoma Clinic bringing copies… Continue reading Avoiding Joint Replacement Therapy by Eliminating Osteoarthritis Pain: The Research of William Kaufman, PhD, MD
Whose Side Are They On?
Our taxes paid to research a patent medicine at UCLA UCLA and others collected $500+ million for “royalties,” and gave none back to the taxpayers Our taxes will also be used to pay a patent medicine company $129,000 yearly per patient for this patent medicine The patent medicine is priced two to four times higher… Continue reading Whose Side Are They On?
Comparative Proverb Assessment: Apples Versus Statins
An apple a day prevents cardiovascular disease as well as “statins”—British Medical Journal There are no adverse effects from apples—type 2 diabetes and muscle disease are caused by patent medicines called statins What’s this? Proverbs, apples, and statins? What’s a mixed bag like this doing in the Green Medicine Newsletter? By the end of this… Continue reading Comparative Proverb Assessment: Apples Versus Statins
007 Knew Something
James Bond’s specific martini preference is better for health The real meaning of “antioxidants” Writing in the British Medical Journal, researchers pointed out that 007—otherwise known as James Bond—was very healthy, and speculated that he might “possess insights of interest to medical science.” They focused particularly on his very specific preferences in martinis.[i] Martinis and… Continue reading 007 Knew Something