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The Risks to Health from Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR)

by Patty Hemingway

In this article the author shares her experience with heavy metal toxicity, treatments that help and how she uses her Electrosmog Detector to scan her home, and that of her clients...

The Trade in Wild Plants

by Chrissie Wildwood

In this substantive and well-researched article, Chrissie Wildwood, qualified holistic therapist, former international aromatherapy lecturer and the author of many articles and boo...

Thought for Food – Humans and the Environment

by Dr Patrick Quanten

In the last seventy years food, the healthy and unhealthy aspects of it, has become a major focus of attention. Food is now evaluated in terms of sugars, fats, proteins, calories, ...

Three Things That You Can Do to Transform the Planet and Your Life

by Catriona MacGregor

The author explains how a greater connection to nature can make us healthier and improve our health and well-being. As we spend hours indoors, working with electronic equipment, the...

Toxic Chemical Overload

by Michael V Brooking and Naheed Zaman

Despite the many scientific breakthroughs over the last five decades, we have seen a steady increase in killer diseases such as cancers, heart disease and diabetes. Could this incr...

Toxic Teeth

by Ann Crowther

In this column on dental health, the author explains why many of us, in spite of using water filters, air cleaners, eating organically grown produce and taking herbal and alternati...

Toxicity of Cancer-Causing Chemicals

by Kathryn Alexander

This article focuses on Cancer, the role of chemicals – most of which have been proved to be toxic, carcinogenic and incompatible with life – in causing this condition, and high ex...

Viruses Mutate more Readily in Selenium-Deficient Surroundings

by David E Marsh

Even though selenium is critically important for good human health, its value is not widely known. It is important both for the prevention of selenium-related deficiency diseases an...

Ways to Protect ourselves and the animals in our care from BSE-like diseases

by Helen Fullerton

Dr Fullerton discusses and puts forward her views and ways to protect ourselves and the animals in our care from BSE-like diseases.

We Hunter-Gatherers Are Now In A Bad Way

by Edwin Alan Salter

Our Homo genus predecessors emerged some two million years ago (species variously labelled handy, busy, erect), and we ourselves about a quarter million.  Middle Africa, from which ...

Why Buy Chemical-Free Cosmetics and Personal Care Products?

by Klaus Ferlow

Everyone hopes to have a perfect body but, unfortunately no matter what we do, our bodies never seems to be perfect. Are nose or breast to large or too small? Is the skin too dry or...

Why Can't I Lose Weight?

by Emma Lane

The media reminds us frequently that obesity is on the rise as is the incidence of Type 2 diabetes, generally the two often go hand in hand.  Certainly, abundant processed foods, de...