ROUNDUP READY

Roundup Ready Plants are Deadly, Not Friendly

The fruit fly gene attached to the tomato is poor farming. GM plants from my understanding are created mostly to be resistant to Roundup. Weeds are an enemy of large and small scale farms. Crops with Roundup Ready plants can be sprayed with Roundup Herbicide and not kill Genetically Modified plants. Sounds too good to [...]

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Stop Letting Your Dog Eat Dog Meat!

Yep, that’s right, one of the hidden ingredients in commercial pet foods is other pets. An article in Prevention magazine published over two decades ago disclosed the last resting place of the millions of animal carcasses at the city shelters -in our beloved friend’s dinner, a fact that shocked many. The truth about pet food [...]

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Reduce Cholesterol with Cinnamon!!

That’s right! That spice that makes cinnamon rolls exquisite and oatmeal cookies rock can also help lower your high cholesterol— without the pastries of course! Cinnamon is a natural antioxidant, an antimicrobial, and has been used from everything from colds to protecting against heart disease. But research has shown its true hidden powers. In 2003, [...]

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Going Green is the Shit!

Okay… not “shit”… but I meant “cool!” Going green and eating green foods is definitely cool. On your body and also on the Earth. We talk a lot about eating for health here at Skrewtips, and to watch out for the perils and pitfalls of what is the modern food industry. It is a virtual [...]

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The Strange World of the Flexitarian… Could You Be One?

What do you eat? Are you a carnivore, vegetarian, or vegan? Is one really better than the other? Each group will claim its superiority and state facts about health or the environment. But there is a growing number of Americans who are assuming a different eating choice. They are called flexitarians, a term used to [...]

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Natural Yeast Infection Cures — Put the Antibiotics Down!!

Don’t be fooled! Yeast infections don’t just affect women. Candia albicans, the yeast-like microscopic organism to blame, can affect men and children too. It targets mucous membranes, and can be carried by the blood throughout the entire body. And antibiotics only make the problem worse. So let’s talk about how to cure yeast infections naturally. [...]

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Restore Your Vision to 20/20 Naturally

I’ve been wearing glasses for about 14 years. About 7 years ago I started wearing contact lenses. The first few years were the worst because my vision continued to degrade each passing year as I visited the ophthalmologist and endured an hour of those tedious exams: having a gun of air being shot into your [...]

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5 Ways to Naturally Stop those Allergies!!

Well, Spring is here at last! And while most are getting their bathing suits ready, and planting spring flowers, there are some whose thoughts after the winter thaw are of sneezing and sniffling and congestion. Spring can bring out a whole host of new allergies, from pollen and new cut grass in the air, to [...]

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The Real Lowdown on Spirulina

The U.N. once declared Spirulina the ‘best food of the future’. Is it just sensationalism? After all, it’s only a microscopic, blue-green algae. It’s a simple salt water plant that thrives in warm climates and alkaline water. Used by the Aztecs and Mesoamericans since the 16th century, few know that its history goes even further [...]

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Do You Like Getting Poisoned When Eating Fish?

Are you up to day with the dangers of mercury in fish? With all the buzz about the amazing benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, many people are making fish a bigger part of their diets. But the fact that nearly all fish and shellfish contain mercury has most of us questioning whether or not it’s [...]

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Kill Nail Fungus with Essential Oils!

Go to the doctor to get rid of nail fungus and you’ll most likely be prescribed an anti-fungal medication. But even the doctors will tell you that it’ll hurt your liver, so you’re better off just dealing with the unsightly problem. The FDA has reported deaths due to liver failure. And it doesn’t stop there. [...]

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Benefits of Lemon and Honey Water

So many natural health practitioners expound upon the benefits of lemon and honey. Often a home remedy given by mothers and grandmothers, they pack a one-two health punch when used in conjunction, whether in water or teas. As an herbal consultant, they are my go-to remedy in colds and flus, but they have so many [...]

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