To Health With You: September 10, 2015

Posting on Craigslist exposes Kevin Folta as a Monsanto shill
Following the huge revelations that Univ. of Florida professor Kevin Folta is a paid Monsanto shill and “mafia” member who lied about his financial ties while viciously smearing the Food Babe with outrageous allegations, somebody posted… (Read Full Story)

‘Monsanto Mafia’ scientists named, exposed for pushing GMO agenda in exchange for grants, favors and gifts.
The list of “Monsanto Mafia” scientists just keeps getting larger. Day by day, we’re coming to learn that Monsanto has infiltrated dozens of universities across America, offering bribes (grants, gifts, donations, etc.) in exchange for the “intellectual protection” services… (Read Full Story)

See Monsanto’s academic prostitute Dr. Kevin Folta of the University of Florida being wined and dined by Big Biotech
Now that the truth is coming out about Monsanto’s corruption of U.S. academia and the pattern of payola among biotech’s “scientific” attack dogs, I thought you might be interested in seeing a snippet from the recent document dump cited by the New York Times. Here’s… (Read Full Story)

Young dad could face life in prison after robbing bank to pay for daughter’s exorbitant cancer treatment
It’s a sad tale that reflects much of what has gone wrong in America. I’m talking about the story of Brailynn Randolph, a one-year-old girl who is receiving chemotherapy for the treatment of retinoblastoma, a form of eye cancer, and her father, Brian Randolph, who… (Read Full Story)

What Is Lyme disease and why the controversy?
Lyme disease is no longer an obscure malady that can only be caught in Connecticut. In 2013, the year with the latest available data, the CDC predicted an estimated 300,000 actual new cases, though only 30,000 per year were reported and confirmed. Cases have been diagnosed… (Read Full Story)

Hypertension and vitamin D deficiency
One in three American adults has high blood pressure, a condition that increases the risk of heart disease (the number one cause of death in the U.S.) and stroke (the number three cause of death) as well as aneurysm, metabolic syndrome, impaired vision, kidney disease… (Read Full Story)

It’s not Viagra he needs… it’s testosterone
Many men think those little blue pills are all it takes to pep up a flagging love life. But new research suggests they’re VERY wrong. (Read Full Story)

7 Best Foods to Support Kidney Function
Your kidneys provide vital service to your body — they filter waste from your blood and send it to your bladder. They also regulate blood pressure, manage water reabsorption, control the acidity in the body, and balance electrolyte levels. Considering their importance, eating a diet to promote kidney health could be one of the best things you can do. (Read Full Story)

Drinking wine is good for your kidneys
Moderate wine consumption can help keep the kidneys healthy (Read Full Story)

Pesticides in paradise: Hawaii’s spike in birth defects puts focus on GM crops
Local doctors are in the eye of a storm swirling for the past three years over whether corn that’s been genetically modified to resist pesticides is a source of prosperity, as companies claim, or of birth defects and illnesses. (Read Full Story)