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01/22/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Flavonoids in wild ephedra plant extracts have been found to be potent antioxidants; may replace toxic ingredients in food and cosmetics

Ephedra alata, a plant widely used in traditional folk medicine in Palestine, takes center stage as researchers explore its potential medical uses. The paper, which was published in the African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, analyzed the antioxidant and antibacterial activity of the wild E. alata plant. Ephedra alata in traditional medicine A member of the Ephedraceae […]

12/29/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Food preserving chemicals linked to hormone disruption and obesity, according to new study

Most people are aware that the chemicals found in food preservatives are rather unhealthy. Even those who continue to eat such foods generally realize on some level that they are not doing their bodies any favors. However, a new study shows that such chemicals are not just toxic; they could also be the reason people […]

10/30/2017 / By David Armstrong

Health Ranger: There’s a global revolt underway for food transparency

One of the things clean food advocates like Natural News founder/editor Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, have long pushed for is transparency — from food makers, from the agricultural industry, and from government — regarding what’s in the things we put in our bodies. And now, Adams says in a recent podcast, more and more […]

09/03/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Food preservatives and chemical additives found to promote obesity… is this why America is so overweight?

While canned goods and chips may not be healthiest foods in the world, new research has revealed that they’re even worse than originally thought. The preservatives and chemical additives that help these foods maintain their freshness may actually disrupt metabolism and lead to obesity. That’s what investigators from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif., […]

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