(Homesteading.news) Using repurposed materials for your home garden is a win-win. Not only are recycled materials more sustainable and better for the environment, but they also add a rustic-looking, decorative touch to your garden. Currently, one of the most popular gardening trends are small vertical gardens, typically made possible using recycled wooden pallets. While an […]

Residents of Flint, Michigan suffered for years before anyone cared to notice. The suffering will never end for some victims who have been permanently injured by lead-poisoned water. But that cold, harsh fact failed to faze President Obama, who swooped into Flint last week, drinking filtered water in front of the TV cameras in an […]

More and more people are turning to marijuana for illnesses, pain relief and insomnia. Mostly, medical marijuana is processed and made into an oil, which has psychoactive properties if it is high in THC and this is the same when consuming processed cannabis edibles. Many find that raw and juiced marijuana has amazing health benefits. […]

Sugar alcohols are a popular sugar substitute, especially in things like chewing gum and prepackaged foods. There are many names and types of sugar alcohols, such as sorbitol, xylitol and many others. Honestly, they’ve become so commonplace that sugar alcohols can even be found in some dog treats. I wholeheartedly recommend you not feed your […]

What does the FDA stand for? Federal Death Administration? Perhaps the Federal (pre-approved) Drug Agency? Consider Vioxx, approved by the FDA in 1999 as an anti-inflammatory and painkiller drug.  It was taken off the market in 2004 by it’s maker Merck, after 38,000 deaths. Drug watch reports: ” … Some have called [Vioxx] the worst drug disaster in history. The Vioxx […]

(Signup now for FREE to attend the online Natural Cancer Prevention Summit, beginning May 16th) A few years ago, a dear friend was “diagnosed” with ductal carcinoma in situ, conveniently labeled as an early form of breast cancer. She didn’t opt for chemotherapy or radiation and she did many alternative treatments. Eventually, she was sold a bill […]

(Signup now for FREE to attend the online Natural Cancer Prevention Summit, beginning May 16th) Arsenic contaminated chicken has been an issue in the United States for quite sometime. In 2011, the FDA reported that inorganic arsenic was present in non-organic chicken samples. In most instances, these reports are restricted to a specific region of […]

After decades of denial, the Department of Veteran Affairs finally acknowledged that Monsanto’s Agent Orange, a herbicide sprayed across Vietnam during the war, was responsible for the health ailments of over 2,100 Air Force servicemen. Federal officials have agreed to release over $45 million in disability benefits to Air Force active duty personnel and reservists […]

There’s a picture of sizzling bacon, replete with it’s fat and salty substance introducing a recent Reuter’s investigative report on the International Agency on Cancer Research (IARC). The caption underneath the picture (equating IARC statements about carcinogens in processed meat to what IARC says about meat in general) seems to be as shady as the rest of […]

(Homesteading.news) Natural pest control is actually less expensive than using pesticides, and it’s safer for your garden, your family, wildlife and the environment. Each year North American homeowners use a staggering 136 million pounds of pesticides on lawns, gardens and inside their homes. The shocking reality is that homeowners use about three times the amount of […]

The debt-ridden owner of an Indian restaurant killed a customer by serving him a meal that he knew contained potentially lethal peanut power, a British court heard recently. As reported by Britain’s The Telegraph, Mohammed Zaman, 53, who had hired illegal workers in his take-out restaurant, substituted almond powder with cheaper ground nut mix, which […]

Good health has been in the spotlight lately, and it seems people everywhere are starting to take preventative measures against diseases that are plaguing our society. One of the best ways to do this is to juice! Not just a “weight loss fad” anymore, juicing has a whole bunch of health benefits just waiting to […]

Arsenic-containing well water may be to blame for increased rates of bladder cancer in New England, according to a new study published by the National Cancer Institute on Monday. Bladder cancer is 20 percent higher in populations residing in New Hampshire, Main, and Vermont, where a significant portion of the population depends on private wells. […]

(Homesteading.news) Raw milk is gaining in popularity among people who are looking to eat a more natural and less processed diet. Although there is a large amount of variation in raw milk, true raw milk is milk from organic grass-fed cows that is cooled to 36-38 degrees Fahrenheit and then bottled for consumption. No homogenization, pasteurization, […]

Synthetic cannabis is the term used for artificial, chemical compounds that mimic THC, the psychoactive compound of cannabis. Synthetic forms of cannabis are very potent and dangerous and are linked to deaths and illnesses. A synthetic chemical is sprayed onto a base material (often plant-based). The resultant product attempts to mimic the effect of natural […]