(Organic Slant) Pine nuts can cause taste disturbances. A bitter, metallic taste is described, lasting from a few days to a few weeks after consumption. This taste disturbance has been referred to as ‘pine mouth’ or ‘pine nut syndrome’. Not all people who consume pine nuts become afflicted with the taste disturbance. The pine nuts do […]
Plutonium detected ‘all around’ mountain in town 20 kilometers from Fukushima
(Organic Slant) Despite a “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” mentality, plutonium is being detected “all around” mountain in town 20 kilometers from Fukushima plant. Alain de Halleux, Belgian film maker documents his new movie “Welcome to Fukushima” (59 Min., 2013). It tells the stories of families from Minamisoma who are facing […]
Thousands of Japanese Reporting Nose Bleeds From Radiation
(Organic Slant) There are thousands of people in Japan reporting to be suffering massive and recurring nosebleeds in recent days. An unusual number of Japanese have suddenly begun suffering nosebleeds that some reports indicate they are tied to radiation poisoning from the crippled nuclear plants at Fukushima. The reports are based on a series of […]
Raw Organics™ by Garden of Life
(Organic Slant) Garden of Life – the leader in RAW whole food nutrition – is on a mission of Empowering Extraordinary Health®. Offering the highest quality, whole food ingredients that are USDA Certified Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified. Now, they bring that same philosophy to their line of RAW Organics™ food items. RAW Organics™ Organic […]
Genetic Engineering Contamination Found in Washington Alfalfa
(Organic Slant) An export shipment of alfalfa from Washington State was rejected after the shipment tested positive for contamination from genetically engineered (GE), herbicide-resistant alfalfa. The news follows on the heels of yet another contamination episode involving GE wheat in Oregon, highlighting the inadequacy of the U.S. regulatory structure for GE crops. Like the vast majority of all GE crops, […]
1960 USDA Film Admits Scientists “Fixed the Glutens in Flour”
(Organic Slant) What triggered a whole market based around ‘gluten-free’? It’s not just some new food fad; gluten is actually making people of all kinds sick and slowly killing others. Wheat, a major source of gluten, also happens to be the the number two food subsidized by our government; it’s grown all over the place […]
South Korea extends Japan fisheries ban as Fukushima concerns grow
(Organic Slant) South Korea extended a ban on Japanese fishery imports to a larger area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant due to growing concerns over radiation contamination. The plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), said it is “very concerned” that radioactive water could flow towards a bypass it is digging to divert clean […]
Ingredient in Turmeric spice when combined with anti-nausea drug kills cancer cells
(Organic Slant) In a laboratory, preclinical study recently published by the journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers combined structural features from anti-nausea drug thalidomide with common kitchen spice turmeric to create hybrid molecules that effectively kill multiple myeloma cells. Thalidomide was first introduced in the 1950s as an anti-nausea medication […]
Curcumin in turmeric as effective as Chemical Mouthwash
(Organic Slant) Studies show that the curcumin in turmeric acts to disrupt the cycle of dental plaque formation as well as chemical mouthwash. There are alarming reports and studies that have been, and continue to be, investigated as to the exact dangers and effects the commonly used mouthwash ingredients have. What many do not realize […]
Hot Rice – brown rice vs white rice radiation content
(Organic Slant) Much has been said about the nutritiousness of brown rice, but when it comes to radiation, it is the bran layer beneath the husk that absorbs and accumulates cesium from soil. That means white, polished rice, which has no bran layer, is a safer option — though it does contain fewer vitamins, minerals […]