Rising Production Costs Cause Organic Milk Shortage

With the price of organic grain rising, cows are being fed less and are therefore producing less milk. Meanwhile, the demand for organic milk is growing.

Are you obese? Do you smoke? Your company could soon penalize you with higher healthcare premiums

(NaturalNews) The US healthcare system is a mess, as both health insurance and medical treatment costs continue to soar exponentially year after year. But one way some companies are helping to address this dire situation is to begin penalizing workers that represent the biggest drain on the system (smokers and the obese) with higher healthcare premiums. Reuters reports that Veridian Credit Union, a Waterloo, Iowa-based company, recently unveiled a new wellness and screening program aimed at helping those in high-risk health categories to get healthier. But part of the plan includes charging smokers and obese employees higher healthcare premiums beginning in 2013, which some allege is unfair and an intrusive breach of personal privacy. But the truth of the matter is that many who smoke or are obese are fully capable of changing their lifestyles and lessening their burden on the healthcare system. Many simply choose not to. So to help motivate these individuals, many large and mid-sized companies are rolling out healthcare penalty programs for people who make no effort to improve their lifestyle. It is important to remember that this is not the federal government that is implementing these changes. Private companies, which are having to absorb escalating healthcare costs because their employees continue to get larger and more sickly, are simply attempting to encourage their employees to take personal responsibility for their health, or else pay the price. “Nothing else has worked to control health trends,” says LuAnn Heinen, vice president of the National Business Group on Health, a group that represents large employers on healthcare and health benefits issues. “A financial incentive reduces that procrastination.” Most of the companies that are implementing the changes are also offering free treatment programs to their employees to address their health issues. Obese employees, for instance, often have access to free weight loss programs, while smokers are given the opportunity to attend free cessation classes. Some companies are even awarding employees who participate in health and wellness programs with cash prizes as an added bonus. In 2009, only eight percent of large- and mid-sized companies had healthcare incentive and penalty programs such as these. Today, nearly 40 percent of such companies have these programs, and that percentage is expected to rise significantly into 2012. Sources for this article include: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/30/us-penalties-idUSTRE79T2S220111030

New product reviews: Five nutritional products that stand out

(NaturalNews) What are some of the best nutritional products that have been recently introduced? Here are some of the best that I’ve become aware of recently, along with a new colloidal silver device that can help protect you from respiratory infections. None of these are paid placements. These are all independent reviews of products offered by their respective manufacturers, with appropriate links are provided below: Life Extension Vitamins D and K with Sea-Iodine This Life Extension product is a superb combination of vitamins D and K (both of which are crucial to bone health) with the added benefit of sea iodine made from sea vegetables like kelp and dulse. Each capsule provides 5,000 IU of vitamin D3, which is a daily dose being taken by nearly everyone familiar with vitamin D nutrition (I currently take 10,000 IUs per day). As an added benefit, the Life Extension Foundation is one of the leading voices for health freedom , and it is sponsoring efforts to fight the FDA over the agency’s insidious plot to outlaw virtually all dietary supplement ingredients before the end of this year. Take action at the petition page at: http://www.lef.org/featured-articles/0719_FDA-views-supplements-as-synthetic-food-preservatives.htm Additionally, Bill Faloon, the founder of Life Extension, is the author of the phenomenal new book Pharmocracy , which exposes the outright criminal corruption of the FDA and calls for wholesale reforms. Check out the book announcement page at: http://www.lef.org/lpages/Congress/ The Life Extension D + K with sea-iodine supplement is available at: http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item01472/Vitamins-D-and-K-with-Sea-Iodine.html Genesis Today GenEssentials Superfruit Oil Blend Genesis Today is perhaps best known for its superfruit juices, but it has recently introduced a really nice omega oil blend (3-6-7-9) made entirely from seed oils such as sacha inchi oil, sea buckthorn oil, acai oil, goji oil, hemp seed oil and others. The product is called GenEssentials Superfruit Oil Blend , and it’s a 100% plant-based supplement for balancing or restoring healthy oil deficiencies in your diet (and most people are chronically deficient in healthy omega-3 oils, as you probably know). The Genesis Today company, headed by Dr. Lindsay Duncan, offers a wide range of nutritional products, all the way from the low-cost blends sold by Wal-Mart to extreme high-end 100% pure superfruit concentrates used by raw food vegans. I personally love their Mangosteen concentrate, which I often blend into fruit smoothies. Their Goji Berry juice concentrate is also a winner. Learn more at www.GenesisToday.com Living Fuel Super Essentials Aminos Living Fuel has earned consistent accolades for their LivingFuel SuperBerry Ultimate product, which remains my No. 1 choice for nutrition while traveling. I love this product so much, I actually volunteered to film a segment with the founder, KC Craichy, in a studio in Florida. (No, I wasn’t paid for this. It was purely volunteer.) You can view that video at: http://www.livingfuel.com/Living-Fuel-Rx-Super-Berry-Ultimate.aspx Now, Living Fuel has come out with an impressive amino acid powder called LivingFuel Super Essentials Aminos . It contains a blend of amino acids formulated to help speed exercise recovery, boost stamina and enhance athletic performance. The aminos present in the formula are: L-Leucine, L-Lysine HCI, L-Phenylalanine, L-Isoleucine, L-Valine, L-Threonine, L-Glutamine, L-Arginine, L-Histidine, Glycine, L-Methionine and L-Tryptophan I really like this product, and it’s from a company with a solid reputation. Learn more at www.LivingFuel.com Biotivia Transmax Trans-Resveratrol We recently publicized a free report about the miracle nutrient known as resveratrol . You can download that report (PDF) at: http://naturalnews.com/RR-Resveratrol_and_its_Effects_on_Human_Health_and_Longevity_Myth_or_Miracle.html This report was authored by James Betz, the founder and CEO of a company called Biotivia , which offers a selection of high-end supplements derived from plant-based nutrients such as pterostilbene , one of the medicinal compounds found in blueberries. But its primary focus is on resveratrol, which is now known to be the single most important nutrient for longevity and physical endurance. The drug companies, by the way, have been trying to patent resveratrol molecules for years and turn them into “miracle” drugs to treat heart disease and other degenerative health conditions. If these were drugs, they would cost 100 times the price! Fortunately, resveratrol is available in supplement form, and the Biotivia company has even graciously offered NaturalNews readers a 15% discount on all orders through the end of 2011. Just use coupon code NN15 and you’ll save 15% at: www.Biotivia.com (No, we do not earn anything from this. It’s not an affiliate deal, we’re just publicizing their discount code because we think their products are great.) One more thing: Their resveratrol capsules contain no fillers , no GMOs, no silica or additives. The colors on the capsules are made out of plant-based pigments, too. Solgar Natural Vitamin D3 10,000 IUs As more and more people are becoming aware of the importance of vitamin D, companies have begun offering higher-dose vitamin D capsules to meet the demand. While I used to take just 1,000 or 2,000 IUs a day, I now take 10,000 IUs a day , and the brand I consume is Solgar , which offers a 10,000 IU softgel. The main carrier oil in the softgel is safflower oil, which I’m not super excited about or anything, but it’s a small amount of carrier oil, so it’s not a big issue. Virtually the entire medical industry, as you probably know, maintains a conspiracy of silence about vitamin D, refusing to teach people that this nutrient is the No. 1 way to prevent cancer and even help reverse cancer. The Institute of Medicine runs a cover story which tries to convince people that taking too much vitamin D might be dangerous for their health (http://naturalnews.com/030598_vitamin_D_Institute_of_Medicine.html), and yet as very few people know, the IoM is actually funded by pharmaceutical companies, vaccine makers and even junk food manufacturers like PepsiCo. It’s also funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Department of Homeland Security and a long list of globalist miscreants who are steeped in the business of profiting from degenerative disease (http://www.naturalnews.com/033455_Institute_of_Medicine_vaccines.html). Powerful research shows that people need 4,000 – 8,000 IUs of vitamin D daily to raise their levels up to optimum levels (http://www.naturalnews.com/031577_vitamin_D_scientific_research.html). Most Americans, meanwhile, get only a tiny fraction of that through their diet and sunlight. It is estimated that 90% of the population remains chronically deficient in vitamin D. Solgar’s 10,000 IU vitamin D Softgels are available in health food stores everywhere. Learn more about this product at their website: http://www.solgar.com/SolgarProducts/Vitamin-D3-Cholecalciferol-10000-IU-Softgels.htm Enjoy these outstanding nutritional products! And watch for more product reviews here on NaturalNews, including an upcoming review of an innovative new colloidal silver generator that produces high-quality silver for mere pennies an ounce.

Trio of Los Angeles raw food advocates reportedly charged with raw milk conspiracy (update 1)

(NaturalNews) The raid on Rawesome Foods by a combined force of agents from the FDA, LA County Dept of Agriculture, CDC and the LA County Sheriff’s office wasn’t the only SWAT-style armed raid that took place today. Sharon Palmer , a mom and owner of Healthy Family Farms was also arrested and taken to jail. A third woman, Victoria Bloch, the LA County liaison for the Weston A Price Foundation (www.WestonaPrice.org) , was also reportedly arrested, NaturalNews has learned. Sharon Palmer is being charged with “mislabeling cheese,” NaturalNews has learned. (Yes, mislabeling cheese! This earns you an armed raid in America today, even while the real crooks in Washington run free…) This is on top of the conspiracy charge which has been leveled against all three (James, Sharon and Victoria). Victoria Bloch is being charged with conspiracy under Section 182A of the California penal code (http://law.onecle.com/california/penal/182.html), which states that that law applies “If two or more persons conspire to commit any crime.” As NaturalNews previously reported (http://www.naturalnews.com/033220_Rawesome_Foods_armed_raids.html), the SWAT-style raid was conducted like a terrorist operation , where the cops immediately went after Rawesome’s cash and then began vandalizing and destroying the store’s entire inventory. This raid was an act of economic terrorism against a legitimate, ethical business selling wholesome, healthful products to a very happy group of members. A massive public protest on the front steps of the LA courthouse is being planned for the morning of August 4th, where James Stewart has been promised a hearing before a judge. NaturalNews is calling on its readers and supporters to join in this protest to help send a message to the law enforcement tyrants that we will not tolerate our health food stores being terrorized by criminal cops and rogue federal agencies . We will announce the time and place of the protest as soon as we are provided the details. Watch for that announcement here on NaturalNews.com or on our Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/HealthRanger Video coverage of the event is being provided by a contributing reporter whose name we will reveal after the video reports are filed (in order to protect him from possible oppression by L.A. law enforcement thugs). Matt Drudge is linking to this story from www.DrudgeReport.com and Alex Jones is also covering it from www.InfoWars.com We’ve also posted a CounterThink cartoon on this raw milk topic. You can view the cartoon at: http://counterthink.com/Raw_Milk_Lineup.asp Spread the word, folks. Enough is enough! We must take a stand against this government-run campaign of terror against health food retailers . It is time to stop government-run terrorism against health food stores . It’s time we fought back and let these criminals know we will not be treated like food slaves by a corrupt, criminally-run government that wishes to force everyone to drink DEAD MILK and DEAD CHEESE (which they know causes disease). This is it, friends! Big Government has declared war on the innocent. The Obama administration, which has already gone out of its way to promote yet more GMOs in the food supply, is now overseeing government-sponsored terrorism against the health food movement. If you don’t take a stand against this, you might as well lay down, surrender to Big Brother, and eat your soylent green… We are collecting funds for the legal defense of Rawesome Foods. Please donate through the Consumer Wellness Center at www.ConsumerWellness.org where 100% of the donations go directly to their legal defense. Thank you all for your sharing of these stories and your concerns. We are fighting for our basic rights and freedoms against a police state cabal of criminals who now run our federal government and will stop at nothing to turn innocent citizens into gulag prisoners.

Vitamin B-12 warning: Avoid cyanocobalamin, take only methylcobalamin

(NaturalNews) One of the pitfalls of pursuing a healthy diet is that we are sometimes blind to nutrients we may be missing. And in the world of healthy eating, one of the most common nutrient deficiencies involves vitamin B-12 , a crucial nutrient for nerve health and the construction of red blood cells that carry oxygen throughout your body. Vitamin B-12 deficiency is especially common among vegetarians and vegans , but it’s also surprisingly common in meat eaters, too. Why? Because vitamin B-12 can only be absorbed in the small intestine, and due to common intestinal ailments, even many meat eaters who consume high levels of B-12 are unable to absorb it in their gut. This leads to a series of seemingly “mystery” health symptoms that actually have a simple common cause: Vitamin B-12 deficiency! Symptoms of B-12 deficiency B-12 deficiency is shockingly widespread. Studies now show that up to 40% of the population may be deficient in vitamin B-12 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7595423.stm). Here are some of the most common symptoms of deficiency (do you experience any of these?): * Chest pain or shortness of breath * Fatigue or unexplained weakness * Dizziness, trouble with balance, and fainting * Confusion, memory loss or dementia * Coldness, numbness or tingling in the hands and feet * Slow reflexes or diminished nervous system function * Pale skin or yellowing of the skin * Sore mouth and tongue … in addition, vitamin B-12 deficiency can actually cause brain shrinkage , according to a University of Oxford study (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7595423.stm). Although more work needs to be done, research is already suggesting a link between vitamin B-12 deficiency and Alzheimer’s. If you (or someone you know) shows any of the symptoms listed above, I urge you to immediately investigate vitamin B-12 and determine if a deficiency in this nutrient may be causing your symptoms! Again, vitamin B-12 deficiency is especially common in vegans and vegetarians because typical vitamin B-12 sources (meats, yogurt, etc.) are simply not present in their diets. But even meat eaters can be deficient in B-12 due to poor digestion. This is especially true for older people who suffer a diminished ability to absorb nutrients in their small intestine. In addition, diabetes medications and even pain pills can interfere with B-12 absorption, and intestinal parasites can also strongly block its absorption in the gut. Solutions for vitamin B-12 Traditionally, people who are deficient in vitamin B-12 have received injections of B-12. This is extremely effective because it bypasses the digestive tract and goes right into the bloodstream. But it has one obvious downside: It requires being injected! So most people aren’t interested in this method. Instead, most people supplement their vitamin B-12 using nutritional supplements . But here’s where this can go wrong: The most commonly available form of vitamin B-12 on the market is the cheap synthetic form that’s actually bound to a cyanide molecule (yes, cyanide, the poison). It’s called cyanocobalamin , and you’ll find it in all the cheap vitamins made by pharmaceutical companies and sold at grocery stores and big box stores. Action item : If you have any vitamin B-12 supplements, check the ingredients label right now to see what form of vitamin B-12 they contain. If they contain cyanocobalamin, throw them out! Cyanocobalamin is a cheap, synthetic chemical made in a laboratory. It’s virtually impossible for you to find this form in nature. Low-end vitamin manufacturers use it because it can be bought in bulk and added to products with claims that they “contain vitamin B-12!” What they don’t tell you is that the vitamin is bound to a toxic, poisonous cyanide molecule that must then be removed from your body by your liver. Cyanocobalamin is also up to 100 times cheaper than the higher quality methylcobalamin which we’ll talk about below. As Wikipedia explains: “A common synthetic form of the vitamin, cyanocobalamin, does not occur in nature, but is used in many pharmaceuticals and supplements, and as a food additive, because of its lower cost. In the body it is converted to the physiological forms, methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin, leaving behind the cyanide…” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12) Removing the cyanide molecule from the vitamin and then flushing it out of your body requires using up so-called “methyl groups” of molecules in your body that are needed to fight things like homocysteine (high levels cause heart disease). By taking low-quality cyanobalamin, you’re actually stealing methyl groups from your body and making it do more work at the biochemical level. This uses up substances such as glutathione that are often in short supply anyway, potentially worsening your overall health situation rather than helping it. This is one of the reasons why low-grade vitamins may actually be worse for your body than taking nothing at all! Cyanocobalamin, in summary, is a low-grade, low-quality and slightly toxic (cyanide) form of vitamin B-12 that’s used by all the cheap vitamin manufacturers. I recommend avoiding it completely. It won’t kill you to take it, of course, but there’s a better solution for B-12. The better choice: Methylcobalamin The proper form of vitamin B-12 to supplement is called methylcobalamin . This is the form that exists in nature, and it is pre-methylated, meaning it’s ready for your biochemistry to put to immediate use. Methylcobalamin has several key advantages over cyanocobalamin: * Increased absorption * Better retention in tissues * Contains no toxic cyanide * Supports production of SAMe As explained by Ed Sharpe: “The coenzyme form of vitamin B12 is known as methylcobalamin or methyl B12. It’s the only form of vitamin B12 which can directly participate in homocysteine metabolism. In addition, converting homocysteine to methionine via methyl B12 generates an increased supply of SAMe (S-adenosyl methionine), the body’s most important methyl donor.” (http://www.health101.org/art_methylcobalamin.htm) Every informed nutritionist knows that methylcobalamin is far superior to cyanocobalamin. That’s why companies like Ola Loa (www.DrinkYourVitamins.com) use only the high-end “methyl” form of B-12. Why 99% of vitamin B-12 supplements are wasted Taking vitamin B-12 as an oral dose is largely a waste of money. As much as 99% of what you swallow is not even absorbed… it’s just passed through your body. (http://www.health101.org/art_methylcobalamin.htm) There are really only three methods for absorbing vitamin B-12 that reliably work: #1) B-12 injections. #2) Sublingual absorption. #3) Skin absorption. B-12 injections obviously require injections from a trained medical professional, so few people pursue this route. Sublingual absorption is a viable route, but nearly all the sublingual B-12 products use the cyanocobalamin form of the vitamin (with the cyanide molecule). A vitamin B-12 skin patch is now available that delivers methylcobalamin through the skin, using a small medical-grade patch placed behind the ear. Each patch delivers 1000 mcg of methylcobalamin (1,666% DV) in a steady release over a 1-2 day period, after which the patch may be removed and discarded. In addition to methylcobalamin, each path also delivers 400mcg of Folic Acid (another form of a B vitamin), which is widely known to work synergistically with methylcobalamin to help support healthy heart function and nervous system function*. B-12 energy patch works through skin absorption The B-12 Energy Patch is available now in packs of 8 patches (a 1-2 month supply) from the NaturalNews Store. This 8-pack carries a list price of $39.95, but through our volume purchasing, we are able to offer it to NaturalNews readers at 53% off the list price. When purchased in a 3-pack (total of 24 patches), the price is lowered even more to 57% off the list price. Click here to see the products in our store. * These products are not intended to treat, diagnose, prevent or cure any disease. What customers say about this B-12 patch (From Amazon.com) For me a much better alternative to effective sublingual pills “B12 is running low in my family tree. A couple of relatives have been regular at getting B12 shots. I never felt like I needed the shots, because I thought I could get by with red meat, liver and sublingual pills. I decided to try the patches just to see… I did not expect them to be more effective than sublingual pills. I must say I was wrong. From the first patch I noticed the boost, which is at first more subtle than the more noticeable boost of the sublingual pills giving you more B12 in a shorter time span. But it picks up over time and feels way more efficient. By way of example, I used the big plate in my road bike and did not pant at the top of three bad climbs hours after getting the patch. To get this kind of effect with sublingual pills after getting low of B12 would take over ten days for me and quite a bit of dedication remembering to keep supplementing. It can get rather tedious waiting for the pills to dissolve under the tongue. The second day I used two patches right behind the ear, but they both fell off, presumably from the sweat biking. Yet the day before the one patch I tried less close to the ear stayed put biking and after two showers, and I had no dropped patches since. If you exercise, watch out for areas where sweat would accumulate. I think there is no comparison between this brand and the other one advertised. For four bucks more, you get half the patches and the wrong type of B12 — cyanocobalamin instead of methylcobalamin. Read about it because cyanocobalamin has to be turned into methylcobalamin by the liver. You can spare that. My doctor put me on cyanocobalamin initially and I turned to methylcobalamin with much greater results. Also, this brand I review has the daily allowance of folic acid as an added bonus (read up on the benefits of taking folic acid with B12), rather than selenium. I’ve had no side effects and no skin reactions with this product. I am so satisfied I have ordered a B-complex as a patch from a different company. It is advised to have a B-complex if you supplement in big doses with any vitamin of the B family.” Click here to get these vitamin B-12 patches. They’re on sale now at an incredible price through the NaturalNews Store. Whatever form of vitamin B-12 you use, remember this: avoid cyanocobalamin! (Unless you enjoy eating cyanide, that is…) Additional sources for this story include: http://www.dadamo.com/B2blogs/blogs/index.php/2004/02/07/cyanocobalamin-versus-methylcobalamin?blog=27 Ting R, Szeto C, Chan M, Ma K, Chow K (2006). “Risk factors of vitamin B(12) deficiency in patients receiving metformin”. Arch Intern Med 166 (18): 1975,9 http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/166/18/1975

NaturalNews launches large collection of audio, video content delivering natural cures, nutritional healing and disease reversal

(NaturalNews) We’ve got something really exciting to announce today. I’ve been working with NaturalNews Talk Hour host Jonathan Landsman for several months now to put together a new program that delivers a robust collection of knowledge about reversing serious disease including cancer, diabetes, depression, heart disease, osteoporosis, hormonal disorders and a lot more. This program, which we call the “Inner Circle,” features the entire audio archives of the complete Talk Hour series, which includes interviews with Jeffrey Smith on GMOs, Charlotte Gerson on cancer, Dr. James Forsythe, Dr. Hyla Cass, Dr. Edward Group, Dr. Bruce Lipton, Dr. Stephen Sinatra and many more. The complete commercial-free interviews with all these experts are included for all “Inner Circle” members. On top of the complete collection of the Talk Hour archives (21 audio shows plus 4 video events), our “Inner Circle” program delivers four new audio programs each month plus an additional live event video every single month. So as a member, you’ll be kept up to date with the latest innovations and advancements in natural cures, holistic medicine and healing wisdom. I’m also joining the program as an information contributor, and I’ll be joining Jonathan Landsman to deliver a special Health Ranger program on Wednesday, June 29th, where we will cover some of the latest breaking news on health advancements, longevity, reversing chronic disease and much more. (Join the Inner Circle before June 28th to hear this entire program for free.) Better yet, we’ve made all this available at a ridiculously low price — WAY lower than what you might expect, or even what others might charge for this collection. Click here to see how affordable our Inner Circle program really is . An incredible value in health information When it comes to empowering, life-changing health information, you simply won’t find a better value on any collection of holistic health audio and video programs that can not only change your life but quite literally help save your life! We’ve made this so incredibly affordable that every person, no matter what their economic situation, can join the Inner Circle and receive steady, cumulative benefits from the information they learn there. This whole system — including all the audio archives, special event videos, upcoming live streaming events and much more — will cost you less than the price of lunch for two in a decent restaurant. And yet what you learn here can help save you thousands of dollars a year in health care costs, lost work productivity and unnecessary medical procedures. In fact, I know that if you listen to just the downloadable archive programs and nothing else, you will have already received a fortune in health wisdom that actually can’t be priced at any amount. It’s priceless, in other words, to possess these secrets and begin to apply them in your own life. Click here to learn more about the Inner Circle program where you can immediately listen to the complete audio archives and watch all the special event videos. As an Inner Circle member, you get unlimited streaming of all the audio and video content. So watch it all as many times as you wish. To clarify, by the way, these audio files are not downloadable as MP3. They are streamed from the content website, so you can listen to them at any time from any Mac or PC. The videos are also streamable from any PC. There are no time restrictions nor usage restrictions on these: You can watch and listen to these programs as often as you wish. This is an incredible collection of life-changing content… literally hundreds of dollars worth of programs that you can have instant access to right now. Click the following link the access our Inner Circle and begin enjoying all this content: http://www.naturalnews.com/InnerCircleSpecial.html And be sure to join before June 28th if you’d like to tune in to the special LIVE streaming program on June 29th where I’ll be joining Jonathan Landsman to reveal the latest breaking news on nutritional cures, natural healing and disease reversal. Enjoy!

At-cost special on certified organic Chia seeds offered by the NaturalNews Store – 60% off retail

(NaturalNews) As a way of saying thank you to NaturalNews readers, we have arranged for a one-time ridiculous discount on certified organic chia seeds that allows you to get them AT OUR COST. Yes, we don’t profit a dime on this , and the savings for you are incredible. Why are we doing this when it makes us zip? Keep reading… A one-pound bag of certified organic chia seeds normally retails for $8.95 a pound. At times, you can find them on sale for more like $7 a pound. But for just the next few days, the NaturalNews Store is bringing you certified organic chia seeds at the uber-ridiculous price of $3.51 a pound! (In a 3-pound pack.) OVER 60% OFF the typical retail price This is not a typo, and these are not reject chia seeds or anything like that. These are the very same premium certified organic chia seeds being sold day to day at health food stores and online retailers like Amazon.com. This offer is simply a 100% pass-through at-cost offer to say THANK YOU for all your business and support by giving you a way to acquire one of our favorite all-time superfoods at a RIDICULOUS price discount. There is a quantity limit, however. We ask that each customer limit their purchase to just four of these (12 pounds total) . If you order more than 12 pounds, you’ll be contacted by our store to arrange for additional shipping charges. But if you order quantity of four or less (that’s 12 pounds or less), just pay the standard shipping charges. You will NEVER find this price offered at any retailer anywhere in the world. Not online, not in a store, nowhere. I actually dare you to shop around and see if you can come close to this price anywhere. It’s impossible. And why? Because no one else sells stuff at a break-even price! And normally we don’t either, because we have to make a little bit to pay the salaries, warehouse lease, electricity and so on. But we’ve done well enough from your previous orders to pay all that, and no with this offer we just want to thank you for your support by practically giving away these chia seeds AT OUR COST. Take advantage of this right now at the NaturalNews Store: http://store.naturalnews.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=100370 Fighting food inflation with a near-giveaway price Why are we doing this? I know some people just can’t believe that a business would sell something and make nothing on it. Lots of skeptics out there because most people are selfish, and they don’t understand other people engaging in non-selfish acts. So they miss out on the best price you’ll ever see on organic chia seeds. But the motivation behind this really is simple: WE LOVE YOU and your support of our mission, and we get a lot of joy from bringing you these incredible deals that save you money in a time when food prices seem to be rising by the week. I was on the phone with Matt Monarch who runs our store, and I just said straight out, “Hey Matt, what can we offer people that’s such a screaming good deal that people will thank us big time for doing it?” And Matt replied and said if we have a large enough response, he could get in a ton of chia seeds (actually several tons, quite literally) and we could just blow ‘em out at our cost and make literally zero profit. I said YES! Let’s do it. I’ll spread the word, people will save huge dollars, and we’ll help get this amazing superfood into the hands of yet more people who can benefit from the omega-3s that chia seeds naturally contain. So we set it up, and now you’re seeing it. This probably won’t be repeated — and you’ll never see organic chia seeds at this price again — so if you want some, take advantage of this right now . Here’s the link to our store: http://store.naturalnews.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=100370 Orders are being filled right now with no wait time. Most orders go out the next business day, and we have literally thousands of pounds of these organic chia seeds on hand to ship out right now. YES, you can freeze chia seeds and use them all year long. They freeze extremely well, and you can just pull them right out of the freezer and drop them into a smoothie, a bowl of granola, a Saturday morning pancake mix or whatever you want to use them for. They’re rich in omega-3s and magnesium, and they’re one of my staple superfoods. I eat chia seeds EVERY day. In fact, I’m ordering a huge amount of these for myself (and paying the extra shipping) because even I know I won’t ever be able to find a better price on these again. So take advantage of this, and once again thank you for supporting us so much over the last few months. It is your support that has given us the financial buffer to be able to offer this at-cost special to you. Enjoy your certified organic chia seeds!

All Jacked Up is must-see food documentary for teens and parents

(NaturalNews) If you haven’t yet seen the powerful (yet shocking) food documentary All Jacked Up , catch the video trailer right now at: http://programs.webseed.com/All_Jacked_Up_Hungry_for_the_Truth__NN.htm This documentary follows five teenagers who are struggling with health, obesity and mental focus, then it lays out the underlying cause of their problems: THE FOOD SUPPLY! All Jacked Up , in which I’m one of the main experts interviewed for the film, reveals the utter insanity of the modern food supply and why it’s making American kids and teens so sick. As I wrote about the film when it was first released: “If you thought you knew the whole story on food corporations, the processed meat industry and the harmful health effects of junk foods on children, think again: You’ll be stunned, shocked and outraged over what you’ll see in this film — how the food corporations use manipulative marketing messages to take advantage of children and teens, how processed ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup rapidly accelerate diseases like diabetes in youngsters, and how junk foods destroy families, cause depression and even make kids suicidal. Once you start watching this film, you won’t be able to walk away.” This is an absolute must-see documentary for parents and teens, and we’ve got it on sale right now at WebSeed.com where you can INSTANTLY view the film online, through your web browser, and you’ll have unlimited access to the film in the future. Watch the trailer now at: http://programs.webseed.com/All_Jacked_Up_Hungry_for_the_Truth__NN.htm All Jacked Up – Available now for 40% off This documentary is on sale now at WebSeed.com! Get it at 40% off the price of the DVD, and have instant access through the electronic delivery system at WebSeed.com, where you’ll have unlimited access to All Jacked Up as part of your personal film library. We’re adding new documentaries and how-to guides to WebSeed.com every day. All the programs deliver important information for improving the quality of your life. For example, right now there’s also a new program on WebSeed.com called METAPHORS: The Driving Force Behind Your Life . It shows you how to “Change Your Life By Changing Your Metaphor.” It’s a very powerful program for personal transformation, and it consists of five audio programs that can all be downloaded and played on any MP3 player. Hear the introduction audio at: http://programs.webseed.com/Metaphors_The_Driving_Force_Behind_Your_Life__NN.htm We have a long list of other programs coming soon to WebSeed.com, including programs from David Wolfe, Peter Ragnar, Daniel Vitalis, Jonathan Landsman and much more. Plus, the next installment of my “Be Prepared, Not Scared” series with Robert Scott Bell will also be launched soon on WebSeed.com, too! Watch NaturalNews.com for more announcements. In the mean time, catch the trailer for All Jacked Up at: http://programs.webseed.com/All_Jacked_Up_Hungry_for_the_Truth__NN.htm

The truth about fracking and how it is harming our environment

(NaturalNews) Oil and gas companies are engaged in fracking, a gas drilling process hailed as an economy booster, job creator and greener energy source. However, fracking has propelled hundreds of millions of gallons of hazardous, carcinogenic and radioactive chemicals into gas wells in 13 states, according to the new House and Energy Commerce Committee report covered in the New York Times (http://nyti.ms/lDzSYo). The drilling method, also called hydraulic fracturing, uses a fluid consisting of water, sand and chemicals injected under high pressure to release oil and gas from cracks in shale rock 5,000 to 8,000 feet underground. The practice has been mired in controversy with claims that it is destroying the environment while some lawmakers work hand in hand with energy industry lobbyists. Economic motivation Natural gas is a key element in President Obama’s goal to have 80 percent of electricity produced from clean sources, like wind and solar, by 2035, according to a recent Business Week article (http://buswk.co/eq19Aa) — 90 percent of that gas is obtained through fracking. The Marcellus Shale, a rock formation in eastern North America where fracking is rampant, is thought to contain 490 trillion cubic feet of gas, making it the second-largest gas field in the world. It has enough gas to heat U.S. homes and power electric plants for twenty years. The “shale gas rush,” in pursuit of this massive energy reservoir, is creating thousands of jobs and reviving the economy in states such as Wyoming, Texas, and Louisiana, according to Business Week (http://buswk.co/eq19Aa). It created $389 million in tax revenue in Pennsylvania and 44,000 jobs in 2009. The benefits to politicians of supporting fracking, particularly in this economic climate, are clear. Business Week states: “the drilling is receiving little federal oversight from the EPA and state and local authorities are writing their own rules and having trouble keeping up.” Chemical cocktail Fracking fluids to date have been kept secret by the oil and gas companies that use them as proprietary information. They argue that making the ingredients public would hurt competition, according to a Reuters article (http://bit.ly/lt6wfa). But public fears surrounding the practice are due in large part to that secrecy. With the new HECC report, it is clear those fears are not unfounded. The report, which was written by Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California, Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts and Diana DeGette of Colorado, found a mixture of ingredients in the fluid ranging from harmless to strange to dangerous. It also blamed the companies for “injecting fluids containing chemicals that they themselves cannot identify.” Harmless ingredients included salt and citric acid, while bizarre ingredients included instant coffee and walnut hulls. Many ingredients, however, were listed as “extremely toxic,” and included ingredients such as lead and benzene, which is a known carcinogen. The Environmental Protection Agency is attempting a national study on the dangers of fracking to public drinking water but the task is a difficult one with companies refusing to make their ingredients public, according to the EPA e-mails reported in the aforementioned New York Times article (http://nyti.ms/lDzSYo). Environmental and health concerns Harmful chemicals are already spreading into surrounding areas during drilling accidents such as well casing failures underground or spills above ground. Environmentalists and lawmakers are concerned, however, that these dangerous fracking chemicals may be seeping through the layers of shale and contaminating drinking water even under normal operating conditions. New information also shows that the process is releasing far more methane into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to a New York Times article (http://nyti.ms/g78RtJ). In a recent incident, thousands of gallons of fracking fluid leaked into Towanda Creek in Bradford County, Pennsylvania due to the failure of equipment at a Chesapeake Energy Corp. gas well, according to Associated Press (http://bit.ly/jzP2kP) and MSNBC (http://on.msnbc.com/lhaFP6). The fluid, which could not be contained initially, traveled across farmlands and into the stream. The energy company finally got the well under control on Monday, April 25, five days after the leak began. Legal action has been taken against Chesapeake Energy, Chesapeake Appalachia and Nomac Drilling on behalf of three Bradford County families who leased their land to the energy companies. The families claim that they are “experiencing daily suffering due to the negative effects of oil and gas drilling,” according to thedailyreview.com (http://bit.ly/gTcSuE). The papers, filed by The Marcellus Shale Oil and Gas Litigation Group, claim that the “negligent and grossly negligent oil and gas drilling activities” have contaminated the individuals’ properties and water supply. See it with your own eyes After being offered approximately $100,000 to lease his land to gas companies and allow them to use his land for fracking, Josh Fox said no to the money and decided, instead, to produce the HBO documentary “Gasland” (http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/trailer/) and discover what exactly fracking entailed. He found water flowing from kitchen faucets that could be set on fire due to high levels of methane, large pools of toxic waste that kill cattle and vegetation, chronically ill residents with the same unusual symptoms living in drilling areas in disparate locations around the U.S., and well blowouts and gas explosions that are routinely covered up. In a PBS interview (http://to.pbs.org/de6oUK), Fox said the drilling is happening in 34 states and has been going on for the last 10 years. Political antics Investigative news outlet, DCBureau.org, uncovered indirect conflicts of interest with New York lawmakers and fracking in its documentary “The Marcellus Shale: The Politics of Gas” (http://bit.ly/ifs8hP). In one instance, DC Bureau found that U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey of New York was advocating strict control over hydraulic fracturing while his wife lobbied for the American Association of Professional Landmen, whose members acquired gas leases in the state for energy companies. Another instance, found that Republican State Senator George Winner endorsed revisions by the gas industry to gas mining laws at the same time his law firm represented the largest natural gas producer in New York. DC Bureau also discovered an industry-drafted law that aides the energy industry in continuing the controversial practice of fracking. The compulsory integration law allows energy companies to drill beneath private property even without landowners’ permission. Independent Oil and Gas Industry of New York crafted the law, said Christopher Denton, an attorney representing dozens of landowners in cases regarding the law. “This is IOGA’s statute,” Denton said. “They drafted it, introduced it, got a sponsor for it and pushed it through with no legislative hearings whatsoever.” Compulsory integration can only be used if the gas company signs leases on properties totaling at least 60 percent of the proposed land total, which is usually a required minimum of 640 acres. After that threshold is reached, the company can force the remaining property owners to join, according to the DC Bureau article (http://bit.ly/hDsbY3). The energy companies are surging ahead with the “shale gas rush” and politicians can clearly see the benefits, but whether they will stop to consider the costs to the environment and the health and rights of the landowners remains to be seen. Sources for this article include: Fracking: The Great Shale Gas Rush — http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_11/b4219025777026_page_2.htm NY Times: Chemicals Were Injected Into Wells, Report Says — http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/science/earth/17gas.html?scp=3&sq=Congressional%20probe%20finds%20carcinogens%20in%20fracking%20fluids&st=cse HBO ‘Gasland’ documentary — http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/trailer/ DCBureau: VIDEO: The Marcellus Shale: The Politics of Gas — http://www.dcbureau.org/20100720757/Natural-Resources-News-Service/video-the-marcellus-shale-the-politics-of-gas.html DCBureau: Marcellus Shale: The Real Price of Compulsory Integration In New York — http://www.dcbureau.org/201012071284/Natural-Resources-News-Service/marcellus-shale-the-real-price-of-compulsory-integration-in-new-york.html Reuters: Fracking regulations could ease public concerns: White House — http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/26/us-natgas-fracking-regulation-idUSTRE73P6DV20110426 MSNBC: Gas Well Incident Sends Fracking Water into Towanda Creek — http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42691967/ns/local_news-wilkes-barre_pa/ NY Times: Studies Say Natural Gas Has Its Own Environmental Problems — http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/business/energy-environment/12gas.html?_r=1 Reuters: US Interior considering fracking disclosure rule — http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN3029369420101130?sp=true AP: Driller temporarily stops operations at pa. wells — http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ghITb4WhrytdgW4lcE2grzGUdtZQ?docId=2c049138dbc14ead91568c2fa16288a2 Thedailyreview.com: Group petitions court in Chesapeake matter; Wyalusing residents involved — http://thedailyreview.com/news/group-petitions-court-in-chesapeake-matter-wyalusing-residents-involved-1.1138015

Natural progesterone helps reduce premature births by half, study finds

(NaturalNews) A new study published in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology has found that natural progesterone cream given to certain groups of pregnant women effectively reduced premature birth rates by 50 percent. Pregnant women with a condition known as short cervix are believed to be lacking in progesterone, an essential hormone necessary for the development of healthy babies. So by supplementing with progesterone gel, such women can help ensure a healthy pregnancy. Many readers will recall the recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement that the agency was giving exclusive, monopoly approval to KV Pharmaceutical to produce progesterone cream — and that the price of the treatment for women was set to jump roughly 15,000 percent as a result (http://www.naturalnews.com/031684_FDA_drug_monopoly.html). Thanks to new research, though, pregnant women will hopefully now have more progesterone options available to them, particularly natural and customized formulas designed specifically for them. For the study, Dr. Sonia S. Hassan and her team from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) assigned 458 pregnant women to either receive a once-daily dose of vaginal progesterone, or a once-daily dose of a placebo gel, during their second and third trimesters. While 16 percent of those in the placebo group gave birth before the 33rd week of pregnancy, only 8.9 percent in the progesterone group gave birth early. Besides reducing the overall rate of preterm births, the progesterone gel also demonstrably reduced the rate of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), a breathing disorder linked to early births. Not only did the women themselves experience less cases of RDS as a result of taking progesterone, but so did their children. Infants whose mothers did not receive progesterone during their pregnancies were nearly three times more likely to develop RDS than children from mothers who took the hormone. “The study … offers hope to women, families and children,” said Dr. Roberto Romero, chief of the Perinatology Research Branch of NIH. “Worldwide, more than 12 million premature babies — 500,000 of them in this country — are born each year, and the results are often tragic. Our clinical study clearly shows that it is possible to identify women at risk and reduce the rate of preterm delivery by nearly half, simply by treating women who have a short cervix with a natural hormone — progesterone.” Sources for this story include: http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/4690722-417/study-finds-progesterone-cuts-rate-of-some-premature-births.html

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