Traditional Mayan healers, bone-setters, herbal curanderos, and spiritual guides or shamans, provide good physical and mental health options for poor Indigenous Guatemalans.
Environmental Health
Environmental health addresses assessment and control of external physical, chemical, and biological factors as part of the natural and built environment that can potentially affect health. It is a public health service with an orientation toward environmental protection, geared towards preventing and curing disease and creating health-supportive environments, lifestyles, and communities.
Picnic Recipe: Minted Orange Summer Rice Salad
With such crisp and fresh flavors, this salad is a perfect addition to any summer day. And, it is quick and easy to make! Even 24 hours later, the left overs continue to burst with immense flavor, so much that you might consider chilling the finished dish overnight for best results.
Flint, It’s People, It’s River, Overcomes
The documentary “Here’s To Flint” examines the origins of the Flint, Michigan, water crisis and the determined efforts of residents, activists and researchers to learn the truth about the city’s lead-contaminated drinking water.
Fluoride Dangers in Drinking Water: Our Daily Dose
Is drinking water fluoridation safe and effective? New science reveals that fluoride is a developmental neurotoxin and an endocrine disruptor. The CDC tells us that drinking fluoride decreases tooth decay, at best, by 25%. Is one less cavity worth risking a child’s long-term brain and thyroid health? Watch the film “Our Daily Dose” and read the critique by Paul Connett.
GMO Herbicide Glyphosate, Toxic to Ecosystems, Carcinogenic to You
Bayer’s multi-billion dollar GMO herbicide is one of the most toxic substances ever launched on the public, responsible for cancers and other diseases, and has significant negative effects on ecosystems across the world. California has agreed to add glyphosate, the main ingredient of Monsanto’s Roundup, to the list of known carcinogens.
Trace Amounts: Vaccines, Mercury-Toxicity, and Autism
A landmark documentary on mercury toxicity from vaccines provides a compelling counterpoint to California’s move to join Mississippi and West Virginia in abolishing the personal and religious exemptions to vaccination of every child before they reach the age of five.
The Magic Healing Vaccine: Vitamin C
Dr. Suzanne Humphries, known for her against the grain research on vaccination safety, lectures on the uses, benefits, and practical aspects of Vitamin C. She advocates it is more than just a vitamin, and can cure and prevent disease.