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Why Fasting Boosts Brain Power – Mark Mattson

Mark Mattson is the current Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging. He is also a professor of Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University. Mattson is one of the foremost researchers in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

“Fasting is a challenge to your brain and your brain reacts to that challenge of not having food, by activating adaptive stress-response pathways that help your brain cope with stress and resist disease.”

NDP Pledge to Provide Opt-Out for Smartmeters

NDP Pledge to Provide Opt-Out for Smartmeters

NDP pledges to seek alternatives for people who don't want smart meter by Rob Shaw B.C.’s Opposition New Democrats accepted an anti-smart-meter petition with almost 30,000 signatures Monday and promised to seek hard-wired meters for people concerned about the health effects of wireles ...

Gut bacteria never before discovered in humans

Gut bacteria never before discovered in humans

In this video Nora Gedgaudas discusses intestinal bacteria, including new kinds never before seen in humans. Filmed @ Paleo FX Austin. Gedgaudas talks here about SIBO (Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) which is very common in people with gluten sensitivity and is thought to be connected ...

Rap Video: Drug Trials Kill 200 Foster Kids (NY 2004)

Rap Video: Drug Trials Kill 200 Foster Kids (NY 2004)

Guinea Pig Kids by Topic In late 2004, a scandal erupted in New York City over the "volunteering" of more than 700 city foster children in clinical trials for HIV drugs already been shown to be toxic in adults. A city investigation later documented 200 deaths. It claimed, without complete me ...

Wax Food Models – from Wim Wenders’ Tokyo-Ga

Wax Food Models – from Wim Wenders’ Tokyo-Ga

This is a short section from Wim Wenders' documentary film, Tokyo-Ga, about the life of legendary Japanese filmmaker, Yasujoro Ozu. Ozu is known for his loving and methodical portrayal of family life in post-war Japan. Ozu's incredible filmography includes classics such as Ohayô (Good Morni ...

The Death of my Soya Sauce

The Death of my Soya Sauce

The death of my soya sauce provides a wonderful opportunity to both grieve and celebrate experimenting with food.  Yes, you read that correctly, my soya sauce is dead.  There will be no beautifully aged, complex tasting, umami-full soya sauce in my pantry, or in the pantry of any of my family memb ...

Who is Top Hobby Chef?

Who is Top Hobby Chef?

No.  I'm not talking about a television show or a television audition.  I'm talking about a real life food competition being hosted right smack dab in Vancouver on Commercial Drive.  I'm talking about Slow Bites on the Drive, a celebration of the slow food movement, locally grown food and getting ...

Spying on Scientists: How the FDA Monitored Whistleblowers Who Raised Concerns over Radiation

Spying on Scientists: How the FDA Monitored Whistleblowers Who Raised Concerns over Radiation

I recently posted another documentary about just how deep the disgusting behavior of the FDA goes: The War on Health: The FDA’s Cult of Tyranny . If you haven't seen this Democracy Now report yet, check it out and be horrified. The repression of information about just how much radiation we are ...

Cellphones Kill 7 Million Birds a Year

Cellphones Kill 7 Million Birds a Year

This is very sad news. Not only are we harming our own health and destroying the bees but we are killing millions of birds with our cellphone addiction. This number is destined to rise dramatically by the end of the year with smartphones cheaper than ever and usage increasing exponentially. It i ...

Biofilms as Human Gut Mycorrhizals

Biofilms as Human Gut Mycorrhizals

The following is from an amazing site that has all kinds of great information about biofilms and how these affect the health of our guts. I was thrilled to discover this article in particular as I have been exploring the similarities of my gut to the roots of trees of late in my healing baths in ...