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‘Plant-based’ does not mean ‘good for you’
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‘Plant-based’ does not mean ‘good for you’

Fast food restaurants like Burger King and Carl’s Jr. are testing out plant-based “meat” – but are these actually the healthier option? The latest chain making headlines selling products from Beyond Meat with its “Beyond Fried Chicken” is KFC. The chicken substitute is a conglomerate of ingredients including soy and pea protein, carrot fiber, rice…

Here’s Why Some Parents Are Turning To A Controversial Treatment For Food Allergies
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Here’s Why Some Parents Are Turning To A Controversial Treatment For Food Allergies

Food allergies are on the rise and worried parents are looking for anything to help protect their children from a potentially life-threatening reaction. Parents are now turning to a controversial treatment known as OIT or oral immunotherapy. This works by giving someone a very small initial amount of the food they are allergic to while…

9 Students Hospitalized After Mistaking Edibles for Candy
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9 Students Hospitalized After Mistaking Edibles for Candy

Nine students in Florida were hospitalized after eating candy that was infused with marijuana after a student accidentally brought THC-laced candy to school. The packaging of THC candy and regular candy closely resemble one another. The children in question were between the ages of 10 and 12 and were sent to the ER for stomach…

Bargain Shoppers Beware of Mercury In Cremes, and Feces in Cosmetics
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Bargain Shoppers Beware of Mercury In Cremes, and Feces in Cosmetics

Bargain shoppers beware – you get what you pay for. With next to no regulation or oversight, beauty product companies can throw the cheapest ingredients possible into their products to maximize profit. The products could include dangerous ingredients or manufacturing byproducts – and no one is ensuring their safety. What Dangerous Ingredients Are We Talking…

Common Infections No Longer Responding to Modern Medicine
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Common Infections No Longer Responding to Modern Medicine

Antibiotic resistance continues to be a threat to global health. Another common infection that is becoming harder to treat is a urinary tract infection (UTI). Urinary Tract Infections Are Common UTIs are so common that 50% of women will have at least one in their lifetime and many will have repeat infections. Though men also…

Unregulated Homeopathic Remedies Are Opening Up Consumers to Serious Health Risks
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Unregulated Homeopathic Remedies Are Opening Up Consumers to Serious Health Risks

Homeopathic remedies have become a multi-billion dollar industry. This figure is not surprising since it’s estimated that ⅓ of Americans use these alleged “remedies”. The alternative medicine practice of homeopathy dates back to the 1700s based on the belief that your body can “cure itself”. This can be referred to as “like cures like”; the…

One Person Has Died and Eight More Hospitalized Due to Salmonella Linked to Ground Beef
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One Person Has Died and Eight More Hospitalized Due to Salmonella Linked to Ground Beef

What Strain Of Salmonella Was Found? The strain in question is called Salmonella Dublin. It is a dangerous bacteria that can cause serious disease and even death in cattle. It is less severe for humans but can lead to bloodstream infections and long hospital stays. Numbers are on the rise and infection can be difficult…