Americans love cheap food. We spend less of our incomes on food now than ever before. In 1949, we allotted 22 percent of our incomes to food. In 2009, that figure dropped to only 10 percent (about half of what the Japanese and French spend). Seems good until you...
There are a growing number of farmers throughout the world who have gone completely against the grain of current industrial farming. They go beyond meeting organic standards and ceasing to harm the soil and crops with chemical pesticides. These farmers practice...
The FDA plans to increase misdemeanor prosecutions of industry execs as it looks to refocus its Office of Criminal Investigations (see this letter to the Senate Finance committee). The move comes in response to a new report from the General Accountability Office that...
McCains bill is called The Dietary Supplement Safety Act (DSSA). It would repeal key sections of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). DSHEA protects supplements if 1) they are food products that have been in the food supply and not chemically...
By Dr. Jeffrey Schaler Assistant Professor of Justice, Law & Society It is fifty years now since Thomas Szasz rocked the world of psychiatry by writing The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct. His work continues to have a profound...
A recent study reported that those who drank 2 or more soft drinks per week had a significantly higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer than those who did not. Xylitol is a natural sweetener that is made from Birch tree bark and corn husks and tastes just like...
Mice that were developed to exhibit signs of old age and that were given a special nutrient rich “cocktail”, demonstrated an improved ability to offset major markers of aging including locomotion, mitochondrial function and neurotransmitter formation. The...
Patients experiencing mild Alzheimers disease who were given a nutrient rich supplement that included phospholipids, omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins and antioxidants demonstrated improvements in memory, according to a recent study. IPM offers the supplements PhosChol...
Specific strength training, resistance type exercises helps alleviate certain types of pain in neck and upper back muscles, according to research. Sources: 1. Effect of contrasting physical exercise interventions on rapid force capacity of chronically painful muscles...
Two compounds found in green tea, l-theanine and caffeine, when used in combination, were found to increase attention in subjects performing attention specific tasks. IPM offers Mighty Leaf Organic Green Tea. Source: L-theanine and caffeine in combination affect human...
