Author: TruthOpener

Monsanto’s ‘Suicide Seeds’ And The Plight Of The Indian Farmer As Told In Haunting Photographs

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Monsanto’s ‘Suicide Seeds’ And The Plight Of The Indian Farmer As Told In Haunting Photographs
‘Suicide Seeds’ And Monsanto’s War Of Attrition On Indian Farmers, In Photographs The cycle of news has seemingly come and gone when it comes to the mass suicides of Indian farmers. When the stories first broke a few years ago about how thousands, and then tens of thousands, and then hundreds of thousands of farmers in India were committing suicide, reportedly due to their indebtedness to Monsanto among other factors, people around the world reacted in shock and horror.… Read the rest

Film ‘Transgenic Wars’ Connects The Dots On The Consequences Of Genetically Engineered Food Around The World

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Film ‘Transgenic Wars’ Connects The Dots On The Consequences Of Genetically Engineered Food Around The World
Global Consequences And Connecting The Dots On Gmos: Independent Film ‘Transgenic Wars’ Makes A Huge Impact When we talk about the problems with genetically modified crops and their effects on humans and wildlife, we often end up talking in very abstract terms. There is the honeybee die-off, likely caused by the ubiquity across the U.S. of Monsanto’s glyphosate-laden Roundup. Then there are the numbers, the crop acres that are devoted to growing GMO soy and corn in the U.S.,… Read the rest

Monsanto Glyphosate Study Determines That Glyphosate Is Perfectly Safe. Thanks For Clearing That Up.

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Monsanto Glyphosate Study Determines That Glyphosate Is Perfectly Safe. Thanks For Clearing That Up.
Monsanto-Funded Glyphosate Study Graciously Informs The World That Glyphosate Is Completely Safe. Oh they just won’t stop trying, will they. Monsanto is in the news again–aren’t they always?–and this time it isn’t about their proposed merger with Bayer, a troubling development not only to the German government, but also to anyone who thinks food and the means to feed ourselves shouldn’t be controlled by a handful of mega-corporations.… Read the rest

You Need Tryptophan: Here Are Some Foods That Can Boost Your Tryptophan Intake, Help Serotonin Levels

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You Need Tryptophan: Here Are Some Foods That Can Boost Your Tryptophan Intake, Help Serotonin Levels
Mood-Altering Tryptophan: Some Foods That Will Help Regulate Your Serotonin Levels Through Tryptophan Intake Tryptophan used to have a bad rep. The amino acid found in turkey and other foods was thought to be the major cause of sleepiness on the U.S.’s annual turkey day. Thanksgiving would roll around and all people could talk about was how turkey contains so much tryptophan that your Uncle Kevin was perfectly justified in falling asleep on the couch after his third helping.… Read the rest

Washington State Grandmother Defies Expectations About Retirement, Builds Her Own Timy Hemp House

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Washington State Grandmother Defies Expectations About Retirement, Builds Her Own Timy Hemp House
Tiny Hemp House: Washington State Grandmother Joins Tiny House Movement With Hemp Construction Materials McMansions are so out. Perhaps it was a result of the forced cutbacks following the banking meltdown in 2008, but unless you’re a television preacher or a newly minted rock star, ostentatious, tacky, giant houses are no longer on everyone’s wish list. In fact, quite the opposite is the case.… Read the rest

Physical Activity For Seniors May Be Even More Important Than We Thought–May Speed Recovery From Injury

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Physical Activity For Seniors May Be Even More Important Than We Thought–May Speed Recovery From Injury
Seniors And The Importance Of Exercise: How Regular Exercise Speeds Recovery From Injury The importance of exercise throughout all of life’s cycles, and especially as we age is something that becomes more and more apparent every day. Study after study confirms what we already know: as people age, if they choose not to exercise due to discomfort or fear of injury or lack of energy, they exacerbate some or all of those problems; Not exercising is a self-fulfilling prophecy, then.… Read the rest

What Do We Mean By Big Pharma And What Exactly Have They Done Wrong? Where to Begin?

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What Do We Mean By Big Pharma And What Exactly Have They Done Wrong? Where to Begin?
So What’s So Bad About ‘Big Pharma’ Anyway? Why Are They So Hated? Let Us Count The Ways On websites like this one you often run across the term Big Pharma. And granted, it is a bit of a catch-all phrase, one that is used pretty casually, and one that likely has different significances for different people. But that doesn’t mean it is without meaning–nor that the loathing with which most people use the term is misplaced.… Read the rest

Just Because You’re Paranoid: ACLU Doc Dump Reveals Cops Disturbingly Routine Surveillance

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Just Because You’re Paranoid: ACLU Doc Dump Reveals Cops Disturbingly Routine Surveillance
Kalifornia Kops Surveillance Secrets Revealed: ACLU Exposes Routine Police Harassment And Observation So you say that, as an American citizen and/or a freedom-loving person you are apprehensive about how much of our data is being scooped up by Big Brother? Especially since the high water mark of the Snowden revelations has rolled back leaving the law virtually unchanged and the same bent law enforcement types running things?… Read the rest

The U.S. Is Waking Up From Its Anti-Marijuana Nightmare: Nine States Leading The Way To Normalization

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The U.S. Is Waking Up From Its Anti-Marijuana Nightmare: Nine States Leading The Way To Normalization
There Are Nine States With Marijuana Reform Laws On Their November Ballots–Here’s Who Is Trying To Change We finally seem to be waking up from our long national nightmare. Of course we’re talking here about U.S. drug policy, a ridiculous, reactionary hodgepodge resulting from decades of fear-mongering, the stoking of racial prejudices and pseudo-science posturing as reality. With 25 states on the books with laws permitting medical marijuana use, and two states–so far–allowing recreational use, it seems like the Drug Enforcement Agency really is behind the times.… Read the rest

How To Beat Acne With A Vegan Diet: One Bodybuilder’s Story Of Overcoming Terrible Cystic Acne

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How To Beat Acne With A Vegan Diet: One Bodybuilder’s Story Of Overcoming Terrible Cystic Acne
Veggies Take Bodybuilder To New Heights, Not Only In Terms Of Gains, But In Wiping Out His Terrible Cystic Acne Too You don’t often hear about vegan bodybuilders. Sure, the “cut” diet–the part of bodybuilding where you lay off of lifting heavy and eat to lose fat–typically involves broccoli. But most bodybuilders also eat a remarkable–and remarkably boring–number of chicken or turkey breasts for a few weeks as well.… Read the rest