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July 31, 2010 - Issue 1491


Aspartame’s Dangers, Side Effects and FDA Approval Explained

Aspartame’s Dangers, Side Effects and FDA Approval Explained

July 31, 2010

Since its scandalous approval in 1981, it's been put in over 6,000 products. Meanwhile, there's been a 47-fold increase in brain cancer in the U.S. - with this food additive highly suspect. It caused cancer in lab animals during the approval process too, but the FDA looked the other way…

Devastation: You Can Smell the Oil From a Helicopter and Birds are Frying!

Devastation: You Can Smell the Oil From a Helicopter and Birds are Frying!

July 31, 2010

The environmental devastation is now becoming more apparent, as is the human health hazard, courtesy of BP’s reckless use of toxic dispersants. Don’t go near the Gulf of Mexico without reading this first!

Avandia: The Radically Dangerous Diabetes Drug that Should NEVER Have Been Approved…

Avandia: The Radically Dangerous Diabetes Drug that Should NEVER Have Been Approved…

July 31, 2010

This internal diabetes drug study was so damning, they covered up the results for 11 years. Now that the news of massive increases in heart attack risk is out, will it finally be pulled from the market? Regardless, rid your medicine cabinet of this health bomb now…

Simple Strategies for Stopping Hot Flashes Naturally…

Simple Strategies for Stopping Hot Flashes Naturally…

July 31, 2010

While not directly life-threatening, hot flashes can interfere with your lifestyle and also your sleep… and can be embarrassing. Hot-off-the-press study suggests a single strategy to reduce the number and intensity of disruptive hot flashes…