Month: April 2015

40 Uses For Raw Honey That Will Blow Your Socks Off

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In our age of western medicine, society has turned away from the natural health remedies that were greatly used by our ancestors. We often rely more on the modern chemically produced pills than all natural traditional medicine. Honey is much sweeter than sugar and is far better for you. Honey is essentially a highly concentrated…


Using Coconut Oil for Natural Candida Treatment as Well as Alzheimer’s

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Did You Know…that an exciting new natural Candida treatment is also one of the best remedies for Alzheimer’s prevention? Caprylic acid (a medium-chain triglyceride) is an anti-fungal agent found naturally in coconuts. It’s also the active ingredient in a new medical food validated by scientific research as an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s. The medical food…


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Eco-friendly Paints for Islands

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The average tin of paint from the store is a cocktail of chemicals and costs a lot of money. While some of the chemicals in them are harmless, many are definitely not. The toxins in common house paints include cadmium, mercury, phenols, chlorine, sulphur, formaldehyde and other volatile organic compounds. These can all cause illness…


Anti Cancer herbs?

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Viktoria Semjonova is an expert for natural treatment. She shared her recipe for cleaning of the intestines. For this recipe you will need the following ingredients: A pound of carrots | a pound of beetroot | a handful of dried apricots | handful of raisins | a spoonful of honey. It would be ideal if…


Acid Oceans Blamed For Worst Mass Extinction

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An extinction event known as the ‘Great Dying’ wiped out most of the life on Earth 251 million years ago.It was a die-off of apocalyptic proportions – a period of around 60,000 years that saw the disappearance of 70% of the planet’s land species and more than 90% of all marine life.For years scientists believed…


This Is What Happens To Your Body When You Drink Coconut Water

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Is coconut water as magical as everyone says it is? You have probably heard about coconut oil and the plenty of benefits it offers. Here you will learn about the greatest benefits of the coconut water consumption, of which you probably never heard. You probably never knew that the coconut water has a virtually compatible…


This Key Mineral Naturally Protects Against Mercury In Your Fish

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Do you enjoy eating fish, but worry about the mercury? Several research studies are showing that most seafood is high in selenium, and selenium purifies the body of mercury. This suggests that ocean fish can be eaten with confidence. Research published this month from the University of Hawaii Medical School went to the core of…


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Volcanoes and climate: After Tambora

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Two hundred years ago the most powerful eruption in modern history made itself felt around the world. It could happen again at almost any time Apr 11th 2015 | From the print edition If aliens had been watching the Earth during 1815 the chances are they would not have noticed the cannon fire of Waterloo,…


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Artificial Islands Appear On Reef In Disputed Sea

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(Image: Centre for Strategic and International Studies, via Digital Globe) New islands of white sand have appeared in the South China Sea. But while islands typically rise up because of volcanic activity, these pieces of land are being built up by Chinese dredgers dumping sand onto a coral reef. The work happens to be taking…


Seven Home Remedies for Gum Disease

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You’ve been there. You head to the dentist thinking you’ll have a clean bill of health and high praise for you oral hygiene, only to find out you have gum disease. But have no worry, treating gum disease isn’t especially difficult. In fact, there are numerous home remedies for gum disease you can utilize right…


GMO Lies: Study Shows How Pesticide Use Soars with More GMO Crops

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Remember those flagrant claims that Big Biotech made, that genetically modified foods were a big reason why the world was enjoying food with less pesticide residues? Well, it turns out, those promises were like all the other biotech claims – baseless. What has really happened is one class of harmful pesticides has simply been replaced…


17 Scientists Speak Out: Monsanto’s Roundup is Causing Cancer

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Are the full body protective suits not enough of a tip off that pesticides are toxic? If not, consider this: Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide – the most widely used and best-selling herbicide in the U.S. and one of the world’s most popular weed-killers – has been labeled a probable carcinogen by the International Agency for Research…


Funafuti Atoll leaked sand during Cyclone Pam

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A coral atoll, is a ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands/cays on the rim. The coral of the atoll often sits on top of the rim of an extinct seamount or volcano which has eroded or subsided partially beneath the water. The…


The orange-jelly ponds of Kiritimati

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Kiritimati (Christmas Island) has the greatest land area of any coral atoll in the world: about 388 square kilometres (150 sq mi). The atoll comprises over 70% of the total land area of Kiribati, a country encompassing 33 Pacific atolls and islands in three widely separated island groups: the Gilbert Group in the west, the…


Plastic to Oil Fantastic

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This video brief about the invention of a plastic-to-oil converting machine went viral and exceeded 3.7 million views on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Lg_kvLaAM This is evidence that concern over “the plastic problem” is certainly not going away, despite encouraging bans on and decreases in the use of plastic shopping bags. Here on Our World, on the video’s…


Establishing Living Fences

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The use of living fences in the Central American region is prolific. Although installation techniques and application style of living fences varies across borders and climates, in Costa Rica the fences generally serve to delineate property and keep livestock within a boundary. Aside from their obvious uses, living fences generate far more benefits, both ecological…