If you want to avoid genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in your food and you eat processed foods, you’d better get ready to purge your pantry. It’s estimated that at least 75 percent of processed foods, from crackers to soda, contain GM ingredients.[i] This is largely because 93 percent of U.S. corn and 94 percent of U … Read More
House Passes DARK Act to Keep You From Knowing What’s in Your Food
No matter where you stand on the issue of genetically modified (GM) foods – whether you believe them to be an environmental and public health disaster or you’re more willing to give them a try – one thing’s for certain: we should all be free to make the choice of whether or not we consume them For the record, there are ma … Read More
6 Natural Treatments for Gout
About 3 million Americans suffer from gout, a form of arthritis that leads to intense, painful swelling in your joints. Many people experience their first gout attack in their big toe, which may feel like sharp, intense pain along with swelling and stiffness. The site of the attack will also be red and hot to the touch. A … Read More
5 Vegetables That Help Build Muscle
When you think of building muscles, vegetables are probably the last food group that comes to mind. A thick grass-fed steak, a couple of free-range eggs or even a whey protein shake … these are the types of foods that truly build muscles, right? Yes, they certainly do … but they’re not the only ones. And if you’re overloo … Read More
11 Signs of Dementia to Watch For
… Plus an 8-Question Dementia Risk Quiz Earlier this year, stunning new research was published showing the biological processes that lead to mental decline and eventually dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, start 18 years before symptoms appear.[i] The researchers followed more than 2,000 participants for 18 years a … Read More
FDA Revs Up WARNING on Ibuprofen, Aspirin, and Other NSAIDS
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has known for years that taking popular nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), Aleve and Celebrex may be dangerous for your heart. It was 2005 when the agency first warned that taking NASIDs increases your risk of heart attack or stroke, … Read More
Plain EVIL? Doctor Sentenced to 45 Years for Giving Patients THIS …
Dr. Farid Fata, a Detroit-area hematologist and oncologist who was once described as “world-renowned” has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for prescribing chemotherapy to his patients. They weren’t just any patients, however – most of them were not sick and did not have cancer. This didn’t matter to Fata, who viewed t … Read More
What are the MOST IMPORTANT Health Issues Facing Us Today?
Readers of our free e-newsletters and our website tend to be more knowledgeable about health and wellness than the average Joe... and many are downright PASSIONATE about it... So I'm very curious to know -- and please use the COMMENT area below to respond -- what do YOU think are the most important health issues facing us … Read More
The 3 Books That Changed My Life
The Healthy Back Institute is a team of the most dedicated, talented, and caring people you'll ever meet. One "piece" of what helped make each of us who we are are the books we have each read (and reading is a passion we all happen to share here!) So I decided to ask each team member to share with you the books that m … Read More
Three Big Barriers to YOUR Health
By Dr. Mark Wiley, The Healthy Back Institute Whether you have back pain, sciatica, neck or shoulder pain, headaches, PMS, tendonitis or something other... you have by now likely sought out alternative practices to relieve your suffering. Maybe the prescription meds helped a bit, but only for a while. You learned -- or f … Read More