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The Japanese Diet Has Been Shown to Prevent Disease

11/6/2008 - (NaturalNews) The Japanese diet is one of the best in the world and is a healthy diet for obese children. Life expectancy is the highest in that country, and obesity has only recently become an issue with the infiltration of western fast foods. The...

Rare Watermelon Fetches $6,000 in Japanese Auction

10/27/2008 - (NaturalNews) A 17-pound, black "Densuke" watermelon was sold for a record $6,100 in Japan on the opening day of the agricultural season. "This is the highest price on record for a Densuke watermelon, and that probably means it's the highest of any...

Hope for a Solar Future - U.S. Reverses Its Moratorium on Solar Energy Research

10/7/2008 - (NaturalNews) On June 27th of this year the NY times reported that The Bureau of Land Management put a two year moratorium on all government applications for solar energy production on public lands (1). They did this out of concern for “Environmental...

Interview with Sergei Zimin About Modifilan brown seaweed extract

10/3/2008 - (NaturalNews) Mike: Many of you reading this may have heard about some of the benefits of plants from the ocean and, in particular, brown seaweed. You may have seen some of the recent news stories about the specific constituents of brown seaweed helping...

Grow Your Own Probiotics: Kombucha Tea (Part 2)

10/1/2008 - (NaturalNews) I hope by now many of you have tried kefir. Another fermented beverage which contributes to health is a fermented tea called Kombucha. Many believe the name comes from the Japanese seaweed called Kombu + cha (tea), however, there is no relationship...

Japanese Whaling Ship Crew Assaults, Kidnaps Anti-Whaling Activists

8/2/2008 - (NaturalNews) Two anti-whaling activists attempting to deliver a letter requesting that a Japanese whaler desist its illegal activities were seized and held captive for two days, after first being tied out in the cold for 20 minutes. Earlier this...

Tamiflu Vaccine Linked With Convulsions, Delirium and Bizarre Deaths

5/29/2008 - (NaturalNews) An FDA advisory panel has recommended stronger warnings on two influenza drugs after reviewing evidence linking them to neurological and psychiatric problems that have led to deaths in some cases. The current warning on Roche Laboratories'...

Juices May Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

5/15/2008 - (NaturalNews) In a large epidemiological study, researchers found that people who drank three or more servings of fruit and vegetable juices per week had a 76 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than those who drank juice less than once...

The iMiev, Mitsubishi's All-Electric Car, Coming in 2009

5/10/2008 - (NaturalNews) Mitsubishi Motor Company is continuing to refine its all-electric sub-compact car dubbed iMiev (Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle), and plans to begin sales to the general public in the latter half of 2009. This sub-compact car is...

Lead in Diabecon? An Ayurvedic Anti-Diabetes Herbal Complex Gets the Test

4/22/2008 - (NaturalNews) An Ayurvedic herbal formula named Diabecon was first brought to my attention last year by my assistant. The Japanese pronunciation is "daya" + "bacon", but no... there is no connection to nitrated pork bellies. The name is obviously constructed...

Natural Enzyme in a Japanese Food Dissolves Blood Clots

2/20/2008 - (NaturalNews) Studies have confirmed that an enzyme present in a Japanese fermented soy food is effective in lowering blood pressure and dissolving clots. The food, natto, has been eaten by the Japanese for 1,000 years because of its taste and also as...

Japanese Whaling – An Unnecessary Slaughter

2/5/2008 - (NaturalNews) If you thought the days of spearing an animal were over, think again. The Japanese whaling fleet left Japan at the end of November on what they call a scientific expedition. The aim: to kill nearly 1000 minke and fin whales, and had planned...

Product Review: Fruit and Vegetable Blends Better Than Just Juice

1/2/2008 - (NaturalNews) Given the choice between a piece of fresh fruit and the juice from that fruit, the juice is often not the better choice. With orange juice, for example, you get a hefty dose of sucrose, fructose, and glucose without the benefit of the fiber...

Stevia: The FDA's Attack on a Beneficial Supplement

11/14/2007 - (NaturalNews) Let's be honest for a moment. There's no question that over the years I've tweaked the FDA, Canadian, and European regulators for some of the outrageously absurd positions they've taken when it comes to alternative health and supplements....

Japanese Longevity: Facing the Onslaught of Western Ways

11/2/2007 - (NaturalNews) Life expectancy in Japan is the highest in the world—79 years for men and 86 years for women. By comparison, life expectancy for the United States ranks 38th, with men living on the average 75 years and women 80 years. Underpinning...

Can Flu Shots Really Protect Against the Flu?

10/19/2007 - (NaturalNews) Reading through the health section of any mainstream media outlet recently would convince most people that it’s time to hurry up, rush out, line up, and get a flu shot. I just entered the search “flu shot” into Google’s news page and got...

Goji berries: What You Need to Know About This Superfood

10/2/2007 - (NaturalNews)  Goji berries, goji juice, and snack bars and other products containing goji berries have become increasing popular over the past two years or so. Part of this is because some celebrities are reportedly consuming (and raving about) them,...

Japanese companies ramp up solar panel production to meet accelerating demand

3/1/2007 - (NaturalNews) The production of solar energy cells has skyrocketed in recent years, and Japanese companies are cashing in on increased demand. Japanese manufacturers are responsible for 50 percent of all solar panel production, and more Nippon companies...

Studies show reishi mushrooms benefit people stricken with a variety of ailments, from high blood pressure to AIDS

1/25/2007 - Hailed in ancient Eastern medicine as the "mushroom of immortality" and the "medicine of kings," you'd expect reishi to offer you some pretty astounding health benefits, right? Your assumptions are correct. This prized fungus may be able to boost your...

Brown seaweed contains promising fat fighter, weight reducer (press release)

11/1/2006 - Chemists in Japan have found that brown seaweed, a flavor component used in many Asian soups and salads, contains a compound that appears in animal studies to promote weight loss by reducing the accumulation of fat. Called fucoxanthin, the compound achieved...

Juices may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk (press release)

10/19/2006 - In a large epidemiological study, researchers found that people who drank three or more servings of fruit and vegetable juices per week had a 76 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than those who drank juice less than once per week....

Green tea found to significantly reduce risk of death, heart disease

9/13/2006 - (NaturalNews) A Japanese study found that drinking green tea can lower the risk of death from a variety of illnesses, including cardiovascular disease. The Tohoku University study -- started in 1994 -- looked at 40,530 healthy adults aged 40 to 79 who...

From Ancient Egypt to Your Dinner Plate...Garlic: It's Good for You! (press release)

8/15/2006 - Garlic, recognized for its healing powers in ancient times, is now being rediscovered by medical scientists, who have new evidence of its efficacy against cancer and heart disease. Dr. Richard Rivlin, of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical...

Good news for menopausal women: You can avoid hot flashes by changing your diet

7/3/2006 - Millions of American women suffer from hot flashes during menopause, but not many realize that diet can have a lot to do with it. Fortunately, hot flashes do not have to be an inevitable part of menopause. In fact, women in some cultures -- namely in...

Japan and pro-whaling nations revoke ban, declare whale slaughter will resume

6/22/2006 - (NaturalNews) -- Japan and other pro-whaling nations overturned the international ban on whale hunting at a recent International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting held in St. Kitts, when the commission narrowly voted (33-32) to declare a 20-year ban on...

Good news for menopausal women: You can avoid hot flashes by changing your diet

6/7/2006 - Millions of American women suffer from hot flashes during menopause, but not many realize that diet can have a lot to do with it. Fortunately, hot flashes do not have to be an inevitable part of menopause. In fact, women in some cultures -- namely in...

Disease Economy: How the United States economy runs on "treating" chronic disease

4/4/2006 - This is an article about the disease economy. That's a term I coined because I could find no other existing term to describe what I'm observing in our economy today. I call it the disease economy because such a huge percentage of the economic activity...

Official U.S. history of atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is more fiction than fact

2/28/2006 - "The experiment has been an overwhelming success," President Harry S. Truman reportedly told his shipmates upon learning that the U.S. military had dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. When considering the bomb's immediate and generational aftereffects...

Bird flu timeline: A history of influenza from 412 BC – AD 2006

2/6/2006 - 412 BC – Major epidemic of a disease (which, although not called influenza, probably was influenza) recorded by Hippocrates. 1357 AD – The term, “influenza,” from the Italian word meaning "influence," was coined. Popular belief at that time blamed...

Brain health dramatically improved by intake of omega-3 fatty acids and fish oils

1/2/2006 - It's no secret that long-term diet and nutrition choices have an effect on the way we look and feel; but new studies show that nutrition can also affect the way we think. As it turns out, there really is such a thing as “food for thought.” It may seem...

Interview: Medicinal mushroom expert Mark Kaylor discusses maitake and reishi mushrooms, cancer, syndrome X and integrative medicine

10/27/2005 - Mike: I'm here today with Mark Kaylor of Maitake Products. Can you tell me about the company and the line of products you represent? Kaylor: I'm here with a company named Maitake Products; maitake is actually the name of a mushroom. It's a Japanese...

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