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Five Reasons to Eat More Sweet Potatoes |
| From cognitive protection to immune support here are five compelling reasons to incorporate sweet potatoes into your everyday diet. |
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- DIY Non-Toxic Shower Cleaner With Essential Oils - Does your shower look dingy no matter how hard you scrub? Mama Z’s enzyme-powered cleaner tackles soap scum, stains, water spots, and odors without filling a small bathroom with harsh chemical fumes.
- The Healing Power of Prayer for Your Mind, Body & Spirit - If you're feeling too busy, stressed, or overwhelmed to slow down and pray, this is for you. Dr. Z connects Scripture and research to show how prayer can restore peace, strengthen resilience, and keep “busy” from crowding out the blessed life God intended.
- DIY Emotional Detox Inhaler for Calm, Balance & Letting Go - Carrying anger, regret, discouragement, or stress destroys your health. This easy make portable inhaler gives you a simple tool for calming your mind, lifting your mood, practicing forgiveness, and resetting before negative emotions take over your day.
- Dairy-Free Lemon Fruit Dip for an Easy Summer Snack - Welcome to your new favorite sweet treat that will make the fruit & veggie tray disappear. Mama Z’s creamy lemon dip is dairy-free, gluten-free, naturally sweetened, and easy to prepare ahead for school snacks, cookouts, parties, or hungry kids.
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| July 24, 2026 |
| Large NYC Study Adds Evidence Linking Glyphosate to Preterm Birth Risk + More |
| By Children's Health Defense |
| New research from a large NYC-based study strengthens the potential link between glyphosate exposure in pregnant people and an increased risk of preterm birth, raising fresh concerns about environmental impacts on reproductive health. Could common weed killer be silently impacting gestation? Read more. |
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Ka’Chava Review – Is Ka’Chava Actually Worth It? | |||
The digestive system plays a central role in breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and supporting overall health. While solid foods often receive the most attention, the types of drinks consumed throughout the day can also influence how efficiently digestion occurs. | |||
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Hi Jimi, This message is specifically for anyone dealing with high blood pressure or other heart-related problems. Over 7,000 people reveal what eating garlic does to your cardiovascular system. In addition, many people avoid fruit because they don't want a blood sugar spike — but the "real effect" of eating certain fruits will surprise you. |
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What’s In Your Strawberries?
In many parts of the country, summer is the perfect time to buy strawberries right from the farm. You can find local growers at the Real Organic Project or our Regenerative Farm Map.But what about the strawberries you find at the grocery store?
Driscoll’s is the world’s largest strawberry company. Neighboring communities, clean food activists, and a whistleblower from the inside say that Driscoll’s berries are grown without soil in an excessive amount of plastic, carry pesticide residues at levels banned in other countries, and are contaminated with PFAS forever chemicals and microplastics.
Omar Dieguez and Adam Scow of the Campaign for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture live in Watsonville, California, where Driscoll’s is headquartered. OCA’s Alexis Baden-Mayer spoke with them for Regeneration International’s 2025 People’s Food Summit. Omar had just come off a month-long hunger strike to press Driscoll’s to stop spraying pesticides next to schools. Nearly a year later, Driscoll’s still hasn’t met Omar’s demand, but his campaign is gaining steam with help from a lawsuit filed by David Harada, a former employee who alleges the company concealed violations of pesticide safety laws, and testing by Mamavation that found PFAS pesticide residues on Driscoll’s berries.
Harada, Driscoll’s Manager of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance, filed a whistleblower lawsuit providing evidence that for years the company over-applied pesticides in violation of Federal and California laws and then expected him to cover it up. The complaint reveals the Food and Drug Administration sent two separate notices to the company about people getting sick from eating Driscoll’s produce.
Testing by Mamavation found Driscoll’s non-organic strawberries contained residues of 12 different pesticides at levels prohibited in the European Union, Taiwan, Chile, Korea, and Russia. Eight of those are fluorinated pesticides that qualify as PFAS “forever chemicals.” They accumulate in our bodies and are associated with cancer, reproductive problems, developmental delays, and immune suppression. Those levels fall within US limits, which is at the heart of the problem: the US still allows PFAS at levels other countries have deemed unsafe.
The good news is, we can all skip the plasticberries. Find organic strawberries grown by real farmers in nutrient rich soil with the Real Organic Project directory and our Regenerative Farm Map.
TAKE ACTION: Please support Center for Farm Workers Families alert to Driscoll’s!
VIDEO: Omar Dieguez and Adam Scow of the Campaign for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture at the 2025 People’s Food Summit
Check out this year’s People’s Food Summit
NEW STUDY
What Actually Makes Grass-Fed Beef Better
A study published this year, The Beef Nutrient Density Project, took more than 300 beef samples from farms and supermarkets and compared them against grazing practices, forage quality and soil.The grass-fed beef had a much healthier balance of fats. Its omega-6 to omega-3 ratio came in at roughly 2 to 1, where grain-fed sat at more than 8 to 1. The lower the better, and most American diets are heavily skewed the wrong way. Grass-fed also had more of the beneficial omega-3s and more iron, calcium, copper and selenium.
But the averages hide a lot. Some of the grain-fed samples ended up beating some of the grass-fed ones, and several grass-fed steaks bought in the grocery store came back with fat profiles similar to that of feedlot beef.
The samples that consistently looked good came from producers rotating their cattle across pastures with a lot of different plants growing in them. That turned out to be what mattered most. The more variety in what the cattle were eating, the better the fat in the meat.
Good beef starts with what’s growing in the pasture. No label can shortcut that, and in the end you can taste the difference. It’s the same reason we keep after hydroponic “organic” berries. Growing fruit in a plastic sleeve, over plastic ground cover, inside a plastic structure, with no soil anywhere near should not be called organic.
Whether you are shopping for beef or berries, the answer is the same: buy from producers who can tell you what their practices are, and where their food is from.
Read more here.
HERBAL MEDICINE & GROWING PAINS
Our Bodies Were Never Separate From the Soil
by Crystal Wang, The John Hopkins Newsletter:“In general terms, traditional medicine uses a holistic approach to treat ill individuals, prioritizing assessing the composition of one’s energy and restoring its balance. To an extent, this kind of medical philosophy places the human body in a position of mystery. But unlike in Western medicine, where the treatment is a therapeutic approach targeted to relieve the burden of a defined symptom, Eastern medicine acknowledges the uncertainty of the body’s condition as a truth. Holding this truth and probing for treatment are not mutually exclusive.
And although there are growing fields of respectable research setting out to pin down the exact biological mechanisms and chemical reactions that make traditional medicine effective toward combatting disease, I am more interested in a different kind of question: whether it is possible to amend the current attitudes and state of pharmaceutics.
I’ve found the most important tenet of herbal medicine is its reinforcement of the connection between humans and the earth. Human energies are divided into basic elements, like fire, metal and air.”
TOXIC SLUDGE
EPA Scraps Its Own Rules for PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Fertilizer
Tom Perkins, The Guardian:“The Trump administration has killed the regulatory review of sewage sludge contaminated with PFAS and spread on farmland as fertilizer, a practice that has sickened farmers, destroyed their livelihoods, killed livestock, polluted water supplies, and poisoned meat and food products sold to the public.
The proposed risk assessment would largely have ended the use of sludge, also called biosolids, in the nation’s food system. But the Environmental Protection Agency tossed out its scientific research from less than two years ago that formed the basis for developing regulations. It justified the decision by declaring that sludge was not a wide threat to the public because it is mostly used on farms, and only a small percentage of cropland.
However, in comments published to the federal register, the EPA also advised the US public to ‘research’ sludge companies to protect itself from the highly toxic chemicals contaminating home fertilizer widely sold for use in home gardens.”
Basically they’re saying: farmers’ lives don’t matter.
HEALTHY LIVING
Organic Food Lowered Families’ Pesticide Levels in Days
Researchers in Selangor, Malaysia gathered rural and urban families and measured the organophosphate breakdown products in their urine. Then they put everyone on organic food and measured again. Three of the four markers they were looking at dropped significantly, while the fourth held steady. The largest reductions turned up in the children.Then the families returned to their usual diet, and two of those three markers rose again. The study measured exposure, not illness. Nobody’s health was tracked, and it ran over a short window, which the authors say plainly.
What it does show is that a family’s pesticide levels go up and down with what they eat, and that the exposure is continuous rather than a one time load to be flushed out. The authors didn’t stop at telling people to do a better job of shopping. They wrote that dietary change has to be part of a broader strategy, and they call for policy and market action to make certified organic food affordable and available.
We agree, and we’ve been saying it for 28 years. As long as organic costs more, pesticide exposure is a class issue and children pay for it. That doesn’t change one grocery shopping day at a time. It changes when enough of us show up and fight for a more just, organic, and regenerative food system.
Read more about this study here: Environmental Research Communications
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Escaping the Medical Fear Machine: Why Terrain Theory Is the Key to True Health Freedom
The medical establishment profits by keeping us afraid of invisible germs and dependent on pharmaceuticals. This fear-based system is a machine designed to control us, and we must...
Lawmakers to Monsanto: Hiding cancer risks won't be protected by law
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced legislation July 21 to require pesticide manufacturers to disclose cancer risks on product labels, directly challenging a Supreme...
- DIY Joyful Body Oil for a Brighter Mood - Mama Z first created this uplifting body oil during pregnancy, but it became a family favorite for everyday joy. Use it as a moisturizer, stretch-mark oil, diffuser blend, or simple mood-lifting ritual when the day feels heavy.
- Essential Oils for Pregnancy: Separating Myths From Truth - Pregnancy advice online can turn essential oils into a minefield of fear. Dr. Z tests five common claims about peppermint, frankincense, breastfeeding, and safety so mothers can separate sensible precautions from unsupported warnings and use oils with greater confidence.
- How to Increase Fertility Naturally by Removing Hidden Dangers - If you saw the recent documentary "The Plastic Detox," you learned that infertility can be caused by the threats hiding in ordinary products. This guide exposes common hormone disruptors affecting men and women, then gives practical low-tox swaps for body care, food, cleaning, stress, and nutrition.
- Homemade Chocolate Balls for Energy Without Refined Sugar - Chocolate can be a smart family snack when it is made from real food. Mama Z’s freezer-friendly bites provide filling fats, fiber, and natural energy, making them easy to prep ahead for lunchboxes, workdays, or afternoon cravings.
Inflammation May Increase Dementia Risk, New Study Finds | |||
The digestive system plays a central role in breaking down food, absorbing nutrients, and supporting overall health. While solid foods often receive the most attention, the types of drinks consumed throughout the day can also influence how efficiently digestion occurs. | |||
Heart Is Where The Home Is
Heart Is Where The Home Is
When we’re trying to work through traumatic memories, a seasoned therapist will always keep us connected to the FEELING
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Cinnamon Helps Reduce High Blood Pressure |
| 1 out of 3 Americans suffer from high blood pressure, a precursor to many forms of cardiovascular disease. Researchers believe cinnamon may be a novel and therapeutic approach to the management of high blood pressure |
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| Have you ever read a line in a book that helps you understand life in a new way? A song lyric you hear that nails something about the world? A piece of advice that gives you a rule to follow in countless situations? You’re not the only one. We see Marcus Aurelius do this in Meditations repeatedly—quoting lines from Epictetus, from poems, from plays. George Washington did this, too. His favorite play was “Cato” by Joseph Addison. This play, about the Roman senator and Stoic philosopher, was written in 1712 and was hugely famous in its time. Washington liked to quote one line that must have resonated with him the way certain quotes resonate with us today. “Free,” he wrote in a letter to a friend after the Revolution about his return to private life, “from the bustle of a camp and the intrigues of court, I shall view the busy world ‘in the calm light of mild philosophy.’ In fact, in a single two-week period in 1797, Washington quoted that same line—”the calm light of mild philosophy”—in three different letters. And in one of Washington’s greatest but probably least-known moments, when he talked down the mutinous troops who were plotting to overthrow the U.S. government at Newburgh, he referenced it as he urged them away from acting on their anger and frustration. In the calm light of mild philosophy. That’s Stoicism. That’s using reason to temper our impulses and our emotions. As Epictetus said, it’s about putting our impressions up to the test. It’s what Marcus Aurelius talked about when he said that our life is what our thoughts make it. That what we choose to see determines how we will feel. We must continue to follow this advice today. We live in busy, stressful, unnerving times. We can’t let that rattle or rush us. We can’t let it distort our perspective or ruin our mood. All that we see—all that we think we see clearly—should be held up to the calm light of mild philosophy. So we can see what it really is. So we don’t do anything we regret. So we can enjoy this wonderful gift of life we possess, whatever the state of our affairs. P.S. In Wisdom Takes Work, there's a chapter about how to “create a second brain” by writing down—in what’s called a commonplace book—observations, insights, quotes, or ideas that strike us. These commonplace books have been used for hundreds of years by great thinkers and writers as reference material, for inspiration, or as the foundation of larger works. Pick up your copy of Wisdom Takes Work to learn more and start your own commonplace book practice. |
By the time aging shows up on the outside, the process has already been happening beneath the surface for years. A wrinkle is not where aging begins. Changes in metabolism, brain function, muscle mass, hormones, inflammation, and cellular health can all start shifting long before we notice them in the mirror. The science of longevity is revealing that many of these changes are influenced by the choices we make every day. | |
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That is why The World's BEST Longevity Summit brought together leading doctors and researchers to uncover the strategies that have the greatest impact on how we age. They're hosting a no-cost, everything's open, replay weekend, where you'll get access to the ENTIRE event. That means…
It is keeping your body, mind, and energy working at their best for as long as possible. | |
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Tony Lyons: Why Censorship Never Works
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the man the government tried to censor, is now the head of HHS. 'The Real Anthony Fauci.' the book they tried to censor, sold over a million copies
Tony Lyons: Why Censorship Never Works
Tony Lyons tells how The Real Anthony Fauci survived a media blackout and censorship to sell 1.4 million copies, and why censorship always backfires.
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The Algonquin “Buck Moon” marks mid-summer when bucks’ antlers begin to grow rapidly. 
Another sneak peek from our upcoming foraging course 
Planet Health
GOOD NEWS FOR INDIGENOUS: A judge in Brazil is ordering their federal government to recognize the lands of the 
ENVIRONMENTAL ENCYCLOPEDIA: This 
LICENSE PLATES FOR TURTLES: In Florida, a specialty license plate option has raised more than $8M for sea turtle conservation programs since 1998. See what this change-making license plate 
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Human Health
BABIES AND SCREENS: We all know reducing screen time for young children is a good idea, but is there a particularly sensitive developmental age where more screen time has the most lasting negative effect on learning and memory? Scientists say they’ve pinpointed two ages; 
YOUR BRAIN & GUT: Experts believe some Parkinson's cases originate in the gut, where a misfolded protein forms before reaching the brain. Early warning signs can include chronic constipation, nausea, and vivid REM sleep disturbances. 
NATURE STUDIES: New research reveals nature doesn't just help you “recover” from stress, it can actually boost attention, mood, and well-being even 
Medicare Part D subsidy ending: Trump administration cuts Biden-era premium stabilization program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Tuesday it will end the Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration, a Biden-era program launched in 2025 to prevent...
Five Dietary Patterns Linked to Longer Lifespan
Decades of nutritional research have converged on a consistent finding: what people eat is directly tied to how long they live. According to a large body of evidence, strong...
Fauci Wasn’t the Mastermind? Sasha Latypova Says America’s COVID Story Is Missing Its Biggest Player
Latypova argues Fauci lacked the authority to drive global COVID policy, and points instead to the National Security Council and pandemic emergency powers.
Fauci Wasn’t the Mastermind? Sasha Latypova Says America’s COVID Story Is Missing Its Biggest Player
Latypova argues Fauci lacked the authority to drive global COVID policy, and points instead to the National Security Council and pandemic emergency powers.
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Exclusively for ICAN supporters. In this new episode, Del Bigtree sits down with mother and son, Serene and Arden Allison. Together, they share the story of Arden's battle with Hodgkin lymphoma, which they believe was caused by glyphosate exposure, and the lasting impact of his aggressive cancer treatment. They explain why they're speaking publicly now, discuss their concerns about chemical exposures in the food supply, and share their mission to inspire healthier living and greater awareness. If you aren’t aware, HighWire+ is our exclusive gift to monthly donors - a video-on-demand platform featuring brand new shows, 24/7 access to a selection of your favorite documentaries, and new titles coming soon! *If you are an existing donor, sign up using the email address associated with your donation! If you are ready to become a recurring donor, then CLICK HERE and create your new monthly donation! On behalf of all of us at ICAN and The HighWire, thank you for your continued support, get signed up on HighWire+, and enjoy this new episode of Off The Record! |
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Exclusively for ICAN supporters. In this new episode, Del Bigtree sits down with mother and son, Serene and Arden Allison. Together, they share the story of Arden's battle with Hodgkin lymphoma, which they believe was caused by glyphosate exposure, and the lasting impact of his aggressive cancer treatment. They explain why they're speaking publicly now, discuss their concerns about chemical exposures in the food supply, and share their mission to inspire healthier living and greater awareness. If you aren’t aware, HighWire+ is our exclusive gift to monthly donors - a video-on-demand platform featuring brand new shows, 24/7 access to a selection of your favorite documentaries, and new titles coming soon! *If you are an existing donor, sign up using the email address associated with your donation! If you are ready to become a recurring donor, then CLICK HERE and create your new monthly donation! On behalf of all of us at ICAN and The HighWire, thank you for your continued support, get signed up on HighWire+, and enjoy this new episode of Off The Record! |
| Hi Jimi, |
| Ghrelin, leptin, insulin, and cortisol may be shaping your eating habits more than you realize. |
| These tiny chemical messengers regulate when you feel hungry, when you feel full, and what you crave. And modern life can throw them badly out of sync. |
| The result? Persistent hunger, junk food cravings, and difficulty managing weight, even when you're trying hard to eat well. |
| Are there ways to bring them back into balance? |
| Get the hunger hormones story |
| Yours for smart choices, |
| Ocean Robbins |
| P.S. Do you ever wonder why you feel ravenous sometimes, even when you don't need more calories? Cravings aren't just unwanted thoughts or lack of willpower. They’re biology. Find out what's really driving them, and how to take charge, here. |
Butyrate Benefits Cancer and Gastrointestinal Health
Dr. Russell Blaylock, M.D., writes:
We hear a lot about ways to repair leaky gut, including by taking glutamine. Personally, I have a problem with glutamine because it is a major source of glutamate in cells. The enzyme glutaminase, which is found in most cells, converts glutamine into the excitotoxin glutamate, which has been shown to stimulate the growth and invasion of many types of cancer.
But that’s not the only problem with glutamine. It has also been shown to worsen the course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The natural metabolic fuel for cells lining the gut is the short-chain fatty acid butyrate, which has demonstrated powerful anticancer effects — and not just for colon cancer.
Special: Doctors Offer New Hope for Immune Health, Stable Mood, and Overall Well-Being
One study found butyrate suppressed and healed stomach ulcers. And other research has shown that it can suppress cancers outside the gut. Deficiency of butyrate production is associated with inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease. Butyrate has also been shown to protect the intestine from alcohol toxicity.
Another set of studies demonstrated how butyrate stimulates reprogramming of colon cells, thus converting colon cancer cells to normal cells that do not proliferate.
We now know that cancer is not a DNA disease; it is a metabolic disease. And butyrate switches those cells to the metabolism of regular colon cells. Normally, certain bacteria in the colon produce butyrate.
But if you’re deficient, supplemental butyrate is available.
Dr. Russell Blaylock, M.D., writes:
We hear a lot about ways to repair leaky gut, including by taking glutamine. Personally, I have a problem with glutamine because it is a major source of glutamate in cells. The enzyme glutaminase, which is found in most cells, converts glutamine into the excitotoxin glutamate, which has been shown to stimulate the growth and invasion of many types of cancer.
But that’s not the only problem with glutamine. It has also been shown to worsen the course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The natural metabolic fuel for cells lining the gut is the short-chain fatty acid butyrate, which has demonstrated powerful anticancer effects — and not just for colon cancer.
Special: Doctors Offer New Hope for Immune Health, Stable Mood, and Overall Well-Being
One study found butyrate suppressed and healed stomach ulcers. And other research has shown that it can suppress cancers outside the gut. Deficiency of butyrate production is associated with inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease. Butyrate has also been shown to protect the intestine from alcohol toxicity.
Another set of studies demonstrated how butyrate stimulates reprogramming of colon cells, thus converting colon cancer cells to normal cells that do not proliferate.
We now know that cancer is not a DNA disease; it is a metabolic disease. And butyrate switches those cells to the metabolism of regular colon cells. Normally, certain bacteria in the colon produce butyrate.
But if you’re deficient, supplemental butyrate is available.
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SHOCKING: Dr. James Thorp Reveals the HORRIBLE Pregnancy Complications He Says Began After the COVID "Vaccine" Rollout
Nothing in Dr. Thorp's 44-year career prepared him for what he says he began seeing in early 2021.
SHOCKING: Dr. James Thorp Reveals the HORRIBLE Pregnancy Complications He Says Began After the COVID "Vaccine" Rollout
Nothing in Dr. Thorp's 44-year career prepared him for what he says he began seeing in early 2021.
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