Seems to be that Congress can regulate every form of economic activity if it so decides.

”The case for ObamaCare is being heard this week in the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The State of Florida is suing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), because HHS wants everybody to purchase health insurance for an estimated $8000/year, or else pay a fine. Florida says that the Federal Government [...]

FDA consumer alert about mercury poisoning!

This month the FDA released a another consumer alert about , “Mercury Poisoning Linked to Skin Products.” Federal health officials are telling people not to use skin creams, beauty and antiseptic soaps, or lotions that might contain mercury. A majority of these  products are manufactured abroad and sold in the U.S. illegally. if any skin [...]

Try some of these to lower your blood pressure

Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day.  If the body is dehydrated this raises your blood pressure and water helps our arteries and flushes salt. Eat a fiber-rich diet:  fresh vegetable, fruits and whole grain. Eliminate refined foods as much as possible.  Make the effort to eat foods that are as close to their original [...]

Yuk! What is Pink Slime?

A few weeks ago we heard something about fast food and ground beef being beefed up with pink slime – a by-product that is waste trimmings formerly used in dog food.  Now pink slime is sprayed with ammonia so that it is safe to eat and it is added  to much of our ground beef.  [...]

FDA announces Prilosec and others can be dangerous!

The FDA has recently announced an alert about the safety of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs).  The following is a list of common products warned about. • AcipHex (rabeprazole sodium) • Dexilant (dexlansoprazole) • Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) • Omeprazole (omeprazole) Over-the-Counter (OTC) • Prevacid (lansoprazole) and OTC Prevacid 24hr • Prilosec (omeprazole) and OTC • Protonix [...]

THE FDA WARNS ABOUT TAKING STATINS

The Food and Drug Administration last week issued two additional warning about statin drugs.  The warnings were about the definite risk of getting diabetes and about having mental confusion.  Now all statin drugs must carry warning labels about elevated blood sugar and memory and cognitive problems. From the beginning there were many reports about mental [...]