Breast Cancer or Benign Lesion?
Sayer Ji, of GreenMedInfo, examines research and evidence that benign breast lesions, or nonprogressive breast cancers are often mistreated as if malignant even when there are no symptoms.

Eating for Brilliance
Sondra Kornblatt provides an easy and fun to read overview of nutrients in foods and supplements that nourish the brain.

Genetically Modified or Organic Foods?
Andre Leu offers compelling evidence that organic farming provides the yields needed to feed the world, but that agribusiness farming is questionable due to commodity trading prices.

Food Allergies and Immune Response
Fabrizio Mancini, M.D., D.C., outlines the characteristics of food allergies and food intolerances and how they cause gastrointestinal distress, fatigue, skin disorders, weight gain or loss, and more.

The Science of Awareness: Optimum Brain and Cellular Function
Joyce Whiteley Hawkes, Ph.D., writes that stress, especially when chronic, causes the death of nerve cells, and she outlines three simple things we can do daily to promote neurogenesis, or the production of new cells.

Coherence and Unexpected Healing
Shannon McRae, Ph.D., discusses recent research showing that unexpected healing occurrences are usual and that the state of coherence is a key factor in the healing power of energy medicine.

Music of Life
Don Campbell and Alex Doman look at the ways in which we are affected by sound—rhythm, pitch, and frequency or vibration.

Structured, Vital Water: Vortex and Spiral Energies
M.J. Pangman and Melanie Evans examine evidence that water naturally spins in streams, which gives it vitality, but water that is forced through straight pipes loses some of its health-giving qualities.

IN BRIEF
Nutrients that Reverse Cardiovascular Disease, a personal story by David Cramer
True Connection, by Seth David Chernoff
Self-Induced Healing and Returning to Health, by Bernie Siegel, M.D.   
Reconsider Your Routines, by Donald Altman
Baby Therapy for Heart and Soul, by Barry Vissell, M.D.

Health Tips and Research Briefs:
Retaining sulforaphane in broccoli • Breast cancer vs. vegetables • Breast cancer awareness • Massage oil for breast health • Vitamins for the brain • Nutrients, fertility & infertility • Phytonutrients activate glutathione • Vitamin D & heart disease • GM Roundup Ready alfalfa damages U.S. Seed Industry • Protecting mitochondria and DNA • Yoga, stretching and back pain • CoQ10 & cardiovascular health • Whale song and neutrino wavelengths • Sodas and your body’s acid-alkaline pH balance • Chocolate & cardiovascular disease • Glycemic foods, hypoglycemia & type 2 diabetes • Carbohydrates disrupt serotonin levels • Ecstatic dance vs. inactivity • Dental health related to heart and pregnancy health • Things that make you go hmm… Lawsuit: Inmates claim adverse effects from soy foods

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