All posts by Daniel Barker

(NaturalNews) Ever since agribusiness giant Monsanto began pushing its GM crops on the public, the company has maintained that the technology is safe, and that consumption of Frankenfood products, such as genetically-modified corn, causes no ill effects in either animals or humans. Monsanto propaganda holds that GMOs have been proven safe, but the truth is […]

(NaturalNews) A new study has provided evidence that the so-called “Mediterranean diet” can help prevent the loss of brain volume in older people. The three-year study, published January 4 in the journal Neurology, found that a diet heavy on olive oil, fruits, vegetables, legumes and grains, with moderate amounts of fish, wine and dairy, and […]

(NaturalNews) As one of its closing acts before leaving the stage, the Obama administration plans to relax EPA guidelines regarding maximum allowable radiation levels in the nation’s drinking water, increasing them to levels thousands of times above current legal limits. A federal lawsuit filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) led to the release […]

(NaturalNews) In what some are already calling an unholy alliance, McDonald’s has just opened a new restaurant located – of all places – in the Vatican. Yes, the golden arches have popped up next to St. Peter’s Basilica, and many people are unhappy about the fact, arguing that the fast food giant has no place […]

(NaturalNews) In the best of conditions, nursing is a difficult and often thankless job. But when hospitals become overcrowded and understaffed, the pressure begins to really take its toll. Nurses in Irish hospitals are reporting that they are losing sleep over fear of making mistakes due to hospital overcrowding and the extra responsibility and stress […]

(NaturalNews) Over the past few years, the United States has taken great strides towards legalizing marijuana nationwide, but we aren’t the only country moving in that direction. Around the world there is a growing push for the legalization of medical and recreational cannabis, especially as the therapeutic value of the plant becomes more widely documented […]

(NaturalNews) Ontario residents will literally find something new on the menu in 2017, as calorie count listings become mandatory for menus and menu boards at chain restaurants with more than 20 locations. The new law, which went into effect on January 1, is intended to help consumers make healthier choices when ordering fast food. It’s […]

(NaturalNews) Last year, California passed a mandatory vaccination bill that removed religious and philosophical exemptions for vaccines, making the state one of the leading proponents of medical tyranny in the U.S. Now, Dr. Richard Pan – the same California senator who sponsored last year’s SB 277 campaign –  is back with a new proposed piece […]

(NaturalNews) The common belief that marijuana users are, if anything, more careful than the average driver when behind the wheel appears to hold true, according to recent research. A study conducted by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in New York City found that, on the average, traffic fatalities have dropped in states that […]

(NaturalNews) Officials in Jackson County, Oregon have again shown their disrespect for private property rights, telling a local couple they must tear out a 40-year-old two-acre pond located on the property they bought two years ago. Jackson is the same county that recently imprisoned and fined another area landowner, Gary Harrington, for illegally collecting rainwater […]