It is too convenient to blame Obamacare (a.k.a. The Affordable Care Act) for the skyrocketing healthcare costs when the real culprits are the hospitals. For the past 4 years our office health care insurance premiums have increased an average of 15-20% year. While an insurance program set up by a government entity is usually destined…
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Creating the perfect fertilizer
This new fertilizer project has taken a year to perfect. The idea was to combine Seagate Seaweed and Seagate Fish Fertilizer into one tablet, the two perfect fertilizers. A tablet also it would be easy for home and garden applications. These two ingredients are high in protein (nitrogen), minerals, and vitamins. Unlike the mass-produced “miracle”…
GMO corn in Mexico … is it really banned? — Negativo
One week ago, a Mexican judge officially banned all GMO corn in Mexico. This was the direct result of their scientists finding that up to 95% of the wild “maize” (corn) fields in the Mexican States of Oaxaca and Pueblo contain GMO contamination. There are approx. 20,000 varieties of corn grown in Mexico, the raw…
Glyphosate levels found in U.S. foods – A Monsanto Thanksgiving
Glyphosate is the active ingredient herbicide (weed-killer) found in Monsanto’s Roundup. It is the world’s top-selling weed-killer. Monsanto has been modifying the genetics of various crops (soy, wheat, corn, cotton, etc) in order that they can withstand higher and higher doses of Roundup without themselves being killed off by this herbicide. However, there are consequences…
Health issues/ toxic homes made from particle board or plywood
Pressed wood products (also known as particle board) have been used in home construction, some furniture and some insulation products since the 1970’s. Unfortunately, pressed wood makes use of wood chips that have to be glued together, in many cases using urea-formaldehyde as the resin. The emissions of toxic air occurs for many years after…
Antibiotic Resistance is now a global threat
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the U.S. 2 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year – resistance to antibiotics or antifungal medicines – resulting in 23,000 deaths. Within 30 years, that number is expected to rise to 10 million deaths. Resistance is the result of several factors: The overuse…
Pediatric Earache Remedy – October on Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Don’t miss out on this month’s special, now that we are in the beginning of the cold and flu season. Sale ends 10-31-17. Indications: For the temporary relief of ear irritations, otitis media, inflammation of external and internal ear and eustacian tubes. Natural antimicrobial products derived from plant sources, are proving to be potent preventatives,…
Deep Vein Thrombosis, warning signs and things you should do
As we get older, especially beyond the age of 60, there is one more possible ailment that you should be aware of. This is particularly true if one sits for long periods of time. Most of us think that DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) is just a condition that can strike only during long plane flights….
Reasons the Modern Farmer Sprays Herbicides
On August 24, Seagate posted a blog article regarding the new Monsanto herbicide-resistent genetically modified (GMO) soybean seed called Xtend. It is able to make soy resist dying from being sprayed with the weed-killer Dicamba. A number of (very angry) farmers, we call the middle-America 4-H club GMO folks, took issue with the article. We…
Big Pharma suing to block importation of EPA (derived from fish oil)
In a novel approach by “Big Pharma”, drug company Amarin filed a lawsuit with the U.S. International Trade Commission to block the importation of products that contain a concentrated version of EPA, the component most commonly found in fish oil which may alleviate joint inflammation and reduce tryglycerides. This lawsuit does not ban natural fish…