Author: Erin Elizabeth

Eleven years ago, Army Staff Sergeant Shilo Harris’s armored vehicle was struck by an IED. The explosion left him with severe burns on 35 percent of his body which lead to the loss of his ears and the tip of his nose and three fingers. It also left him with a fractured left collarbone and C-7 vertebrae. RELATED STORY: Alternative for opioids and surgery that kills pain fast – and without side effects After undergoing more than 75 surgeries and a battle with PTSD, Harris became addicted to opioids. But he didn’t realize it until he was on a...

A novel relationship between our gut microbiome and atherosclerosis means the bacteria in our gut could be linked to risk of heart attack and stroke, say researchers. (Picture: There are over 400 species of bacteria in your belly right now that can be the key to health or disease.) Writing in the journal Atherosclerosis, the team of Canadian researchers report on a link between metabolites from our gut bacteria and the development of risky atherosclerotic plaques that are a leading cause of heart attack and stroke. Many doctors in recent years have recommended a daily dose of about 100 mg of aspirin for...

(Note from Erin: I’m beyond frustrated that despite everything we know about the dangers of glyphosate, we still have to have these conversations. I cannot wait until the day that Big Ag/Pharma Monsanto is forced to stop selling Roundup (with the active ingredient glyphosate). But, until that happens, we will continue to report on the damage Monsanto does to people, animals, and the planet.) DeWayne Johnson, 46, is about to make history by becoming the “first person to take the global seed and chemical company to trial on allegations that it has spent decades hiding the cancer-causing dangers of its popular...