Project Censored – 09.05.17

Mickey’s guest for the hour is the academic, and prolific author, Henry Giroux of McMaster University in Canada. They discuss some of the consequences of neoliberalism and authoritarianism for the US, and how US political culture deteriorated to a level that allowed Trump to be elected.   Download this episode (right click and save)

Energy Stew – Steve Halpern – 09.01.17

Inflammation is the scourge to our health –  Energy Stew interview with Steve Halpern Most diseases are only considered to be symptoms of oxidative stress and inflammation. They are the key to getting better. Our bodies produce inflammation to help us but it’s not easily controlled. The answer is to manage it better. I’m talking again with Steve Halpern, a …

Mediterranean diet, caffeine, fruit may help lower the risk of age-related macular degeneration

October 19 2016. Research presented on October 16, 2016 at the 120th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology has associated a Mediterranean diet, fruit and caffeine as with a lower risk of age-related macular degeneration(AMD). The current study included 883 subjects aged 55 or older residing in central Portugal between 2013 and 2015, among whom 449 individuals had …

Air pollution associated with increased heart attack risk despite ‘safe’ levels

London, UK – 30 Aug 2015: Particulate matter and NO2 air pollution are associated with increased risk of severe heart attacks despite being within European recommended levels, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Jean-Francois Argacha, a cardiologist at University Hospital Brussels (UZ Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel), in Belgium.1 “Dramatic health consequences of air pollution were first described in …