Newsletter - January 10th, 2006

After a decade of suffering debilitating migraine headaches and struggling with the side effects of the prescription drugs she was taking, Sara Dennis Barton was ready to try anything.

When a parent’s sleep is shattered by the shrill cries of a child suffering with an earache, there is only one thought -- relief.  We anxiously wait for morning when the doctor’s office will open so that a prescription for antibiotics can be secured.  But what happens when the scenario repeats itself? Do we graduate to more powerful drugs?  Perhaps it is time to rethink the problem? There have been safe, effective holistic treatments available for over two centuries.

The FDA has successfully blocked the sellers of vitamins and minerals and herbal remedies from informing consumers about those health benefits by preventing claims that supplements prevent, treat or cure disease.

The number of Americans who've tried organic foods has jumped to 65 percent in 2005, compared to 54 percent in 2003 and 2004, and a quarter of 1,000 people responding to a survey said they're consuming organics more than they did a year ago, said Whole Foods Market here.

The 2006 campaign to get rid of aspartame is now expanding on two fronts. On the first front, another Nutrition Council bill has been introduced with the political support of Governor Bill Richardson, who has enthusiastically placed it on the agenda for the 2006 short session, which he controls, doubly endorsing it with an Executive Message.

Frank Shaghafi says the dry cleaning business is in his blood. Unfortunately, it's in the rest of his body, too.

Coal plants would have to comply by '09