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Poop Is the Most Important Indicator of Your Health
By Escape The Illusion on March 29, 2010 | No Comments
Like it or not, our bowels are the ID cards of our bodies, charting our recent histories with terrifying accuracy. So, how do we ensure a healthy gut? ~READ MORE~ ... -
House Democrats Pass Historic Health Overhaul, 219 to...By Escape The Illusion on March 22, 2010 | 2 Comments
The House of Representatives late Sunday passed by a 219 to 212 vote the biggest overhaul of the nation’s health care system in more than four decades, sweeping changes expected to make coverage easier and cheaper to obtain. The largely party-line vote — 219 Democrats voted “yea,”... -
Let’s Drop the Good Guys vs. Bad Guys Talk, We ...By Escape The Illusion on March 20, 2010 | 3 Comments
Bad people are not to blame for our problems and better people can’t make everything right. We need to create the social conditions that bring out the best in everyone. President Obama has given us a huge gift. It’s so big we may have trouble getting our arms around it, but it’s p... -
Is Your Meat Made With Meat Glue?By Escape The Illusion on March 16, 2010 | 1 Comment
If you see “composite meat product” on the label, it might be fish slurry slapped together with an enzyme from cow’s blood. Almost every country in the EU last week approved the use of Meat Glue in food. Technically called thrombian, or transglutaminase (TG), it is an enzyme that f... -
The Great Mistake: Prostate (PSA) Test ScamBy Escape The Illusion on March 14, 2010 | 3 Comments
EACH year some 30 million American men undergo testing for prostate-specific antigen, an enzyme made by the prostate. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1994, the P.S.A. test is the most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer. The test’s popularity has led to a hugely ex... -
Senate Approves Measure To Extend Jobless BenefitsBy Escape The Illusion on March 10, 2010 | No Comments
The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year’s economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor. The 62-36 vote came over protests from conservatives who say the bill ... -
15 Reasons Why We Need a Revolt in This CountryBy Escape The Illusion on March 8, 2010 | 3 Comments
Government works quite well for big corporations, banks, insurance companies, military contractors, lobbyists, and for the rich and powerful. But it does not work for people. It is time for a revolution. Government does not work for regular people. It appears to work quite well for big corporations,... -
DeLay: People are unemployed because they want to beBy Escape The Illusion on March 7, 2010 | 3 Comments
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says that Sen. Jim Bunning was “brave” for blocking an extension in unemployment benefits. DeLay subscribes to the notion that people only try to find jobs when their benefits run out. “There is an argument to be made that these extensions, th... -
Organs on Demand? New Machine Holds Key to ‘Pri...By Escape The Illusion on March 6, 2010 | No Comments
How often do you think about that little notation on your driver’s license that offers your consent to donate your organs in the event of your death? Perhaps you never think of it, but plenty of researchers around the world do, and the reality is that the two biggest challenges of organ transp... -
Outrage in San Francisco: City Gives Residents ‘...By Escape The Illusion on March 6, 2010 | No Comments
The city’s actions are a wake-up call that the entire nation regularly consumes foods grown on fields fertilized with sludge. When San Francisco, one of the greenest cities in America, offered its residents free compost, many were excited to take it. After all, purchasing enough compost for ev...
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