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Cow Compass Nevada City A new study shows that cows align themselves in a North-South orientation when grazing or resting. The study looked at over 8,000 cows in 308 pastures and found that about two thirds of the cows in any given herd on any continent orientated themselves North-South. This study is interesting because it…

Breastfeeding and Cholesterol Babies who are breastfed have lower cholesterol as adults, researchers say. It should be noted that breast milk itself is full of cholesterol. Infant formulas actually tout themselves as “low cholesterol” as if that were somehow healthier, despite the facts that infants who breastfeed have lower rates of allergy and asthma and…

Nevada City Disgusting Hype More Americans are on cholesterol medications than ever, and the pharmaceutical companies and the “experts” they employ are still not resting. New data shows that 1 in 4 Americans over 65 are on statin (cholesterol) drugs, and that statin use in young people has gone up nearly 70 percent in the…

Nevada City Chiropractic Safety A few months ago a pop magazine called “Self” ran an article on chiropractic treatment that was complete bogus. The article featured a woman who had suffered a stroke after a chiropractic treatment and blamed the treatment for the stroke. The article ran several pages and included fanatical quotes form anti-chiropractic…