The Botany of Desire is a new documentary that explores the history and evolution of some most common plants today: apple, potato, tulip and cannabis. Michael Pollan, the director, tells the story from the plant’s point of view and explores how we, humans, helped these plants to evolve and succeed. This exceptionally well done documentary presents some interesting facts from the plant’s history and science. The author connects these most popular plants with our drives and desires and assigns each one to a specific plant which managed to dominate it.    more »

This episode of Watchdogs continues to investigate flu vaccine, the no protection part and recommendations to pregnant women. We wrote to CDC and FDA with these questions and got some answers. You will also see the ad that ran on national television promoting the vaccine. We asked FDA and CDC about that too.

Summer has started and, as usual, many people head out to the store to buy sunscreen lotions to "protect" their skin against harmful UV rays. It is known that the excess of sun can cause cancer, but what has not been known, or rather not talked about much, is that the chemicals in sunscreen lotions can cause cancer too and most of them offer no protection at all.   more »

Billions of dollars spent, thousands of people put in prison for some 30 years all in the name of fighting drugs only to find that in the year 2010 the drugs have won and now drive the U.S. economy. According to the book, “The Truth about the Drug Companies”, one in every third American is on drugs and it is absolutely legal, prescribed by a doctor and sold at the neighborhood friendly drug store. The same book states that every drug-using American spends an average $300 a month on prescription drugs.   more »

I recently found an excellent all organic bread in Trader Joe's. It reminds me of the Ukrainian Gray Bread (seryj hleb). It's got a thick crust and a grayish softer middle. It tastes great and has only 3 ingredients: Organic Whole Wheat Flour, Filtered Water, Sea Salt.   more »

Unlike popular belief spread by the media that vaccinations "protect" against diseases, they don't. They actually cause damage to the immune system, which makes us unable to fight basic infections such as those caused by staph bacteria. How do I know this? I read the box, especially the side effects section.   more »

Can't wait to get the latest cell phone gadget on the market? Don't be so quick, check its radiation emission numbers first. The Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization designed to use the power of public information to protect public health and environment, just released their data on cell phones radiation.   more »

As more and more American doctors are speaking out against the swine flu scare, European Council has made public statements calling the pandemic false and the vaccine dangerous. Little by little, media outlets around the world continue to spread the word, including Fox News. Nevertheless the pressure to get vaccinated perpetuates.   more »

I'm happy to report that my quest for TB shot (aka skin test) alternative has been a success. I have found a safe and a lot less harmful blood test available as of 2001 for anyone who asks, but it wasn't easy. And you have to ask for it.   more »

San Francisco State University taps into the mystery of the H1N1 scare and vaccination. "This pandemic is really a commercial operation"... The article written by Golden Gate Xpress reporters includes the audio interview with Director of HHS Learning Center.   more »

Today October 20, 2009 Oksana mailed Medical Bill of Rights to US Congress. This bill is written by and for the people of the United States. It is designed to benefit the people, not the corporations. It is only 3 pages long and is written in simple, digestible terms.   more »

In the effort to prevent another bailout bill from passing and benefitting drug and health care businesses I wrote my own version, one that has the people's interest in mind, designed to drive the health care costs down. It will not be 1000-page-long and it will not cost $900 billion. And I'll write it for free. I will keep it up to 3 pages and write in simple digestible terms everyone can understand. Here it is.   more »