Guns 4 Drugs; NaturalNews: City makes offer: Turn in your guns, get a flu shot at no charge!‏

Dear Lisbon Reporter and  NaturalNews readers,

A city in Massachusetts has made residents an offer they can't refuse: Turn in your guns, and you'll get a free flu shot!

Yep, it's the new economics of Big Government combined with bad medicine:

http://www.naturalnews.com/038187_gun_buyback_flu_shot_Massachesetts.html

I've got twenty-one questions for Dr. Oz, who now calls people who buy local organic farmers' market food "elitist" and "snobs." Does he also think it's snobby to grow your own garden food? Are organic farmers "snobs" too? And when is Dr. Oz going to apologize for maligning the entire organic food movement?
http://www.naturalnews.com/038186_Dr_Oz_snob_diet.html

Curcumin is amazing at fighting cancer stem cells, according to the latest scientific research:
http://www.naturalnews.com/038184_curcumin_cancer_stem_cells_research.html

Want fewer cavities? Get more vitamin D, which also improves gum health, by the way:
http://www.naturalnews.com/038183_vitamin_D_cavities_dental_health.html

There is an organized plot underway to destroy organics. Here's what's happening behind the scenes:
http://www.naturalnews.com/038172_Dr_Oz_organics_propaganda_campaign.html

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