NaturalNews: Beware of Tungsten contamination in your foods and superfoods‏ plus more

Dear Lisbon Reporter and NaturalNews readers,

My laboratory investigations have turned up a surprising contaminant in some products: Tungsten, an extremely heavy "heavy metal" which has now been linked to increased risk of stroke:
http://www.naturalnews.com/043650_tungsten_toxicity_stroke_risk_heavy_metals.html
Also: I've been accused of staging an elaborate hoax for merely filming a science demonstration of magnets and Wheaties cereal. How stupid is the American public these days, really? Too stupid to understand common magnets. See the video:
http://www.naturalnews.com/043635_science_demonstration_Wheaties_cereal_elaborate_hoax.html
The Post cereal company has announced GMO-free Grape Nuts!
http://www.naturalnews.com/043648_GMO-free_cereal_Grape-Nuts_Post_Foods.html
Study shows that zinc can help protect your brain from the toxic effects of aluminum:
http://www.naturalnews.com/043646_blood-brain_barrier_zinc_aluminum_toxicity.html
Illinois is proposing "granting" people access to medical marijuana, but only if they contractually agree to surrender the Second Amendment rights. Are they smoking crack?
http://www.naturalnews.com/043649_Second_Amendment_rights_medical_marijuana_Illinois.html

Today on blogs.naturalnews.com:
- The important roles of calcium in the body
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- How to get insurance to pay for therapeutic massage

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