According to a report from the website Sustainable Pulse, the Russian government plans to meet with government agencies soon to consider a total ban on products that contain the highly controversial genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which have been the target of worldwide protests. The information comes from the Russian government’s [...]
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Did you know that if you don’t eat or drink after a workout that your body could turn into a catabolic state? In layman’s terms this means that your body will use muscle tissue for energy, instead of carbohydrates or fats (You’ll lose muscle, not fat). Unfortunately, many of us [...]
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Everyone knows Kale is the King of nutrition among the dark leafy greens and one of the best superfoods on the planet, however the truth is that not everyone is fond of the taste or texture. This recipe for an “Undercover Kale Smoothie” is a great way to get the [...]
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An outpouring of email and social media concerns about a completely blatantly pro-GMO exercise in an eighth grade textbook has prompted the CEO of the book’s publishing company to apologize for the error and vow to make the exercise more balanced in future printings. William E. Evans, CEO of the [...]
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Small-scale organic farming is the answer to world hunger, not large chemically-dominated monocultures or GMOs. That was the main finding of a 2011 United Nations report titled “Agro-ecology and the Right to Food.” Despite this empowering, exciting discovery, the mainstream media has continually ignored the power of the small-scale farmer, [...]
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Two recent discoveries of cross contamination from genetically modified crops have jeopardized the livelihoods of thousands of American farmers, and State Senator Maralyn Chase from the city of Shoreline, Washington isn’t happy about it. “Our state’s farmers are becoming collateral damage to the reckless practices of the agriculture industry in [...]
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Avocados usually get a bad rap for being “high in fat,” but that negative perception is of course undeserved. To put things in perspective, avocados have less fat than lean beef per ounce, and a whole Haas avocado has less fat than 3 tablespoons of Italian salad dressing (and no [...]
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It’s no secret that the biotechnology industry will go to any length to perpetuate the myth that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are the “answer to world hunger” even as several studies including one from the United Nations say otherwise, but now things are getting really serious. The industry seems to [...]
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The market for genetically modified seeds and foods is far more difficult to penetrate in Europe due to overwhelming public sentiment against biotechnology, along with transparent labeling and a greater appetite for truly natural products. The United States genetically modified crop (or GMO for genetically modified organisms) giant Monsanto has [...]
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There are times when the elusive “tipping point” toward the end or at least containment of genetically modified foods seems light years away, and then there are times when it seems like all the momentum is on the other side and a real change is imminent. One day, headlines [...]
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