When the state of Vermont passed what would have been the first-of-its-kind, text-based GMO labeling law in May 2014, it was a cause for celebration; a vital first step in the fight to empower consumers the way over 60 countries around the world already have. But recently the hard [...]
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Avocados are rich in healthy fats, and are great for a healthy heart and blood pressure, as well as diabetes and cancer prevention. In fact, many doctors recommend eating one avocado a day for general health. The one complaint people have, is that after stocking up with enough [...]
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In the recent decades there has been a huge increase of neurodevelopmental disorders. Today, 1 in 68 children have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and 11 percent of American children, ages 4 to 17, have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). More and more studies have been pointing to the growing number of [...]
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Like many pre-teens, 12-year-old Camille Baruch of Maryland had just one major thing to worry about — acne. When her doctor prescribed a pharmaceutical called Isotretinoin to treat it, Baruch and her parents and could not have imagined that the drug would cause her to develop ulcerative colitis, a severe [...]
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As far as weightlifting equipment goes, there are few things more intimidating than an ARX, a massive, towering piece of machinery that offers a unique and futuristic take on strength training. While the way most people train hasn’t changed in years (“lift heavy weights, set them down, repeat”), the [...]
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There are many examples of the pervasive and environmentally destructive nature of plastic all around us in our daily lives, and they can often come from the most unexpected and simple sources. The overuse of plastic toothbrushes is certainly one of them, as I realized recently when a friend told [...]
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