In the battle of “conventional” agriculture vs. organic, a clear winner is emerging: organic food sales are skyrocketing, and interest in organic farming is rising dramatically, especially among the youth. But while the debate between organic and conventional gets all the headlines, one particular style of farming that may hold [...]
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As anyone who’s felt the positive effects of sunshine in a warm weather climate on vacation from a snow covered state in the Great White North knows, Vitamin D is easily one of the most important nutrients for overall human health. Over 40% of the United States population is [...]
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With so many pressing issues happening at both the national and global level lately, many people have forgotten about the fight for natural, clean and organic foods. Currently, the vast majority of United States farmland is not used for growing organic food as nature intended, but is instead being [...]
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Millions of people eat chicken every day and many of them cook it at home, but most of them don’t realize that they could be at risk for one of the most common and (and sometimes deadly) forms of bacterial disease simply by following one common part of their nightly [...]
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As the world stares down a potential food shortage caused in part by the COVID-19 crisis, it goes without saying that this spring will be an important one for food growers worldwide. While the conventional way of thinking is that large monoculture crop farms are the best way to [...]
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Photo via MSN.com This article uses information and quotes from a similar article originally published by Microsoft News (MSN). The MSN article was subsequently removed in recent weeks as more and more states began mandating mask wearing for “essential workers” and people working, shopping, eating [...]
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The monarch butterfly is one of the most iconic insect species in North America, with its genial nature and striking orange-and-black wings. While there used to be millions of butterflies migrating throughout the continent, which stretches from Marin County in the north part of the state to San Diego [...]
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In 1996 Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo published a book that changed how many people view personalized nutrition. Called “Eat Right for Your Blood Type,” it provides a unique hypothesis about why some people are more susceptible to certain illnesses, while others have more trouble losing weight, and why everyone [...]
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China has been in the news for the last few years with stories of food producers using toxic or fake ingredients in their food such as plastic rice and fake green peas. And now some Vietnamese producers have been caught exporting shrimp injected with chemicals to make the product [...]
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Have you ever been to someone’s home and they have all the shoes by the front door outside of the house? I have had several friends mostly from eastern and/or Asian families who do this. I always found it interesting personally considering growing up not many of my [...]
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