Millions of people gladly pay premium prices for organic food every day, a growing trend based on the need to avoid carcinogenic chemicals in our food like Monsanto and Bayer’s Roundup. But despite the newfound faith and investment in organic food, fraudulent growers and sellers remain a major [...]
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Monsanto has become synonymous with many different products ranging from GMO crops and seeds to pesticides and even Agent Orange, the deadly jungle defoliant used in the Vietnam War. But far less known is the company’s longtime association with PCBs, the toxic chemical compound it manufactured and sold [...]
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The best-selling cookie in the United States is Oreo by a wide margin, racking up nearly $700 million in sales for Nabisco in 2017. But the cookie is far from healthy, as most consumers know, and the issue is made worse by the fact that it contains GMO ingredients [...]
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It’s pretty well known that anything chocolate is the most popular dessert in the United States (the top 5 desserts all include chocolate, if you include #5 which is ice cream), but the main ingredient, cacao, has also become a popular health food over the past decade. Chocolate and especially [...]
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In honor of Black Friday, I’ve decided to give away one of the most comprehensive pieces of work in my journalism career: the Kindle Book ‘Dirt Cheap Organic: 101 Tips for Going Organic on a Budget,’ which became a #1 Best Seller in the Women’s Health Category on Amazon.com back in [...]
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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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As Monsanto is fighting to gain seed control of the whole world of agriculture by spreading genetically-modified crops across the world (with the support of the U.S. government according to Wikileaks), there is far greater opposition from the rest of the world, where many countries are not only labeling [...]
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For years many people have been wondering about what seems to be an increase in tumors, digestive disorders, and other chronic health problems in their pets before they reach old age. Does the low quality of pet food play a role in this epidemic? According to a new [...]
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There have been numerous studies showing that a switch to organic food can cause significant drops in pesticide levels within the human body, but none quite as dramatic as this little experiment. During this study a large family that is used to buying only “conventional” food to save money becomes [...]
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In just about any kitchen you’ll likely find a bag of potatoes sitting somewhere under the counter, just waiting to be peeled, boiled, and otherwise cooked. But if your potatoes end up sprouting and going bad you’ll end up having to throw them out like millions of people always do! [...]
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