One of the most exciting parts about summer is the abundance of fresh garden tomatoes — but sometimes it can be a little daunting to figure out what to do with them. Most people know tomatoes are healthy, but not all tomatoes are created equal. The type is [...]
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The organic renaissance in the United States has brought a fundamental shift in the way our food standards are set, but the movement still has a long ways to go. While store shelves are lined with food packages emblazoned with organic symbols, the unfortunate truth of the [...]
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Butter is one of the staple foods in millions of households, and for good reason as it also happens to be one of the healthiest foods out there — as long as you buy the right kind, of course. In 2005, butter finally broke loose from its nutritional [...]
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Traveling the world, it is not uncommon to meet groups of people, who carry secret ingredients in their diets – giving them health, longevity, and strength. One secret to health, especially when it comes to physical strength and body building, comes from the island of Lombok in Indonesia. There, in [...]
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The popularity of butter has exploded lately as more and more people find out the truth about margarine, and how unhealthy it really is for the body. Margarine is a heavily processed, chemical-based “food” that only gained market share due to the false notion that low-fat diets are the [...]
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As far as politicians go, there are few who have fought more diligently or consistently for the protection of our natural and non-GMO food supply than former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. After all, it was Sanders who stood before Congress in 1994 and lambasted the government’s favoritism for [...]
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We all know that sugar can be quite bad for us. It may be the very worst ingredient in our diet, especially if consumed excess as we currently do. It contains very few nutrients, adds to the “empty” calories count; it is bad for the liver, and it [...]
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By Katherine Paul, Organic Consumers Association Diestel Turkey, sold by Whole Foods and other retailers at premium prices, says on its website that its “animals are never given hormones, antibiotics or growth stimulants.” But Diestel Turkey samples tested by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggest otherwise, leading consumers to [...]
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One of the most difficult things about shopping for both food and supplements these days is avoiding glyphosate, the cancer-linked chemical used in the proprietary Roundup weedkiller formula by the Monsanto Company. Glyphosate, dubbed a “probable human carcinogen” by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) [...]
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For the past several years, organic and non-GMO foods and food products have become precious commodities in a food system where the opposite is the norm. As Americans continue to dump artificial and lab-engineered foods for more natural ones, big brands have cashed in, ranging from Whole Foods to Trader [...]
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