The world’s healthiest and longest living people have been the fascination of researchers for several decades running. Residents of Okinawa, Japan attribute their longevity to several habits, chief among them an exotic vegetable that has been a staple of their diets for centuries. The Hunza of Pakistan have their own [...]
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Patrick Moore is a former Greenpeace president who has since gone on to become a supporter of the highly controversial genetically modified foods. Moore has specifically been promoting the dangerously untested and risky “Golden Rice” in the media. But in March of 2015, he was called out in the French [...]
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Monsanto is now a part of Bayer, the German multi-national chemical, pesticide and GMO corporation. That hasn’t stopped the company from making headlines in recent months. According to a new post from GMO Free USA, the non-profit, non-GMO organization, Monsanto is being sued by the state of Vermont for allegedly [...]
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The no-grain diet is becoming all the rage across America, but could we be unfairly overlooking the health benefits of our “amber waves of grain” simply because of all of the unsavory things that we’ve done to our bread in the name of profit? Michael Pollan, author of the best-selling [...]
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The popcorn industry is dominated by microwavable popcorn products that often contain GMO ingredients, artificial flavors and colors, preservatives, and even bags that release unhealthy chemicals into your food. Microwaves themselves have been linked to birth defects, cancer, cataracts, a weakened immune system and more. It is for this reason [...]
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One of the first healthy foods and supplements I ever tried in my life was green juice. When I was in my teens I saw an informercial from ‘The Juiceman,’ aka Jay Kordich, that inspired me to get his classic Masticating Juicer. I started making grapefruit, orange, lemon, apple and [...]
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Most cookies on store shelves are made with a chemical cocktail of ingredients including genetically engineered sugar, high fructose corn syrup, artificial preservatives and more. These types of cookies may be difficult for people with Celiac Disease, IBS, and similar digestive issues to eat, especially with any sort of consistency. [...]
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Of all the products I have tried and reviewed over the course of my ten-plus years as a health blogger and journalist, few have captured my attention quite like CBD. Also known by its full name Cannabidiol, CBD is a component of hemp that is calming, soothing and restorative. Unlike [...]
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Over the course of my personal and professional life I have had the opportunity to learn quite a bit about different religions, healing and spiritual traditions. I was raised Catholic, attending church at least twice per month as a kid. As I became older and got into my high [...]
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Is your favorite organic company owned by a huge corporation or is it truly organic and independent? When it comes to this growing movement for clean food, we have to take the good with the bad, something that millions of consumers wrestle with every time they head to the grocery [...]
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