When most people think of organic foods and where to get them, they usually tend to think of Whole Foods first. The Austin, TX-based upscale chain moved to the forefront of the organic grocery industry by making a commitment to local and organic food producers, and combining a love of [...]
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At the age of 28, Somer McCowan’s life became a series of medications, side effects, and weight gain, after she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. The autoimmune disease caused her to have severe abdominal pain and bloody stools caused by tiny sores in the colon. She also often had [...]
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Back in 1989, NASA studied which plants are able to fight “sick building syndrome,” indoor pollution caused by toxic building materials and chemicals in the furniture. Multiple plants were tested for their ability to clean the air from chemicals. The results were published in “Interior Landscape Plants for Indoor Air Pollution [...]
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A new study has confirmed once again what many researchers and doctors of naturopathic medicine have believed for decades: fungus and bacteria are greatly responsible for Crohn’s disease. This time, the researchers discovered which ones in particular are the likely culprits: candida (Candida tropicalis), along with two different types [...]
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In the northwest part of Michigan on the coast of one of the world’s largest freshwater lakes (Lake Michigan) lies Traverse City, dubbed the “Cherry Capital of the World,” and well known as the largest producer of cherries in the United States. Farmers in the nearby Leelanau Peninsula sell [...]
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On August 29 Flowertown Bee Farm owners in Summerville, South Carolina woke up to a cruel, unwanted surprise — 2.5 million dead bees from 46 hives. These were the rescue hives that the owner, Nita Mae, acquired to help the dying bee population. This time the bees were hit by what [...]
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