April 19, 2008

Warning: Do You Have Nalgene or Other Hard Plastic Drinking Bottles?

nalgene_bottles.jpgIf you have any hard plastic bottles from Nalgene, specifically the ‘Outdoor’ series, I may recommend replacing them. You may also want to check out if any other hard plastic drinking bottles you have contain BPA (bisphenol A).

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April 9, 2008

How Many Meals To Good (or Bad) Health?

co2footprint-hamburger.jpgTo most people, eating an occasional fast food meal or drinking a soda once in a while is acceptable. Even eating out regularly would be considered healthy to most.

But how many meals does it take to lead you to good as well as bad health?

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April 3, 2008

The Real Cost of GM Foods (You’re Already Eating Them)

GM: the Most Expensive Cheap Food You’ll Ever Eat

GM (genetically modified) food is cheap. It is grown under conditions that turn lush complex ecosystems once known as “farms” into monoculture (single crop) deserts. The very concept of integrated farming, where one plant or animal uses the waste of another and sustains the first one (or yet another) is meaningless in monoculture. Vast industrial techniques and huge government subsidies make GM food inexpensive and chemical additives keep the prepared and fast foods so easily available cheap, cheap, cheap. More on The Real Cost of GM Foods (You’re Already Eating Them)

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March 23, 2008

How To Reduce Your Risk of Cantaloupe Salmonella Poisoning

The FDA today announced a risk of salmonella poisoning in cantaloupe imported from Honduras. The risk is highest in small children and older adults with weak or compromised immune symptoms. Even if you’ve eaten contaminated fruit, most with uncompromised immune systems will not feel the effects.

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March 17, 2008

Another Reason To Lose Weight? Breast Cancer

Is there another reason to lose weight and avoid obesity?

There are hundreds, but another was confirmed recently by a study More on Another Reason To Lose Weight? Breast Cancer

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March 14, 2008

New Bill Would Drug Expectant Mothers

A proposed bill now in congress titled ‘The Mothers Act’ would treat expectant mothers with anti-depressant drugs to avoid postpartum depression.

This is literally the most insane idea I’ve ever heard. Giving anti-depression drugs to pregnant women.. the same drugs that are proven no better than a placebo and the cause behind every shooting massacre in recent history is now being proposed into law.

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February 27, 2008

AntiDepressant Drugs Don’t Make A Difference

In a story that’s rocking the pharmaceutical world, a study published in PLoS Medicine, a respected medical journal, reports that antidepressant drugs made little difference in treatment when compared to a placebo.

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February 18, 2008

Largest Meat Recall in History, Much Already Consumed By Our Children

The largest meat recall in history, initiated by the USDA yesterday, covers over 143 million pounds of beef processed over the last 2 years by Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company, based in Chino, CA.

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February 7, 2008

All Jacked Up: The Junk Food Movie Food Companies Don’t Want You To See

I just learned about a new documentary film that exposes the truth behind the junk and processed food industry and the effect on our children. It’s called ‘All Jacked Up’ and features interviews with both top health and nutrition experts as well as real teenagers as they share their traumatic experiences with living on junk food. More on All Jacked Up: The Junk Food Movie Food Companies Don’t Want You To See