From Moms Across America Chronic health conditions such as diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and metabolic syndrome are increasing dramatically. Children are getting sick more often and what we often think of as lifestyle diseases are showing up earlier and earlier. While the types and amounts of food eaten are important factors, chemicals sprayed onto […]
From Joseph Mercola, DO The fake meat industry, predicted to be worth $3 trillion, is being touted as an environmentally friendly and sustainable way to feed the world. In reality, however, the rise of fake meat and other animal foods is nothing more than an attempt to create global control over yet another food sector. […]
When extreme temperatures hit, we use air conditioners, space heaters and thermal parkas to avoid the elements and stay comfortable, but one practice of deliberately exposing ourselves to heat and cold – often in immediate succession – might help lead us to healthier, happier lives. Saunas and subsequent dips in an ice bath or cold lake have been a way of […]
Years after an environmental catastrophe linked to seeds coated in dangerous pesticides, a local community continues to pay the price. Action Alert! Last year, we reported on an environmental catastrophe linked to the use of pesticide-coated seeds, which were utilized to produce ethanol at a plant in Mead, Nebraska. The toxic byproduct of this process […]
Despite decades of research linking pesticide drift to health harm, regulation remains weak and leaves the most vulnerable with few protections. From Environmental Health News By Claudia Meléndez Salinas Yanely Martínez was at work in 2017 when she received a phone call from her son’s school in Greenfield, an agricultural city in California’s Salinas Valley. […]
Understanding the degenerative forces that are holding back a truly regenerative approach to health and agriculture. From Organic Consumers Association My usual response to the question “What is Regenerative Food and Farming?” goes something like this: Regenerative agriculture and animal husbandry is the next and higher stage of organic food and farming, not only free […]
It’s no secret that sitting all day is a problem. Most of us do it too much, often spending more hours sitting than sleeping, a sedentary lifestyle responsible for one out of every 14 deaths. The biggest chunk of sedentary time, the eight or more hours spent at work, is also a big area for […]
From Environmental Health News Since the late 1960s research has shown that a plastic additive in polyvinyl chloride (PVC), leaches from medical devices and is toxic to multiple organs, especially for premature infants. Despite more than two decades of evidence, advocacy and education around the issue, PVC products containing this harmful phthalate chemical still dominate […]
The building blocks to a healthier heart and longer life. Perhaps no other organ gets as much attention as the heart, and for good reason: cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 31% of deaths. Each year, about one in every four adult deaths in the U.S. is due to cardiovascular […]