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How to Avoid GM Foods

Genetically Modified foods are something to watch out for. They may have an impact on our mental and emotional health, something that is not evaluated in most traditional food safety assessments. Besides weighing more, mice fed GM corn “seemed less active while … Continue reading

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The Health Benefits of Ginseng

This is my first guest post! Read below for the many health benefits of ginseng, the “miracle plant”. Thanks to Lisa for the great article. The Heath benefits of Ginseng Ginseng has been in use for some 5000 years and … Continue reading

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Eating 12 Teaspoons of Mercury?

That’s right, if you’re eating the typical standard American diet (SAD), you could be consuming over 12 teaspoons of high fructose corn syrup/mercury a day. 17 out of 55 products rich in HFCS tested showed detectable levels of mercury- one-third of grocery store … Continue reading

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Three Percent of Americans are Vegetarian

The results of an online poll conducted by The Vegetarian Resource Group indicate that three percent of U.S. adults never eat meat, poultry and fish/seafood. About one-third to one-fourth of those vegetarians (one percent of the U.S. adult population) also never eat … Continue reading

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Watch Food, Inc.

In Food, Inc., (now playing) filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our … Continue reading

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