(Organic Slant) Pesticides accumulate in the fat deposits in the body where they remain and cause damage. Children may be exposed more to certain pesticides because often they eat different foods than adults. Infants and young children consuming breast milk ingest pesticides. Pregnant women can pass pesticides on to their fetus. Women who eat fruits […]
Systemic Pesticide Chemicals Can’t be Washed Off Fruits and Vegetables
(Organic Slant) Washing or peeling fruits and vegetables before you eat them won’t protect you from systemic pesticides. Systemic pesticides are in the plant, not on it. When we make the plant itself poisonous to predators, one has to wonder what (or who) else it’s poisoning. In conventional food production systems, not all pesticides remain […]
Health Dangers using Condoms containing Nonoxynol-9 Spermicide
(Organic Slant) There are many factors to be considered when deciding on a spermicide including potential side effects, health risks and which form of spermicide will work best with your preferred method of contraceptive barrier. Spermicide is a substance used for contraceptive that kills sperm. In order to prevent pregnancy effectively, spermicide should be inserted […]
Organic Tomatoes are more Nutritious than Conventionally Grown Fruits
(Organic Slant) Tomatoes grown on organic farms accumulate higher concentrations of sugars, vitamin C and compounds associated with oxidative stress compared to those grown on conventional farms. Tomatoes, which are actually a fruit and not a vegetable, contain a number of valuable nutrients, and according to recent research, organically-grown tomatoes are even more nutritious than their conventionally-grown […]
Research links heart disease to compound in red meat and energy drinks
(Organic Slant) A dietary compound abundant in red meat and used as a supplement in energy drinks, energy pills and some weight-loss treatments has been found to promote hardening of the arteries, according to a study released by a research group at the Cleveland Clinic. The finding may help explain why some people, even when […]
Study indicates elevated Fukushima fallout maybe causing illness in American babies
(Organic Slant) A new study from the Radiation and Public Health Project found that babies born in the western United States as well as other Pacific countries shortly after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in March 2011 may be at greater risk for congenital hypothyroidism. Babies born in places including Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon and […]
Fukushima plant leaking radioactive water
(Organic Slant) The operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear plant was moving tons of highly radioactive water from a temporary storage tank to another after detecting signs of leakage. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) detected the leak earlier in the week, when radiation levels spiked in water samples collected in between the inner linings of the […]
Oregon to ban GM salmon and mandate GMO labeling
(Organic Slant) The state of Oregon recently introduced a trio of legislative bills that would require all genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) be properly labeled, as well as prohibit the import and sale of GM salmon, the first transgenic animal to ever be preliminarily approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human consumption. H.B. 2175, whose […]
Obama Breaks GMO Food Label Promise
President Barack Obama has signed H.R. 933, which contained the Monsanto Protection Act, into law. President Obama failed to live up to his promise to protect the American people and label GMO’s. Hidden inside a short-term congressional resolution that averts a government shutdown is an alarming rider that protects genetically modified seeds from lawsuits in […]
Bet the Farm: How Food Stopped Being Food
Readers of Bet the Farm will glimpse the power behind global food and understand what truly supports the system that has brought mass misery to our planet. Our food is getting less healthy, less delicious, and more expensive even as the world’s biggest food companies and food scientists say things are better than ever and that […]