Kaiser Permanente, the largest not-for-proft healthcare organization in the United States, is advising members to reduce their exposure to foods that contain ingredients known as genetically modified organisms (GMOs). These ingredients, quietly introduced into our food supply without labels or long-term safety studies, are either banned from or labeled in foods in dozens of countries around […]
Health Hazards Associated With All-Fruit Diet
Organic or not, man cannot live on fruit alone. Fruits are loaded with healthy antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, which is why eating them in moderation is fine for healthy people. However, health hazards are associated with an all-fruit diet. Fructose, a simple sugar found in fruit, is preferentially metabolized to fat in your liver, and […]
Identify Conventional, Organic And GMO Produce From PLU Label
What can you tell from those numbers on fruit and vegetable stickers? The price look-up (PLU) code system used by most produce distributors has the side benefit of allowing consumers to identify conventional and organic produce at the grocery store. We have all seen cashiers at supermarkets type in the codes from those pesky stickers […]
Eden Foods Using BPA-Free Cans
You can sleep better knowing that Eden Organic’s cares about keeping it clean. No BPA in the cans, no non-organic ingredients used, and sodium is low. If you like the convenience of canned beans, Eden Organic is the way to go. Canned food not only provides long term storage and survives external contamination, but also […]
Scheckter’s Organic Energy Drink U.S. Market Debut
Scheckter’s Organic Beverages Ltd. announced the introduction of the world’s first 100% natural, organic and vegetarian-approved energy drink to the U.S. market, hitting Whole Foods, Target and more than thirty regional specialty food markets including Harris Teeter, The Fresh Market, and D’Agostino’s. Scheckter’s Organic Energy™ hinges on the power of nature by sourcing all natural ingredients from […]
Reasons To Avoid Genetically Modified Foods
Genetically modified foods have been shown to cause harm to humans, animals, and the environment. Despite growing opposition, more and more foods continue to be genetically altered. Here are reasons to avoid GMO foods. When was the last time you thought about how food was made, where it came from, whether and if it was […]
GM Crops – Farmer To Farmer (video)
Michael Hart, a conventional livestock family farmer, has been farming in Cornwall for nearly thirty years and has actively campaigned on behalf of family farmers for over fifteen years, travelling extensively in Europe, India, Canada and the USA. In this short documentary he investigates the reality of farming genetically modified crops in the USA ten […]
Toxin from GM crops found in human blood, study
In the recent study, Scientists at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at the University of Sherbrooke Hospital Centre in Quebec, Canada, found Bt toxin, a component of certain genetically-modified (GM) crops, in human blood samples for the first time. Set to be published in the peer-reviewed journal Reproductive Toxicology the new study shreds the […]