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Farmers Join Hundreds to Protest Outside Monsanto Hearing
January 11, 2013 – 1:45 pm | No Comment
Farmers Join Hundreds to Protest Outside Monsanto Hearing

Protestors Near White House Also Call on President Obama to Halt Approval of Genetically Modified Crops and GMO Salmon Until Long Term Safety Tests Are Completed
Nearly 300 family farmers, activists, and members of Food Democracy …

Make Sure You’re Getting All Your Essential Vitamins from Food with This Reference Guide
January 9, 2013 – 12:08 am | No Comment
Make Sure You’re Getting All Your Essential Vitamins from Food with This Reference Guide

The essential vitamins your body needs can all be found in readily-available foods. This handy chart shows you which foods are rich in each vitamin, so you can plan your meals accordingly.
Created by graphic designer …

Vitamin B6 and B2 Reduce Colon Cancer Risk By 20 Percent
January 5, 2013 – 7:38 pm | No Comment
Vitamin B6 and B2 Reduce Colon Cancer Risk By 20 Percent

Increased intakes of vitamin B6 and riboflavin (B2) are associated with a 20% reduction in the risk of colorectal cancer, says a new study.
However, data from 88,045 post-menopausal women indicated that folate intakes during the …

16 Healthiest Foods Ever
January 5, 2013 – 7:36 pm | No Comment
16 Healthiest Foods Ever

Talk about inspiration! I could plan days of menus just looking at this poster for inspiration and shopping lists! The trick to a healthy lifestyle is enjoying real food that is delicious, and moving your …

Saturated Fat Tied to Sinking Sperm Counts in Danes
January 5, 2013 – 7:34 pm | No Comment
Saturated Fat Tied to Sinking Sperm Counts in Danes

Saturated fats, like those found in rich cheeses and meats, may do more than weigh men down after a meal – a new study also links them to dwindling sperm counts.
Researchers found that young Danish …

Why Did Russia Ban The Use Of Microwave Ovens?
December 26, 2012 – 9:11 pm | No Comment
Why Did Russia Ban The Use Of Microwave Ovens?

Consumers are dying today in part because they continue to eat dead foods that are killed in the microwave. They take a perfectly healthy piece of raw food, loaded with vitamins and natural medicines, then …

Aspartame-Cancer Link Exposed: Increasing Your Cancer Risk
November 29, 2012 – 3:26 pm | One Comment
Aspartame-Cancer Link Exposed: Increasing Your Cancer Risk

There have been several studies over the years that established a link between aspartame consumption and cancer risk. But, these studies were frequently criticized as being too small, only capturing a short period of time, and otherwise …

Calcium in Vegetables
November 29, 2012 – 2:59 pm | No Comment
Calcium in Vegetables

You may be surprised to learn that there is enough calcium in vegetables to supply all of your daily calcium requirements. The advertising industry has led us all to believe that cow’s milk is the …

Experts Predict What We’ll Be Eating In 2050
October 29, 2012 – 9:12 am | No Comment
Experts Predict What We’ll Be Eating In 2050

The second annual Food Day was held on Wednesday, and the theme centered around predicting what our plates will look like 38 years from now.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick celebrated Food Day by discussing sustainability — …

Poisonous Cloud Sparks Mass Evacuation After Kraft Foods Leak in Germany
October 16, 2012 – 8:06 am | No Comment
Poisonous Cloud Sparks Mass Evacuation After Kraft Foods Leak in Germany

Seven hundred firefighters are struggling to extinguish a blaze at a German Kraft Foods factory, hours after a chemical leak triggered a mass evacuation. One thousand eight hundred people were removed from the area.
The incident happened in the small …