Posted June 26, 2013
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND, formerly the American Dietetic Association) has collaborated on a Medicare bill that will ensure that Registered Dietitians receive Medicare reimbursement for weight loss counseling. This bill excludes most other nutrition professionals, including many nutritionists and health coaches, limiting consumers’ options. Read more and TAKE ACTION to ask your representative to amend the bill to expand Medicare reimbursement to all qualified nutrition professionals!e.
Archives for June 2013
Top Heart-Smart Foods for Cleaning Arteries, Supporting Healthy Circulation and Building Cardio
Posted June 26, 2013
Specific foods in each food group are known for cleaning arteries, promoting a healthy circulatory system, preventing heart disease, and reducing blood pressure. Read more.
Mandatory Labeling For GE Salmon Overcomes Major Hurdle
Posted June 24th, 2013.
The Center for Food Safety applauds the passage of a bipartisan amendment offered by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to the FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations bill that would require the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) salmon. Read more.
5 Amazing Health Benefits of Sunlight
Posted June 24th, 2013.
Sunlight is well-known to provide us with vitamin D, but did you know that it kills pain, keeps us alert at night, burns fat and more? Read more.
Over 25,000 Bumble Bees Found Dead in a Target Parking Lot
Posted June 24th, 2013.
As one of the largest documented bee dieoffs in North America, the cause of the deaths likely involves acute pesticide poisoning or a poisonous species of European linden tree. Read more.
Girl Guide Wants Her Cookies to Be GMO Free
Posted June 24th, 2013.
Nine-year-old Maya, who has been involved with Girl Guides since she was five, has started an online petition asking the group to stop using genetically modified ingredients in their famous cookies. Read more.
Study: 70 Percent of Americans on Prescription Drugs
Posted June 24th, 2013.
Researchers find that nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half receive at least two prescriptions. Read more.
5 Amazing Healing Honey Facts
Posted June 24th, 2013.
Honey, unlike almost everything else we consume in our diet, was intended solely to be a form of nourishment – albeit, for the bees. Read more.
Erich Pica: It’s Been A Bad Few Weeks For Big Biotech
Posted June 24th, 2013.
After decades of challenging Big Biotech’s disastrous attempts to redesign and control our food supply and genetic commons, I can gladly say this is the first time in a long while that this largely unregulated industry has been on the defensive on so many different fronts. Read more.
New Study Links over 7,000 Cancer Deaths to Cell Phone Tower Radiation Exposures
Posted June 24, 2013
Could exposure to radiation from cell phone towers really responsible for over 7,000 cancer deaths? According to research findings from Brazil, the facts speak for themselves. Read more.