Posted February 14, 2020
About a year ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made it official: Consumers can no longer buy paint removers containing methylene chloride, a chemical linked to cancer, cognitive impairment and other health issues. (In a controversial move, the agency stopped short of banning the chemical for commercial/industrial use). Read more.
Get Informed on Issues Related to Foods
Is Your Food Grown on Sewage?
Posted February 14, 2020
If you’ve never heard of sewage sludge — a term often used interchangeably with biosolids — you’re in for a surprise, as this waste product, which is every bit as unappealing as it sounds, is applied to farmland, gardens, schoolyards, lawns and more across the U.S. The food you eat may very well have come from land treated with sewage sludge, which could have implications for human health and the environment. Read more.
Save the Planet — by Destroying Farming?
Posted January 17, 2020
George Monbiot is a journalist and author specializing in environmental issues. His work is read all over the world. You could be forgiven for thinking that he might be on the side of agroecological farming. But increasingly he isn’t. And if there was ever any doubt of this, Monbiot’s performance at the UK’s prestigious Oxford Real Farming Conference, following the debut of his TV documentary, “Apocalypse Cow,” was enough to remove any last shred of that doubt. Read more.
Making CAFOs a Thing of the Past
Posted January 17, 2020
A new bill seeks to change the way animals are raised in the US. It needs our support. Action Alert!
The Farm System Reform Act addresses a number of concerns we at ANH-USA have been writing about for years. The meat industry in the United States is dominated by a few large companies that demand animals be confined in close quarters and raised in squalid conditions. This bill would halt the dominance of CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operation) over the meat industry in the US. It would also return transparency to meat labeling. Read more.
8 Ways to Avoid Urinary Tract Infections Naturally
Posted January 17, 2020
No doubt, urinary tract infections are unpleasant, painful and (sadly) too common for many people. As a general rule, the chances of developing a urinary tract infection (UTI) are higher among females with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimating that up to 60 percent of all women will experience a UTI at some point in their lives. Read more.
76 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Noni
Posted January 17, 2020
Noni, a fruit grown from the Morinda citrifolia tree and a member of the coffee family, is a tropical fruit native to the Pacific Islands. Noni has been used for thousands of years as a natural healing remedy.[i] In recent years, however, noni’s extract and juices have been proven to lower blood pressure, improve immunity, speed wound healing and increase physical endurance, among other health benefits. Read more.
Genetically Engineered Salmon: An Update on How they are Growing in Albany
Posted January 16, 2020
The first batch of genetically engineered salmon eggs that arrived here in May/June has made it from the hatchery into nursery tanks the size of backyard swimming pools and then into grow-out tanks that hold up to 70,000 gallons of water apiece. Read more.
Super Herb: Ten Reasons to Use Curcumin
Posted January 16, 2020
While the GreenMedInfo.health database contains evidence for the potential therapeutic use of curcumin in over 700 conditions, these ten are some of the most compelling applications. Read more.
Paucity of Testing Ensures Olive Oil Adulteration Continues to Plague Market, BAPP Bulletin says
Posted January 14, 2020
The Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program has released a bulletin on olive oil adulteration that shows that the issue, though widely acknowledged, continues to plague the market. Read more.
Documentary: High Mowing Organic Seeds for a New Food System
Posted January 14, 2020
Tom Stearns, who has both an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to get back to the roots of where his food comes from, started saving seeds when he was 18 years old. The drive to connect to the source of his sustenance in the most direct way possible led him to begin exploring how to grow seeds. Read more.
