Posted June 10, 2021
If Bill Gates has his way, the food in our future will little resemble what’s on our plates today. Gates and his agribusiness industry partners are proposing to transform our food and how it is produced. To the techno-food industrialists, hunger and climate change are problems to be solved with data and engineering. The core ingredients of their revolutionary plan: genetic engineering — and patenting — of everything from seeds and food animals, to microbes in the soil, to the processes we use to make food. Local food cultures and traditional diets could fade away as food production moves indoors to labs that cultivate fake meat and ultra-processed foods. Read more.
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Nature’s Most Powerful Pain Relievers
Posted June 10, 2021
More than 96% of all those over the age of 65 have used an NSAID for pain control within the last two weeks.[i] NSAIDs are known to have serious side effects such as gastrointestinal bleeding and ulcers as well as kidney failure and higher cardiovascular risks for strokes and heart attacks.[ii] In England, NSAIDs were associated with 30% of all hospital admissions for preventable adverse drug reactions. Read more.
The PERILS of PLOWING: Tillage, the Dust Bowl, and Storytelling
Posted June 2, 2021
Since the early 1900s, tillage has been a conflicting debate. The term tillage is defined as the agricultural preparation of soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human-powered tilling methods using hand tools include shoveling, picking, mattock work, hoeing, and raking. Read more.
Brush Up on Why Dental Health is a Must
Posted June 2, 2021
If twice-a-day brushing, daily flossing and regular trips to the dentist seem like a lot to swallow, it turns out that the benefits of having a healthy smile can go far beyond your mouth. While dentists have long advised that taking care of your teeth and gums can keep your smile healthy, now research reveals that good oral hygiene may also be good for your appearance, self-esteem, relationships, career, your body and even your mind! Read more.
Why Omega-3 Fatty Acids Are Essential for Good Health
Posted June 2, 2021
For far too long in our diet-obsessed culture, fats left a bad taste in our mouths. But the good news is that certain fats are now seen as more friend than foe, possessing many essential benefits for your body and your brain. The fats worthy of this fame are called omega-3 essential fatty acids. You’ll find that they’ve truly earned their name because along with being essential for good health, your body doesn’t produce them on its own and you have to get them from other sources. Read more.
Top 5 Nutrients Your Diet is Craving
Posted June 2, 2021
If you’re sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, you may have a nutritional deficiency and be starved for important nutrients. When your body is lacking major vitamins and minerals, it affects how you feel and function. Blame it on the American diet, which has shifted from healthy, homemade meals to processed convenience foods grabbed on-the go. Read more.
Quercetin: What It Is and Why You Need It
Posted June 2, 2021
Flavonoids are one of nature’s many therapeutic gifts. Widely found in fruits and vegetables, these phenolic substances have antioxidant properties that protect cells from free radical damage.[i] One of the most well-known and studied flavonoids is quercetin, a flavonol mostly found in onions, berries, citrus fruits, broccoli and grapes. Read more.
Give Bees A Chance: Go Organic!
Posted May 21, 2021
What began with the collapse of bee colonies has become a full-on insect apocalypse that scientists say is “tearing apart the tapestry of life”, devastating bird populations, impacting human health and threatening the future of foods that rely on pollinators. The U.S. agricultural landscape is now 48 times more toxic to bees than it was 25 years ago and crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries are already being reduced by a lack of pollinators. Why? Because of Bayer’s business model: genetically modified seeds soaked in bee-killing neonic insecticides. Read more.
We Should All Be Worried About the United Nations Food Systems Summit
Posted May 21, 2021
Later this year, the United Nations is set to hold a historic Food Systems Summit, recognizing the need for urgent action to disrupt business-as-usual practices in the food system. But far from serving as a meaningful avenue for much-needed change, the summit is shaping up to facilitate increased corporate capture of the food system. So much so, that peasant and indigenous-led organizations and civil society groups are organizing an independent counter-summit in order to have their voices heard. Read more.
Radioactive Waste is a Damaging Agrochemical Byproduct
Posted May 21, 2021
The fact that there are serious issues with the food supply is no longer a secret. There is evidence that toxicity levels in the food supply are rising, and that conventional agriculture has become a leading cause of environmental pollution and destruction. Yet, for change to happen, more people will need to vote with their pocketbook, seeking organically and regeneratively grown produce and pasture-raised, locally sourced meat. Read more.
