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Robert Redford Calls For Horse Slaughter Ban
Actor Robert Redford, a well-known environmentalist, has called for a federal horse slaughter ban in a letter written for the horse organization Equine Advocates, according to Food Safety News. In the letter, he speaks to the need to protect horses, an animal sacred to American history.“Horses played a vital role in our history, and we could never have settled this great land without ...
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Dioxins: The Facts about this Toxin in Tampons and Sanitary Pads
Feminine hygiene products are a fact of life for women. Most often, we use what our mothers used, rarely surveying the options, or the risks involved. But, as we discovered, there are risks. Conventional tampons and sanitary pads are bleached white using chlorine dioxide, which can be toxic. A woman will use as many as 17,000 tampons in her lifetime. Many are made out of a cotton and ...
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Vermont Passes GMO Labeling Bill
The Vermont House of Representatives passed a bill (H.112) that will require labeling of GMO foods sold in the state. The House voted 107 to 37 on May 10. This is the farthest any bill requiring labeling has made it through the legislative process in the U.S. Since the House voted on the bill on the last day of Vermont's legislative session, the Senate won't take it up until Janu...
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Banned in Europe: Controversial Food Practices Approved in U.S.
Unfortunately, food practices and safety regulations are not entirely universal. Different governing bodies may place different rules and regulations on the manufacturing of food products. According to a recent article on Mother Jones, the European Commission “voted to place a two-year moratorium on most uses of neonicotinoid pesticides, on the suspicion that they’re contributing to the gl...
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5 Stylish Organic Baby and Kids Clothing Brands
Just because you choose a natural lifestyle for your family, certainly doesn’t mean you want to forego a stylish lifestyle as well. In the past, dressing your family in organic clothing typically meant giving up the colorful and cute clothing that many parents and loved ones look forward to dressing their little ones in. That's because there weren’t many companies making naturally dye...
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Subway is Almost as Unhealthy as McDonald's
There is a perception that Subway offers healthier fare than its fast food counterparts like McDonald's. That is not necessarily the case, as a recent study shows. Researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) found that adolescents who bought Subway meals ate almost as many calories as they did at McDonald's.Published in the May 6 Journal of Adolescent...
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Dark Chocolate Can Enhance Your Mood
The health benefits of consuming dark chocolate are becoming more well known; and the antioxidant makeup in chocolate is a great way to justify indulging in your sweet tooth (on occassion, of course). Furthermore, there is evidence that dark chocolate can also lower your blood pressure and help keep heart disease at bay. There’s more good news on the way now too, as a new report indicates ...
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Top 10 Places Gluten May be Hiding in Your Gluten-Free Diet
Whether a celiac sufferer or just observing a gluten-free diet, there are many places where gluten can be hiding in plain sight.Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder which affects approximately 1 in 133 people in Canada. It occurs when the body is unable to break down and use a protein called gluten. When gluten cannot be used by the body it stays in the small intestine and begins ...
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"Healthy" Food Claims Continue to Deceive Consumers
When it comes to reading food labels, long gone are the days where calorie counting was the only thing to consider, as today, the myriad of questionable ingredients in many food products is becoming increasingly important to shoppers worldwide. However, as consumers become better at deconstructing and understanding these labels, the food manufacturers aren't exactly making it easy. ...
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13 Reasons to Eat Berries (Right Now!)
In the Northern Hemisphere, we're in full spring swing, counting down the days to summer. While curling toes into sandy beaches is pretty much the best way to spend summer days, there's another equally rewarding—if not healthier—way to enjoy the season, too: Eating berries.Berries of all kind are in season right now—blueberry, strawberry, blackberry, raspberry—and, as if you...
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