Ever heard of the 250,000 cotton farmers in central India who took their own lives after being manipulated by promises made by Monsanto? Monsanto claimed to be able to put an end to famine and promised unheard of riches and crop prosperity if the farmers would switch from their conventional farming methods to the use […]
Inflammation. We’ve all dealt with it in some form or another, whether it’s a stiff joint, a fever, or an infected wound. But for some people, inflammation causes much more serious damage. Diseases like arthritis wreak havoc with the joints, causing enormous amounts of pain and suffering. When infections get out of control, inflammation can […]
What’s the “Agent Orange curse?” True story: As veterans of the Vietnam war die off from cancer and other diseases and disorders they got from the incredibly toxic defoliant Agent Orange, the nightmare is not over, because research is revealing their children and grandchildren, who were never exposed to the pesticide, have birth defects that […]
In 1956, a major cooking oil company published a series of magazine advertisements claiming that “fried foods become light foods” when vegetable oil is used in place of butter or lard. The clear message to health-savvy homemakers was that vegetable oil was a low-calorie solution to the more traditional fats they were cooking with. Millions […]
Appeals court decision makes it harder to protect trees from devastating citrus disease Florida’s citrus harvest has plummeted 60 percent from ten years ago, because of citrus greening disease, a bacterial infection that causes trees to produce stunted fruit and eventually die. The disease has also been found in one Los Angeles area orchard, potentially […]
In a first for a major restaurant chain, Chipotle Mexican Grill on Monday began preparing only food that is free of genetically engineered ingredients. “This is another step toward the visions we have of changing the way people think about and eat fast food,” said Steve Ells, founder and co-chief executive of Chipotle. “Just because […]
Part 2: Unintended GMO Health Risks “If manufacturers are so sure there is nothing wrong with genetically modified foods, pesticides and cloned meats, they should have no problems labeling them as such. “After all, cancer will kill one in every two men and one in every three women now alive,” reports Samuel Epstein, chairman of […]
There is a lot of controversy in nutrition. Sometimes it seems like people can’t agree on anything at all. But there are a few exceptions to this… some nutrition facts that aren’t controversial. Here are 11 universal truths in nutrition that people actually agree on.
The future of wheat is certain, and it’s toxic. There are as many health risks associated with the consumption of wheat as there are nutritional benefits claimed by the wheat industry. Why is there such a strong emphasis on the development of wheat products all over the world when there are so many adverse and […]
Major study questions decades of dietary advice ∑ Guidelines urging people to avoid fat to stave off heart disease ‘are wrong’ ∑ There is no evidence of a link between saturated fat and heart disease ∑ Healthy polyunsaturated fats also do not reduce heart disease risk ∑ A dairy fat ‘significantly reduces’ heart disease risk […]
Is canola oil a dream come true or a deadly poison? And why has canola captured so large a share of the oils used in processed foods? Canola oil has a number of undesirable health effects when used as the main source of dietary fats, although these side effects can be offset by the intake […]
Amongst Dr. Kelley’s greatest concerns, were the dietary habits of Americans, and in fact, people in general, which lead to a variety of dis-ease, as he liked to call it. What follows was originally offered on this site, in March of 2001, and too few have heeded the warnings of its author. (Ed.) Before you […]