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Grieving Over the Holidays: We Feel Your Pain
The Holidays can be a magical time of delightful squeals of glee from ecstatic children and warm hugs with long-time friends and distant family members. It can be a time of connection, gratitude, and laughter.
Food Dyes, Pesticides, Toxins, and Our Meeting with the FDA
By now you have likely heard that the FDA has banned Red Food Dye 3, which will take effect in 2 years in food and 3 years in ingested drugs. This is a great step in the right direction but it does beg the question: what about the other 41 synthetic dyes found in food and ingested drugs such as Red
Toxic Metals in Chocolate, Many Surprising Sources and What You Can Do
Recently a new study showed a disturbingly high percentage of chocolates were positive for heavy metals. The research, led by scientists at George Washington University and published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed Frontiers in Nutrition, examined over 70 dark chocolate products from retailers such
States Step Up To Block Lab Grown ‘Meats’ From Their Food Supply
Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law to ban cell-cultivated or “lab-grown” meat from the Sunshine State.
It Takes a Village: Human Milk Sharing Answers the Formula Vs. Breast Milk Dilemma
“Fed is Best” may be the biggest lie in all Big Formula marketing – of which there are many. Formula companies spend billions on promotion and much of their efforts target mothers and medical professionals in hospitals, urging supplementation of formula in the first few days after birth, based on t
The Tug of War Between Traditional Farming & Corporate-Produced Food: Part Two
The Food Freedom Movement A promising leap toward more food sovereignty in the US has been the deregulation of local food production and sales at the state level. Several states have passed bills to legalize or expand raw milk distribution, “cottage food” sales, and on-farm slaughter — regulations
The Tug of War Between Traditional Farming & Corporate-Produced Food: Part One
Moms Across America previously reported on a global land-grab involving using carbon and nitrogen regulations as the impetus to cull herds of livestock. The result of these regulations, in the name of climate change, would put thousands of multi-generational family farms out of business and reduce
Letter from our Director, Zen Honeycutt
As February winds and bitter cold segway into hints of March weather, a few hours of warmth a day coax the sprouting of daffodils on our farm. Spring is soon on its way and I am itching to plant more seeds.
Glyphosate Exposure During Pregnancy Raises Child’s Risk of Poor Brain Function
By Beyond Pesticides A study published in Environmental Research finds an association between adverse neurodevelopment (brain function and development) among infants and exposure to the herbicide glyphosate during pregnancy (gestational). Editor’s Note: Yet another study confirming the criticali
The Truth About Synthetic Milk: What’s Inside That Has Never Been Consumed or Safety Tested
The great American — and global reaching — experiment with lab-created “food” continues to expand with the introduction of fake milk products currently used by more than a dozen food brands distributed by major retailers across the country. But recent testing by the Health Research Institute (HRI)
FDA Slow Ban on Supplements
From Alliance for Natural Health The agency recently made a big announcement about a regulation that could eliminate 41,700 products from the market. We need to keep up the pressure to protect access.
The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food
Reposted from Consumer Reports - Lauren F. Friedman Consumer Reports (CR) tested popular fast foods and supermarket staples for bisphenols and phthalates, which can be harmful to your health.
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