Really?! – You Will Eat Two Recycling Bins of Plastic in Your Lifetime by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola Tiny bits of plastic about the size of a sesame seed or smaller are everywhere. News headlines often show intact plastic bags, rings and bottles as the primary threats to the environment — and these are indeed harmful to marine life and more — but the smaller, more insidious plastic bits may be even more harmful. These microplastics, as they’re known, are smaller than 5 millimeters (mm), and found in a number…
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Processed Foods Highly Correlated With Obesity Epidemic In The US
Processed Foods Highly Correlated With Obesity Epidemic In The US from Natural Blaze As food consumed in the U.S. becomes more and more processed, obesity may become more prevalent. Through reviewing overall trends in food, George Washington University (GW) researcher Leigh A. Frame, PhD, MHS, concluded that detailed recommendations to improve diet quality and overall nutrition are needed for consumers, who are prioritizing food that is cheaper and more convenient, but also highly processed. Her conclusions are published in a review article in Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology. “When comparing the…
READ MOREShocking: 5 food ingredients you may be UNAWARE cause uncontrollable weight gain
Shocking: 5 food ingredients you may be UNAWARE cause uncontrollable weight gain by: S.D. Wells for Natural News Whether or not your New Year’s resolution is to lose weight, one thing is for sure, if you eat all the wrong “food stuff,” it may not matter how often or how hard you work out, because you could be in for a rude awakening. One third of all Americans are considered overweight or “fat,” and at least half of those people who “carry extra luggage” are also considered obese. At least one hundred million Americans are…
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What Makes Most Foods so Dangerous Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola – Medically reviewed by Dr. Thomas Cowan for Mercola The fact that there are serious issues in our food supply is no longer a secret. Evidence not only reveals toxicity levels in food are rising but also that conventional agriculture has become a leading cause of environmental pollution and destruction. Toxicity in food comes from several sources. Some toxins are accumulated during the growth phase, others are added during harvesting and processing, and yet others are introduced when the ingredients are manufactured into…
READ MOREGMOs are killing us: Facts you probably don’t know
GMOs are killing us: Facts you probably don’t know by: Isabelle Z. for Natural News GNN Note – Over the past two years we have managed to make the shift from conventional foods to approximately 95%+ of everything we eat or drink to organic and/or NonGMO. The most profound difference can be seen in my wife. The way she sees things today is far different than just a few short months ago. She is much more loving, much more outgoing, much more spontaneous. These are simple, surface, items. The real change…
READ MOREOutlawed bread chemicals in Europe are somehow considered perfectly safe by FDA in the USA
Outlawed bread chemicals in Europe are somehow considered perfectly safe by FDA in the USA by: S.D. Wells for Natural News Would you eat something from a container labeled “Explosives” or “Petroleum Products” or “Pesticides?” We didn’t think so, but you do, and probably daily, if you live in the United States and eat non-organic bread. You might as well be digging into one of those bio-hazard containers when you open that bread bag and grab a few slices, or get that conventional burger, hot dog, bagel, pizza, chicken sandwich, quesadilla,…
READ MOREShocking News About Beans, Peas and Potatoes
Shocking News About Beans, Peas and Potatoes by Dr. Joseph Mercola for Mercola GNN Note – I love that we are awakening people, by the millions, to the evils that is Monsanto, now Bayer. Monsanto, now Bayer, is one of the most evil companies to ever exist. They are directly responsible for, knowingly, maiming and killing millions upon millions of people. They developed Agent Orange (look it up) and Round-Up which may be the single most toxic product to ever be allowed to come to market. Be sure that read the…
READ MOREThe Paradox of Ultraprocessed Foods
The Paradox of Ultraprocessed Foods from Mercola If your diet isn’t made up of fresh, whole foods, you’re doing it wrong. Not surprisingly, a recent studyfound that ultraprocessed foods cause weight gain. People who eat a lot processed food consume more calories (and sugar) compared to those who eat a fresh, whole food diet, which ultimately leads to weight gain. The study included 10 men and 10 women who lived at the NIH’s Clinical Center in in Bethesda, Maryland, for 28 days. Their meals were provided by investigators with the National…
READ MOREDon’t want antibiotics sprayed on your citrus? Sorry – it’s about to expand, big-time
Don’t want antibiotics sprayed on your citrus? Sorry – it’s about to expand, big-time by Erin Elizabeth for Health Nut News The current administration has given the go-ahead for agricultural operations to spray streptomycin and oxytetracycline, antibiotics often used on people, on nearly a half-million acres of Florida citrus. And many scientists are warning this could increase the problem of antibiotic resistance in people and the environment. (The European Union and Brazil have banned the use of oxytetracycline and streptomycin for use as a pesticide on agricultural plants.) “Agricultural operations plan to use…
READ MOREStrawberries, spinach top new ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of pesticide-contaminated produce
Strawberries, spinach top new ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of pesticide-contaminated produce by Erin Elizabeth for Health Nut News GNN Note – This is one of the best pieces of information for those looking to “clean up” their diet. Organic produce is approximately 30% higher than conventional (poisoned) produce and the Clean 15! sure help in cutting some of the cost and help us to avoid the Dirty Dozen. With strawberries at the top of the list for a number of years I gave up strawberries altogether a few years ago. It’s like…
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