When Economy Slows, Empty Caloric Intake Soars
A study conducted this year by the Association for Psychological Science revealed that in tough economic times, people will reach for high-calorie foods as...
Gatorade Pulls Plug on Toxic Ingredient
Last Friday, PepsiCo. announced that they will no longer be using brominated vegetable oil, also known as BVO, in the manufacturing process for the...
Study Finds Americans Poorest in Health Compared to Other Rich Nations
In a study conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University, it was found that Americans have higher rates of disease and chronic injury compared to other...
The Flu Shot Controversy: Know Your Facts First
This season the flu came early and in some states it’s hitting harder than it has in the past. Only 32% of Americans received...
Parents: Inspire Safe Drivers, Not a Teenage Wasteland
When The Who performed "Baba O'Riley" during Madison Square Garden's Sandy Relief concert, at least Pete Townshend looked his age. But when Roger Daltrey...
Is Your Milk Hormonal? Look For rBGH-free Dairy
If you are one of the millions of people who consume dairy products everyday, have you read your labels recently? You might be blindly...
USDA Relaxing More Rigorous School Lunch Requirements
In an effort to improve nutritional requirements for school lunch programs, the USDA changed standards for the 2012/2013 school year. Those improvements included reducing...
Study Finds 39% of Seafood is Mislabeled
Even if you are eating fish on a regular basis, trying to eat healthily and get those good omega-3 fats into your system, a...
Toxic Mold and Toxic Chemicals Post Risk in Wake of Sandy
For families faced with drastic cleanup efforts after Hurricane Sandy, it may seem like the problems continue to mount. In addition to the loss...
Are Your Christmas Clothes Full of Toxins?
From Red Adair, the Texan who extinguished oil-well fires (think of John Wayne in the 1968 movie "Hellfighters") to the first responders on 9/11,...
