Why One Third of All Food Produced in the World is Wasted
A report compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and released last September by the United Nations estimates that about 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted around the world every year - that's about one third of all of the food produced wordwide ending up in landfills. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), "the impact of...
BPA Exposure May Be Higher Than You Think
If you avoid plastic bottles and soup cans like the plague in an effort to reduce your BPA exposure, you may want to think twice before you snatch your cash register receipt. A recent study has once and for all answered the question of whether or not BPA exposure stemmed from more than just eating and drinking from chemical-laden bottles...
The “Holiday Hangover” and 4 Other Strange Ways Sugar Impacts Your Body
How many candy eggs or chocolate bunnies did you consume yesterday? Perhaps you had one too many - as most people do. Maybe it was your intention to stop at the ear, but you went ahead and ate the whole bunny!! Humans have always had a love affair of sorts with sugar. About 10,000 years ago, the closest thing to...
Hawaii Bans Plastic Bags to Encourage a Greener Shopping Experience
Paving the way for a greener nation, Hawaii is now the first US state with a nearly thorough ban of plastic bags at retail checkout counters. Reducing or banning the use of plastic grocery bags is an initiative that several US cities, as well as a number of nations, have embraced, in an effort to reduce their dangerous toll...
How to Purify Water with Fruit
The demand for water filtering devices has been on the increase with many people giving up their bottled water habit after finding it’s really no healthier than tap water in addition to producing up to 1.5 million tons of plastic waste per year. Of course, water filtering equipment is pricey, and what happens if an emergency situation arises and...
Do Positive Affirmations Really Help?
You’ve probably heard a lot about positive affirmations and perhaps have wondered if they really work or if it’s all just new age mumbo jumbo. Positive affirmations are said to be useful for bringing about all types of change, including everything from weight loss to making money and increasing self-esteem. For example, someone who is suffering from low self-esteem...
Roundup Over-the-Top Toxic: What We Don’t Know
Roundup is one of the most commonly used herbicides in the United States. In 2010 alone, nearly 92,000 tons were applied to corn and soy crops alone. The use of this chemical compound is so ubiquitous that Monsanto developed a "Roundup Ready" strain of genetically modified crops, engineered to withstand - you guessed it - increased doses of Roundup. Due...
5 Health Benefits of Red Bush Tea
Red bush tea, also known as rooibos tea, which literally means red bush, is an herb that grows from a small shrub which only thrives in a region near Cape Town, South Africa. Its health benefits have been valued in South Africa for centuries, but this sweet-tasting, healing tea is becoming increasing popular throughout the world. Packed with powerful antioxidants Red...
The 6 Pillars of Great Health
To build a strong and sturdy home, you must consider your foundation. Obviously the strength and durability of a home is directly related to the strength and durability of its foundation. Human health is not much different. The pillars that build and maintain health are an integral part of our overall physical and mental wellbeing, not to mention our...
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit Against General Mills
According to a report by Food Navigator USA, a judge has recently ordered that the class action lawsuit against General Mills (Rojas v. General Mills) will continue. The lawsuit pertains to the company using the term "100 percent natural" to describe their Nature Valley products, which are alleged to contain synthetic ingredients, as well as GMOs. The lawsuit was filed in...
