European scientists say they have discovered the problem behind the declining honeybee population, and pesticides seem to be the culprit. The study by the journal Ecology Letters states that “extended periods of stress” can cause the failure of a bee ...
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School Tells Parents Sack Lunches Not Allowed, Kids Must Eat What’s Served
Parents must have a doctor’s note to send a packed lunch with their children to at least one Virginia preschool – a policy that critics say infringes on parental rights and leads to children eating more unhealthy processed food. The ...
Read More »Labels Causing Americans To Toss 40 Percent Of Edible Food
Food labels may be to blame for billions of dollars in wasted food in the United States annually. Nearly 40 percent of food purchased at the grocery stores never makes it into the cook pot. Most of the entirely safe ...
Read More »Don’t Be Fooled: ‘All-Natural’ Soda Isn’t All-Natural
There’s no denying that diet drinks made with dangerous artificial sweeteners are just plain bad for you. With the laundry list of added chemicals and potentially toxic side effects from the ever-popular aspartame, many health-conscious consumers scour supermarket shelves for ...
Read More »9 Tricks To Avoid Processed Food
Processed foods, or convenience foods, are foods that have been changed in some way, shape, or form to make them easier and cheaper to eat. In order to make these changes, most of these convenience foods have been highly processed ...
Read More »Horse Meat Labeled As Beef In Supermarkets
The food industry might be even more corrupt and unreliable than many think. Three different British supermarket chains have been caught selling horse meat to consumers as “beef” in recent months. The horse meat scandal involves three of Britain’s largest ...
Read More »Do You Know What’s Really In Your Store-Bought Chicken
Chicken has been hailed as the ideal source for dietary protein because of its comparatively low fat content. When other meat sources like beef and pork got pushed off our dinner plates labeled as red meat, the demand for chicken ...
Read More »What’s In Your Chicken Nugget?
As it turns out, chicken nuggets may be short an essential ingredient: chicken. Researchers from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson performed an “autopsy” of two chicken nuggets taken from boxes ordered at two national fast food chains ...
Read More »Farmer With GMO Alfalfa Claims USDA Is Protecting Monsanto
A Washington state farmer who found unwanted genetically modified alfalfa on his land is speaking out, saying he wants to protect other farmers. Joseph Peila, previously unidentified, is the man whose story previously was referenced in an Off The Grid ...
Read More »Is GMO Orange Juice Coming To Your Store?
The prospect of getting a daily shot of GMO foods in the morning with a glass of “all natural” orange juice may not be something you are looking forward to. Nevertheless, it is closer to reality than you may expect ...
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