May 2012
104 posts
Banned! Los Angeles Nation’s Largest City to...
The highly anticipated decision by the city of Los Angeles on whether or not to ban the single use plastic bag from retail stores and restaurants was announced last Wednesday, with an overwhelming 13 to 1 vote in favor of the ban, making Los Angeles the nation’s largest city to prohibit plastic bags and the state’s 48th city overall, joining San Francisco, San Jose and Long Beach....
Microbes and Weight: Do Gut Bacteria Influence How...
Did you know that you’re an ecosystem? Our bodies are host to trillions of microbes, with bacterial cells outnumbering our own 10 to 1. The highest concentration of bacteria is in the colon and small intestine, where food is broken down into energy and nutrients we can use. The bacteria passed on from our parents, plus external factors like diet, hygiene and antibiotic use, give us each a...
Poultry Industry Trying to Take Inspection Into...
A proposed rule that would give the poultry industry the authority to inspect its own birds at record speed for safety and health issues during slaughter is receiving major backlash from industry watchdog group, the Center for Food Safety. http://dlvr.it/1d1zF5
Nix 3 Common Cleaners In Favor of Nature's...
There’s nothing better than a freshly cleaned home. The smell of, well, nothing, is absolutely outstanding! But don’t let that lovely, sparkling clean come at a totally-not-worth-it price. Conventional household cleaning products (as you probably already know) can harm our delicate bodies (think chlorine – it can irritate lungs, and respiratory systems). Moreover, many cleaning products harm...
Is Your Home a VOC-Haven? 9 Ways to Avoid These...
Your sofa may slowly be poisoning you, your wallpaper could be making you cough, and your carpet might be the source of your sniffles. VOCs, or volatile organic compounds, are polluting your indoor air quality, and it is likely that you have never even noticed, or known exactly what is going on in the air space inside your home.
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The Sunscreen It List: 21 Safe Brands to Pick From
When it comes to summer sun, you know you should stick on a hat and cover your delicate skin as much as possible. Outdoor activities, fun in the water and the longing for a killer tan tend to hinder your good beauty intentions somewhat. One area where you don’t skimp, though, is on sunscreen. Hopefully.
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9-Year-Old Blogger Making Changes In School...
Kids today. Don’t underestimate the power of our internet tools when wielded by the hands of children. A nine-year old Scottish girl has created quite a buzz with her blog, NeverSeconds. http://dlvr.it/1chBN4
Judge’s Ruling on POM Wonderful’s Bold Claims...
Pom Wonderful’s bold ads for its pomegranate juice and supplement products are not legitimate treatment options for preventing or reducing the risk of serious health conditions including heart disease, cancer and even erectile dysfunction, ruled the courts last week. http://dlvr.it/1cYZjp
Do It The Old-Fashioned Way: A Real Strawberry...
It wasn’t until my 20s that I was first introduced to authentic strawberry shortcak. No pound cake, no fake whipped “topping,” no saccharine strawberry syrup. Instead, old-fashioned strawberry shortcake is made of crumbly, buttery biscuits, fresh whipped cream and whole strawberries. The real deal, needless to say, is a world apart from the stuff most of us had as a kid. Here’s my personal...
Beyond Kale: The 9 Best Green Foods to Eat
My grandfather enjoyed scoffing at my dinner plate and earnestly telling me that he simply would _not _eat anything that was green, save a juicy honeydew melon at the peak of summer. Nevertheless, we both agreed to just agree that the other person was completely insane, and left it at that. I watched him eat his steak and potatoes as if it were his patriotic duty, and he not-so-quietly left me...
Challenge Your Foodprint: 4 Ways to Reduce Food...
Many people think food waste is the safest thing to throw in the garbage. It all rots, right? Wrong! For food waste to compost properly, it needs light and air—of which there is very little in a landfill. So just like those plastic gee-gaws you can’t recycle, it’s going to sit there for a long, long time. Follow these four easy steps to reduce your food waste.
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Half A Million Salmon Quarantined in Vancouver
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I Grow Kale...A Love Story
Often I wonder why it is that certain foods rise to popularity while others linger in utter obscurity. Certainly processed food marketing prowess is an obvious perpetrator when it comes to building excitement for foodstuffs destined for heat lamps, microwaves and all sorts of strange packaging, but what about when it comes to those unlabeled, unpackaged fruits and vegetables? Why is it...
6 Ways to Connect to Your Inner Dancer
There is no more perfect exercise than to dance. The act of dancing can be the ideal combination of aerobic exertion, mental transcendence and social connection. Humans have been bouncing to drum beats around campfires for hundreds of thousands of years, and it has only been in recent centuries that we have taken dancing out of our lives. If you have relegated dancing to the realm of children...
Super Creamy Raw Tahini Hummus Recipe
Hummus has been a staple throughout Mediterranean cultures for millennia. Light, creamy and full of flavor, this raw hummus recipe omits the chickpeas and focuses instead on the nutty and super rich flavor of the sesame seed tahini. It is perfect as a dip or spread, or as a dressing for making tangy, ranchy-flavored dehydrated kale chips.
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5 Ways to Eat for a Healthier Planet
There’s no two ways about it: what you eat impacts the environment in a big way, especially when you eat meat and dairy. That also means that a few small, totally doable diet swaps (we’re not saying you have to go vegan!) can also help protect the environment, big time.
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Organic Authority Nominated for "Best Blog" By...
Organic Authority is thrilled, honored and absolutely gushing to announce that we’ve been nominated for “Best Blog” in the first annual ALIVE health and environmental award!
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3 Great Garden Tools to Build a Luscious Organic...
In order to do any high quality, top-notch, one-of-a-kind (we could go on) work, a person needs the right tools! This rings especially true when researching and assembling tools to build an organic garden. If you’re building a new, sustainable garden from scratch, or just looking to add some snazzy new implements to your gardener’s box, do consider the following gardening tools.
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Want to Live Longer? Cook at Home, Says New Study
New research published in the recent issue of the journal Public Health Nutrition found significant health benefits could exist for people who prepare home-cooked meals at least five times per week, pointing to a noteworthy connection between not just what we eat, but whether or not we’re actively participating in the process. http://dlvr.it/1bs7r6
2 NY Dairy Farmers On Their Delicious, Local...
We’re continuing our stroll through local cheesemakers of America, but we’re not quite ready to leave New York State yet! Last week, we discovered New York goat cheese, but goats are not the only animals supplying high-quality milk to cheesemakers in the Empire State: today, we’re talking about cows.
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