Many Americans are heeding the call to go green, but for those still resisting the main reason is often the exorbitant cost. While trading in that gas-guzzler for a Tesla and installing solar panels on your roof are still idealistic luxuries, there are several affordable changes you can make to your lifestyle today to reap [...]
Ok, so maybe “cure-it-all” is stretching it a bit, but did you know that honey is not only a fantastic food that tastes great but is also a natural healer? If you have honey in your pantry, you already have one of nature’s best medicines. Honey has healing properties that are antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antiseptic, [...]
And we wonder why GMO foods and seeds are becoming the de facto standards on farms across the United States… On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto in the Bowman v. Monsanto case, filed against 75 year old farmer Vernon Bowman from Indiana. Monsanto sued over supposed violations of a patent [...]
Q: I heard that a number of beer brewing companies have banded together to support the Clean Water Act. Can you enlighten? In April 2013 the non-profit Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) brought together two dozen nationally respected craft beer brewers to launch the Brewers for Clean Water Campaign, which aims to leverage the economic [...]
Up in Montpelier, Vermont, a move to label food with genetically modified organisms is afoot, as the Vermont House has voted yes on legislation to do just that. Vermont is widely known as a place full of citizens concerned about the health of the planet, real foods, and healthy living. Thankfully, they have political representatives [...]
Recently, President Obama signed the so-called “Monsanto Protection Act,” which will provide immunity to companies producing and selling genetically modified foods in the US. But in doing so, who is now protecting the rest of us from eating these frankenfoods for the rest of eternity? Spending bill H.R. 933, which included this Section 735 biotech [...]
Q: I’ve read conflicting reports about the dangers of nonstick cookware. I have a set of older non-stick pans and am not sure if I need to replace them. Are they harmful to use, particularly if they have a few scratches? Non-stick cookware has been around since 1960s when the first Teflon-coated “Happy Pan” appeared [...]
