Thursday, 04 April 2013 00:00
Today’s Smorgasbord of Ag Chemicals Poses Special Risks to Children’s Health
It can no longer be denied that environmental chemicals are having a significant impact on human health, and that impact even starts while you’re still in the womb.
New research has revealed that exposure while in the womb to DDT, a pesticide banned in 1972 after close to 30 years of use, increases women’s risk of high blood pressure decades later.
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Toxins
Friday, 29 March 2013 00:00
The great bee-trayal: UK and Germany put profits above pollination
Spare a thought for European bees: they’re up against bureaucrats and politicians, and at the moment, they’re losing.
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News
Saturday, 15 September 2012 01:00
Forgotten Cotton Victims -Cotton kills - the ‘dirty’ crop which claims the lives of pickers in the developing world
Cotton conjures up such positive mental images: the softness of cotton wool on the face and the cool feel of cotton against the skin.
Unfortunately the realities of cotton production are very different and making a small change to both shopping habits and beauty routine can benefit the user, the environment and the people who pick and process cotton into the products we use every day.
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News
Thursday, 28 June 2012 00:00
Which Fruits and Veggies Have the Most Pesticides?
By Dr. Mercola
There’s no question that consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables is connected with countless health benefits, from keeping your weight under control to cutting your risk of heart disease and metabolic disorders to preventing cancer. But toxic pesticide residues can eat away at all those health benefits.
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Health
Tuesday, 03 April 2012 14:48
The "Massive Con" Causing a Suicide Every 30 Minutes
By Dr. Mercola
It's been called the "largest wave of recorded suicides in human historyi."
Indian farmers have been robbed of their livelihoods, causing them to take their own lives in despair.
Over the past 16 years, it is estimated that more than a quarter of a million Indian farmers have committed suicide.
Who is responsible for this tragedy?
The most obvious culprits are global corporations like Monsanto, Cargill and Syngenta and the genetically engineered seed they have forced upon farmers worldwide.
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News
Saturday, 31 December 2011 14:01
EPA to Bar Fluoride-Based Pesticide
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed to grant three environmental groups’ petition to end the use of sulfuryl fluoride, an insecticide and food fumigant manufactured by Dow AgroSciences.
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Toxins
Saturday, 31 December 2011 13:59
Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Linked to Diminished IQ
Some Popular Fruits and Vegetables Contain Highest Levels
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Health
Sunday, 05 July 2009 20:57
What’s been sprayed on YOUR food?
Most of us know that non-organic food is not good for us and do eat Organic as much as possible. I know quite a few people that don’t eat it though and I wonder if they really know what they are doing to themselves long term.
Organic food does cost more and this is a problem
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Health
