Author: Lindsay Oberst
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Six better reasons not to eat pork
By Michele Simons • Originally published on Aljazeera America The risk of cancer from processed meat may be small, but that doesn’t let bacon lovers off the hook The media love a good food scare. So when the World Health Organization recently announced a scientific review of 800 studies that showed an increased cancer risk…
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Clearing the Air About Factory Farming and Ag-Gag Laws
By Paul Shapiro What do our nation’s farms and chemical manufacturing labs have in common? Well, for some pig factory farms in America, more than you might expect. Pigs poop—a lot. And when you concentrate huge numbers of pigs inside one building, you get a huge amount of poop. Yet collecting so much of that waste…
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Why All Diabetics Should Know About Turmeric
By Sayer Ji • Originally published on GreenMedInfo.com Many diabetics already know about the benefits of a low-glycemic diet, but why haven’t they heard about turmeric, one of the world’s most extensively researched anti-diabetic plants? A recent literature review published in the International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism titled, “Anti-Hyperglycemic Effect and Insulin Sensitizing Effects of…
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Taco Bell Serves Up the Quickest Cage-Free Eggs Timeline Yet
By Wayne Pacelle • Originally posted on The Humane Society of the United States Blog Taco Bell—with over 6,000 locations serving more than 40 million people each week—has announced that it is switching 100 percent of its eggs to cage-free by the end of 2016. This is the fastest timeline adopted by any major food company, and…
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Revolutionary Recipe: Massaged Kale Salad
Recipe by Plant-Based Katie Mae Editor’s note: This plant-based recipe for an easy, healthy, and tasty salad is a great one to have on hand. If you think kale is to too tough for a salad, you haven’t tried massaging it — it makes all the difference. Enjoy.
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Redefining Good Food at the Nation’s Largest Casual Restaurant Company
By Kari Hamerschlag, Friends of the Earth In these busy times, we spend nearly half our food budgets eating out. This means that big restaurant chains have an enormous influence on what we eat and how food is produced – and a lot of power to move our food system in a better direction. Unfortunately,…
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Which are Better: Oils or Lotions?
by Abby Stoecker, Licensed Esthetician When standing at the skincare aisle of your local market, it’s no doubt that you’re probably vortexed by the plethora of moisturizing options. After browsing through pretty labels and maybe a little sampling, you either end up with an oil or lotion in your cart. What’s the difference between the two?…
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Top 10 Toxic Skin Care Ingredients (Avoid Putting on Your Skin at All Costs)
By Annmarie Gianni You’ve probably heard about all the hidden chemicals and health risks surrounding so many of the beauty and skin care products on the market, but what exactly are they and will you ever be able to put on your lotion or eye cream again in peace — without wondering if you’re poisoning…
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Sneak Peak: Granny Smith Apple Pie Smoothie from Kris Carr
Our friend, Food Revolution Summit speaker and NY Times best-selling author Kris Carr, has just published her gorgeous new book, Crazy Sexy Juice. In this recipe-packed book, she teaches you everything you need to know about fresh and healthy juices and smoothies and creamy, indulgent nut and seed milks. Find out all about it and…
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Sneak Peak: How to Make Brazil Nut Milk from Kris Carr
“No matter what stage of life we’re in, we all want to feel awesome. We want to meet our full potential as we sail through our days with balance and ease. But many of us just don’t know how to get there.” — Kris Carr In Kris Carr’s new book, Crazy Sexy Juice, she teaches…
