Author: Ocean Robbins
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[Infographic] The Comprehensive Guide to Composting
Created by Fix.com It is common knowledge compost is great for the health of your soil and plants, but have you ever stopped to consider the financial worth of the black gold you are mining, or the good you could be doing the planet by being more compost-aware? It is estimated one cubic yard of…
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The Daily Show takes on Monsanto
In this Daily Show special report, Jon Stewart and Aasif Mandvi find out that greedy farmers have threatened the livelihood of Monsanto’s heroic patent attorneys. Spoiler alert: It’s hilarious! (Apologies for the 30 second ad.)
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Big Beef’s In Big Trouble
Big beef is having a cow over this. The USDA and the US Department of Health & Human Services are updating their dietary guidelines, as they do every 5 years. But this time, as far Big Beef is concerned, something has gone terribly wrong. It all started innocently enough, when the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for…
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Water Fluoridation Linked to Higher ADHD Rates
By Douglas Main for Newsweek New research shows there is a strong correlation between water fluoridation and the prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, in the United States. It’s the first time that scientists have systematically studied the relationship between the behavioral disorder and fluoridation, the process wherein fluoride is added to water…
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Is Big Pharma America’s New Mafia?
By Daniela Drake • From The Daily Beast By now you have probably seen John Oliver’s comic take on the pharmaceutical industry’s influence on doctors’ prescribing habits. Media outlets from Mother Jones to the Wall Street Journal commented admiringly, and even the American Medical Association felt compelled to declare they were “committed to transparency” around…
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Kids tell the truth about old MacDonald
In this intense and touching 2 minute video, a group of kids tell the truth about industrialized agriculture, and share their vision for what it can and should be.
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Jon Stewart’s Hilarious Take-down of Big Food for ‘Death Menu of Artificial Chemicals, Antibiotics and Cool Ranch Carcinogens’
In this side-splitting and penetrating expose’, Jon Stewart hammers the food industry for turning our food supply into an “addictive, fattening, death menu of artificial chemicals, additives, and cool ranch carcinogens.” He also exposes some of the industry’s weak efforts to make their food appear “slightly less bad for you”, including the “KIDS eat right” label that Kraft…
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Sign the petition: Help counter Big Food’s lobby machine
In a huge victory in the fight for a sustainable food system, the USDA and the department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may finally consider the health of the planet in their dietary guidelines. If the U.S. government did indeed recommend food that is good for both our health and the environment, the impact…
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10 Ways to Ditch Your Cravings for Sugar, Salt, and Fats
By Mark Hyman, M.D. • Originally posted on DrHyman.com According to a recent article in the New York Times, “Food Corporations Turn to Chefs in a Quest for Healthy Flavor,” Big Food companies like PepsiCo, Kellogg’s, and even fast food giants like Taco Bell, are changing their ways in response to the increasing public demand for healthier…
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26 Probiotic Benefits for Children
By Pat Robinson • Originally Posted on Greenmed.info There is evidence to suggest probiotics are safe and effective in treating persistent diarrhea in children. Saccharomyces boulardii has therapeutic properties in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children. Lactic acid bacteria as probiotics reduce the risk for infantile eczema. Probiotic and prebiotic supplementation improves the symptoms…
