Tag: Food Revolution Network
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Why Richard Branson Gave Up Beef
From Food Revolution Network: Richard Branson has announced that he’s given up beef. Here’s why, in his own words (originally published on virgin.com). For the last few months, I have given up what was previously one of my favourite foods: beef. Eating less red meat can be healthier, better for the environment and – surprisingly to…
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Confused by the Oregonian’s GMO Confusion
That didn’t take long. In the past few months, New York Times and Consumers Union polls both found over 90% of respondents wanted GMO food labeled. Three days after GMO labeling supporters turned in over 155,000 signatures to put their initiative on November’s ballot, and four months before Election Day, the Oregonian editorial board sounded the…
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VIDEO: How Meditation Can Physically Reshape Your Brain
Neuroscientist Sara Lazar’s amazing brain scans show meditation can actually change the size of key regions of your brain, improving your memory and making you more empathetic, compassionate, and resilient under stress.
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How Much Your Meat Addiction Is Hurting The Planet
The environment doesn’t appreciate our meat obsession. The average meat-eater in the U.S. is responsible for almost twice as much global warming as the average vegetarian, and close to three times that of the average vegan, according to a study (pdf) published this month in the journal Climatic Change. The study, which was carried out at Oxford University, surveyed the diets of some…
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Sucralose’s (Splenda) Harms Vastly Underestimated: Baking Releases Dioxin
A new, in-depth review on the synthetic sweetener sucralose (marketed as Splenda), published in the journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, is destined to overturn widely held misconceptions about the purported safety of this ubiquitous artificial sweetener.
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U.S. Government Ties El Salvador USD 277 M Aid Package to Monsanto’s GMO Seeds
It has come to light that the U.S. government is withholding $277 million in aid money from El Salvador in order to pressure it to accept Monsanto’s GM seeds. The President of the El Salvadoran Center for Appropriate Technologies (CESTA), Ricardo Navarro, has demanded that the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, Mari Carmen Aponte, stops…
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The Shocking Ingredients In Beer
I have to confess, I’m not a beer drinker, but there’s someone in my household that loves it, so I had to figure out the truth. Is beer really healthy? Why are the ingredients not listed on the label? Which brands can we trust? Which brands are trying to slowly poison us with cheap and harmful ingredients?…
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Whitewashed: How Industry and Government Promote Dairy Junk Foods
The United States is in the midst of a public health epidemic due to poor diet. While much of the focus has been on obvious culprits such as sugary soft drinks and fast food, dairy foods often get a pass. The dairy industry, propped up by government, has convinced us of the health benefits of…
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Follow the Honey: 7 Ways Pesticide Companies are Spinning the Bee Crisis to Protect Profits
Michele Simon was a speaker in the 2012 Food Revolution Summit. Recently she released a report, produced in tandem with Friends Of the Earth, to bring attention to the dire situation of declining bee populations caused by pesticides. You can find the report here, and read a summary below. If you like to eat, then you should care about what’s…
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Video: A goat and burro love story
Mr. G the goat refused to eat for six days until he was reunited with his best friend, Jellybean the burro. Now both are safe at Animal Place. BFF! Mr. G and Jellybean now have their own Facebook page – is it going to their heads?!? You decide.
