Environment

Should We Peel Fruits & Veggies to Minimize Pesticide Exposure?

November 2, 2017 by Kristina Martin

The best way to remove chemical residue from fruit has been found, and it’s peeling them. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst tested three different liquids to soak apples in for 12-15 minutes, the bleach solution that farmers… [read]

Dicamba – The Herbicide Monsanto is Promoting to Replace Roundup’s Glyphosate

October 30, 2017 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: October 30, 2017

Dicamba is the active ingredient, or is one of a few active ingredients, in herbicidal products the same way glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup. It’s been commonly used for over seventy years in professional landscaping as well as… [read]

Pollution Linked to Nine Million Deaths A Year Worldwide

October 29, 2017 by Kristina Martin

A new report from the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health found that nine million people died from pollution in 2015. Of that nine million, air pollution causes the majority of them, 6.5 million deaths a year. Water and workplace… [read]

Why Are Our Natural Pollinators in Decline?

October 19, 2017 by Lindsey Fox
Last updated on: October 27, 2017

The loss of biodiversity is a worldwide, urgent crisis. Plant biodiversity is closely connected to insect biodiversity because pollinators assist the plants with reproduction and genetic variation. Research shows that commercial honey bee populations (various species) have decreased in the… [read]

Should You Be on the Ketogenic Diet? The Pros and Cons of Limiting Carbs

October 4, 2017 by Tyler Ardizzone
Last updated on: October 9, 2017

There is a ton of hype surrounding the ketogenic diet. Some researchers swear that it is the best diet for most people to be on, while others can provide us with plenty of evidence that it is just another fad… [read]

Minimalism – How to Change Your Life When Everything is a Mess

September 22, 2017 by Aska Barros
Last updated on: October 27, 2017

Sometimes it feels like our world is falling completely apart. We just don’t feel like we were born to succeed. We look around and wonder if anyone else feels like this big of a mess. Our money is scarce, our… [read]

Climate Change Causing Less Nutrition, More Sugar In Our food

September 21, 2017 by Kristina Martin

How Excess Carbon Dioxide Diminishes Nutrients in Plants Our food system has become a game of Jenga, and we’re running out of blocks to pull from the bottom. Disease and challenging growing conditions threaten popular foods like coffee, chocolate, bananas,… [read]