By Elizabeth Renter
Tag: food
Microwave Cooking: Cancer for Convenience?
You won’t like hearing this, but using a microwave oven could actually be depleting your food of nutrients and making you sick – all for convenience.
Study: “Safe” Levels of Food Contaminants Contribute to Chronic Disease Risk
One recent study indicates that long-term, low-level exposure to contaminants in food could result in an increased risk of chronic diseases.
Scientists Find Way to Detect Toxic Nanoparticles in Food, Risks Still Unclear
Nanoparticles are under-researched and harmful. Scientists have developed a method of testing for detecting one common type of nanoparticle found in food.
Food Portion Sizes Double over 20 Years as People Grow Fatter
Numerous reports indicate that food portion sizes have doubled (or worse) over 20 years for both Britain and America. Food is larger, and people are fatter.
5 Tips to Stay Motivated and Continue Exercising Through Autumn
It can be difficult to stay motivated and workout through cold months. Here are 5 tips to ensure your motivation meter stays on high throughout the year.
Join the Slow Food Movement – Stepping Toward Food Sovereignty
It’s time to join the slow food movement and work toward sustainable farming practices that promote organic, non-GMO food that actually promotes health.
Senior Scientist Blasts Industrial Chemicals in U.S. Foods: Report Reveals Toxicity of Food
A new report reveals how potentially dangerous food additives plague our food, and one senior scientists the FDA’s regulation attempts for food safety.
Processed Foods Similarly Addictive as Illicit Drugs, Another Study Finds
A new study has found that the junk food plaguing grocery store shelves alters certain parts of your brain, triggering an addiction similar to drugs.
800 Million Pounds of Pesticides Can’t be Washed Off, are Bred into our Food with GMO
There is no eliminating pesticides from our foods once it is sprayed onto our plants, leading to a massive health decline. Further, pesticides are being created within our GMO food crops.
Research Finds Majority of BPA Exposure Comes from our Food
New research from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) affirms what many experts have already been saying—that the majority of the BPA found within us is coming from the foods we eat.
