Recently the FDA ruled to allow producers of conventionally grown spinach and lettuce to irradiate the leafy vegetables to apparently 'make them safe'.
Will this help or is it just a ploy?
Many people don't worry about those few extra pounds thinking it doesn't matter. Surprise, according to a recent study, even modest weight gain increases the risk of disease, specifically kidney disease as noted in this study.
I've always been concerned with the effects of using a cell phone since I started using them. It never felt right putting them up to my ear. I often felt a vibration near my ear and often got headaches.
GM: the Most Expensive Cheap Food You'll Ever Eat
GM (genetically modified) food is cheap. It is grown under conditions that turn lush complex ecosystems once known as "farms" into monoculture (single crop) deserts. The very concept of integrated farming, where one plant or animal uses the waste of another and sustains the first one (or yet another) is meaningless in monoculture. Vast industrial techniques and huge government subsidies make GM food inexpensive and chemical additives keep the prepared and fast foods so easily available cheap, cheap, cheap. Read the rest of this entry »
