https://www.healthylivingtalk.com Tue, 16 May 2017 00:48:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.healthylivingtalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/HLT-round-logo.png https://www.healthylivingtalk.com 32 32 https://www.healthylivingtalk.com/modern-food-production-killing-us-and-the-planet/ Mon, 15 May 2017 14:17:53 +0000 http://www.healthylivingtalk.com/?p=283 Growing environmental, climate and health problems can be traced back to modern food production, including rising obesity and disease. Conventional, chemical and energy-intensive farming is also depleting fresh water supplies, while toxic agricultural chemicals pollute air, soil and waterways, thereby threatening the entire food chain from top to bottom.

The post Modern Food Production Killing Us and the Planet first appeared on Healthy Living Talk.]]> Growing environmental, climate and health problems can be traced back to modern food production, including rising obesity and disease. Conventional, chemical and energy-intensive farming is also depleting fresh water supplies, while toxic agricultural chemicals pollute air, soil and waterways, thereby threatening the entire food chain from top to bottom.

The post Modern Food Production Killing Us and the Planet first appeared on Healthy Living Talk.]]> https://www.healthylivingtalk.com/slashing-pesticides-wont-hurt-farm-food-production-study-reveals/ Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:48:34 +0000 http://www.healthylivingtalk.com/?p=285 Researchers found that 59 % of farms could cut pesticide use by 42 % without harming their production. Additionally, 40% of farms would even improve their production as a result of cutting back on pesticides.

The post Slashing Pesticides Won’t Hurt Farm Food Production Study Reveals first appeared on Healthy Living Talk.]]> Researchers found that 59 % of farms could cut pesticide use by 42 % without harming their production. Additionally, 40% of farms would even improve their production as a result of cutting back on pesticides.

The post Slashing Pesticides Won’t Hurt Farm Food Production Study Reveals first appeared on Healthy Living Talk.]]> https://www.healthylivingtalk.com/popular-farm-pesticides-found-in-drinking-water/ Mon, 10 Apr 2017 23:20:30 +0000 http://www.healthylivingtalk.com/?p=164 Of the many pesticides that American farmers have embraced in their war on bugs, neonicotinoids are among the most popular, and now, the first evidence has appeared that they are in our tap water.

The post Popular Farm Pesticides Found in Drinking Water first appeared on Healthy Living Talk.]]> Of the many pesticides that American farmers have embraced in their war on bugs, neonicotinoids are among the most popular, and now, the first evidence has appeared that they are in our tap water.

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