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Now We Can’t Even Trust Organic Apples?
Americans may never taste an organic apple or pear that hasn’t been sprayed with antibiotics unless the NOSB sticks to its plan to forbid streptomycin on all organic fruits after October 2014. Organic...
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A Warning For Anyone Who Loves French Wine
What’s in that glass of French wine? The answer may be trace amounts of pesticides, insecticides and/or fungicides. A laboratory test on 92 bottles of French wine found traces of these chemicals in...
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Is Organic Food Really Worth It?
Yes, if you can afford it—and if not, here are some strategies. It’s a decision we need to make every time we go to the store: should I buy organic? Except for those few for whom money is no object,...
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6 Simple Ways to “Spring Clean” Your Health
Spring is in the air! When I think of the spring season, I think of two things: the growth and rejuvenation of life around me and, of course, the “spring cleaning” of winter’s clutter around the house....
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A Healthy Snack That Doesn’t Use Gelatin
I spent the better part of 1993 searching for a preschool that didn’t consider Jell-0 to be a food group for my vegan daughter. When schools asked if I were interested in their curriculum, I politely...
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The Amount of Fruit You Need to Eat to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke
New research finds the more fruit you eat, the more you lower your risk of a heart attack or stroke. The maximum reduction of 40 percent came from eating 150 grams of fruit per day, an amount...
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Watch What You Eat: Strawberries Top The 2017 Pesticide List
57203300 – red and juicy strawberries packed for export, first quality May is National Strawberry Month, but before you head to the store to snag a carton of the freshly ripened berries, it’s...
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