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Reprinted with permission of the Sound Consumer, a publication of PCC Natural Markets Arsenic in the food supply: Questions and answers with Chuck Benbrook, chief scientist, The Organic Center Media coverage about findings of arsenic in brown rice syrup and other rice-based foods has failed to point out that arsenic is a concern for [...]
March is National Nutrition Month. I’ve started keeping a food journal, which has helped me keep track of the good (and bad) foods I eat. The beauty of this simple exercise is that it makes you think about every morsel you consume. I’ve started choosing the healthiest foods possible so I feel good about writing [...]
How the Organic Essentials shopper’s guide can help Many of you may know about our shopper’s pocket guide called Organic Essentials, which is a comprehensive list built on a complex assessment of pesticide risks for identifying safe and nutritious foods. Basically, Organic Essentials gives you an “at-a-glance” look at which foods pose the greatest risk [...]
By Lynel Shreve Here in Boulder, Colorado, the summer temperatures are finally beginning their slow descent from the highs of July. If you are like me, and use an AC unit for the summer blasts, this is a wonderful time of the year because you know something else will also be decreasing: your energy [...]
July 13, 2011 By Lynel Shreve An important piece of legislation was introduced in Congress today, The Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Exposure Elimination Act of 2011. This marks an inflection point in the story of environmental effects on human health. Endocrine disruptors are chemical compounds that disrupt hormones, and importantly, the endocrine system regulates almost every function [...]
Kiwi, a national parenting magazine, features a cover story entitled “Genetically Engineered Food – What Every Family Should Know” in their April/May 2011 issue. Dr. Charles Benbrook was quoted extensively throughout the article. Here is a brief excerpt pulled from the section of the article detailing how to choose safe alternatives when purchasing meat: Less [...]
If you are going to start your organic journey anywhere a lot of experts suggest you start with the consumption of organic dairy products or milk. The average per capita consumption of milk in the U.S. is 24 gallons per year. That is a lot of milk! When you and your family drink cow’s milk [...]
Aches and pains, wrinkles, memory loss, and weight gain are all common to aging. Collectively, we spend several billions of dollars annually on self-help books and courses, potions, pills, and other products promising to preserve youthful vigor, keep the mind sharp, and combat weight gain and its attendant health problems, especially Type 2 diabetes and [...]
What has the world come to when a leading doctor and expert on diabetes suggests bariatric surgery as a way to fight our nation’s type II diabetes epidemic! This is especially shocking when more than two-thirds of our states now have obesity rates above 25%. Perhaps a more common sense approach would be to change [...]
Yes, we know that conventionally grown strawberries are super cheap this time of year. But, did you know that strawberries are one of the heaviest sprayed crops? Not only that, but there is a very real chance that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation might be successful in their attempt to approve methyl iodide as [...]
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