Pathogenic bacteria already exist in even a healthy gut. But the healthy gut maintains a balance between beneficial and pathogenic bacteria of usually 80 to 85 percent beneficial to 20 or 15 percent pathogenic. This ratio is normal for a ...
Buying organic bulk produce, grains, and beans and becoming your own chef will save you money by not selecting processed foods packaged at higher prices. Those only make you trade health for convenience. You're paying for the packaging, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Health, Medicine
A couple of researchers from the University of Alberta (U-A) in Canada say they have come up with a novel new way to eventually end the practice of having to apply environmentally-harmful fertilizer chemicals to commercial crops. ...
Tags: overuse, agricultural, chemical, fertilizer
With so much conflicting information out there about which foods are healthy and which foods are not, it can be difficult for many people to determine how best to approach a healthy lifestyle that includes eating well. But a good place to ...
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade and dozens of other foods and home remedies from this versatile fruit. Lemon's health benefits are due to the high concentration of vitamins B and C, antioxidants, protein, flavonoids, phosphorus, ...
More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
Tags: local food, organic food, farming
According to a new survey released Oct. 21, a majority of Americans are concerned about pesticides in their food supply. The survey of 1,000 Americans conducted by Lindberg International on behalf of Stonyfield, Londonderry, NH, the world's ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Packaging, Printing, tag
Moonshining loses the bootlegger label Water the commodity gold of 21st century? Bless the bats of agriculture The world's wine grape vines are dying — falling domino style to the inexorable spread of bug or bacteria or unknown ...
Happy Family, a leading organic baby and toddler food brand in the US, has introduced Happy Squeeze Greek Yogurt, a line of on-the-go pouches. The nutritious pouches are more convenient alternative to traditional Greek yogurt, and are ...
Tags: Happy Family, Greek Yogurt
UNREAL, the unjunked food company, announces that it has launched bold new designs for its unjunked candy packaging and retail displays. Set to roll out in retail stores nationwide, the new designs reflect the essence of the UNREAL brand: ...
Tags: Unjunked Candy, Packaging
LabelValue.com has announced the release of its GMO-Free Labels. This follows Whole Foods announcement in March which stated that all products in US and Canada stores must be labeled if they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). ...
Tags: LabelValue, GMO-Free Labels, Printing
It was a day of revelation as 2 million people in 436 cities rallied against Monsanto and declared genetically modified crops the beast of the age. Inflated numbers, but regardless, there were a legion of protestors that gathered worldwide ...
Tags: Monsanto, Agriculture&Food
US-based ice cream company Ben & Jerry's has announced that the company will label all its products with respect to GMO by the end of 2014. The company will exclude all genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its ice cream products and ...
Supermarket chain Whole Foods Market is supporting the ‘Yes on 522’ campaign in its push toward full genetically modified foods (GMO) transparency with a grassroots education effort in Washington called, ‘Will Vote for ...
Whole Foods Market has announced its support for the ‘Yes on 522’ campaign in its push toward full genetically modified foods (GMO) transparency with a grassroots education effort in Washington called, ‘Will Vote for ...
Tags: Whole Foods Market, Foods Labeling