industrial food

S. 510 Could Kill the Real Food Movement

The U.S. Senate has been working on S.510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, and they hope to have it on President Obama’s desk by Easter. The Act tries to address the worst problems in U.S. agriculture, but as it stands, the bill threatens to undermine the best things in U.S. agriculture—small farmers producing for [...]

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Just a Spoonful of Sugar…

Many people are confused about the different types of sugar and sweeteners available today, how to use them, and whether they are healthy and safe.

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Radical Simplicity

“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage—to move in the opposite direction.” —Albert Einstein When the continuous operation of a system relies on a long and complex chain of crucial suppliers and resources, all running smoothly, that’s pretty much a textbook example [...]

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Soy is Not a Health Food

Despite the well-crafted, expensive PR campaign, soy is not a health food, and people need to know the havoc it has wrought on both our bodies and the environment.

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Stevia: Traditional Medicinal or Modern Pseudo-Food?

If you haven’t heard yet, sugar is bad for you: it converts to fat in your liver, it severely compromises your immune system, it contributes to both insulin resistance and high levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol in your blood, and it fosters nutrient deficiencies and the demineralization of your bones and teeth. This is why [...]

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The Skinny on Fat, Part 3

Researchers are discovering that our bodies mistake certain man-made chemicals used in plastics, food wrappers, shower curtains and shampoo, for example, for naturally occurring hormones that regulate the production and storage of fat cells.

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