Tag: Featured Living
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4 Reasons Why We Need to Rethink Industrial Meat Production
by Kai Olson-Sawyer It’s a big world out there. On second thought, it feels like the world is getting smaller. Trends point toward a planet that will be even more crowded and tightly bound than ever as the population soars from seven to nine billion and prosperity rises for hundreds of millions by 2050. Such global forecasts have…
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Pesticides Commonly Found on U.S. Produce Raise Flags for European Food Regulators
The decision by Europe’s top food safety agency to call for new restrictions on two pesticides common on conventionally-grown U.S. produce because they “may affect the developing human nervous system” in young children underscores the danger of reliance on pesticides, Environmental Working Group (EWG) said today. [caption id="attachment_315867" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The two chemicals, acetamiprid…
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Why You May Never Want to Eat Shrimp Again
By Jill Richardson Shrimp cocktail makes a great finger food for holiday parties. Right? Only if you have no idea how those crustaceans were produced. Because if you did, you wouldn’t want to eat shrimp again. Before I go on, I’ll say this: There is good shrimp out there. Monterey Bay Aquarium provides a list of decent sources.…
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New Mom Fears for Daughter in World Filled with Genetically Modified Food
I had a scary realization when I started my infant daughter Pearl on solid foods a few months ago. Suddenly I was placing my trust in an entire global food system—its people, processes and profit motives—to care for the health and safety of my child. Until then she was exclusively breastfed, and I was exquisitely…
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Fracking Chemicals Found to Disrupt Hormone Function
University of Missouri researchers have found that 11 chemicals commonly used in fracking for oil and natural gas are endocrine disruptors, while water near hydraulic fracturing drilling sites had greater hormone-disrupting properties than in areas without drilling. Endocrine disruptors interfere with the body’s endocrine system, which controls numerous body functions with hormones such as the…