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Think You’re Buying USA-Raised Meat? Think Again

Where is the meat you’re buying really from? Action Alert! Many of us look for the “Product of USA” sticker on the meat we buy in the supermarket, but we may not be aware that the USDA allows meat raised outside the US to carry that label. It’s a shameful case of government-sanctioned fraud. Current… Continue reading Think You’re Buying USA-Raised Meat? Think Again

Would You Put Eight Teaspoons of Sugar in Your Water?

Let’s stop deceptive sugar labeling now!  Action Alert! We need labeling in teaspoons, not just grams. Who knows how much a gram is? If someone is caught putting cocaine in a child’s snack pack, they go to jail, as it should be. Yet an entire industry has been hiding copious amounts of highly addictive, poisonous… Continue reading Would You Put Eight Teaspoons of Sugar in Your Water?

Corn Syrup Used in Organic Milk Production

From the Washington Post: Inside a South Carolina factory, in industrial vats that stand five stories high, batches of algae are carefully tended, kept warm and fed corn syrup. There the algae, known as Schizochytrium, multiply quickly. The payoff, which comes after processing, is a substance that resembles corn oil. It tastes faintly fishy. Marketed… Continue reading Corn Syrup Used in Organic Milk Production

Federal Food Fiasco

The government is not qualified to give you nutritional advice. Action Alert! Every five years, the federal government is supposed to release a set of dietary guidelines for Americans. The report contains a number of recommendations to “improve” Americans’ eating habits. While it may sound like a laudable goal, the very nature of the project… Continue reading Federal Food Fiasco

Are Government Nutrition Recommendations Killing Us?

A brand new study suggests the answer may be yes. The study, published in The Lancet, is the first major study to look at all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease and nutrition. Here are just two of the major takeaways High carb diets are killing many of us around the world. The study tracked over 135,000… Continue reading Are Government Nutrition Recommendations Killing Us?

New Organic Label on the Way

There is a new show in town separate from the government’s big food influenced and increasingly corrupt organic program. From EcoWatch: On Wednesday, the Rodale Institute unveiled draft standards for a new Regenerative Organic Certification, developed by Rodale and a coalition of farmers, ranchers, nonprofits, scientists and brands. When finalized, the certification will go “beyond organic” by establishing… Continue reading New Organic Label on the Way

USDA: Fake Organics: Does The Agency Care?

We must pressure the federal government to police unscrupulous global players. Action Alert! We’ve been telling you about the influx of fake organic grain imported from overseas. It’s especially infuriating that the USDA seems to recognize this problem but is doing very little about it. A 2016 USDA report highlights one such challenge: As organic production and… Continue reading USDA: Fake Organics: Does The Agency Care?

A Gut Check for Autism

Even mainstream science is realizing the importance of the gut microbiome to autism and healthy child development. Dr. Stephanie Seneff’s autism research has focused on glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, the most ubiquitous herbicide in the world. The side effects of autism, she found, closely mimic those of glyphosate toxicity. The steadily rising use… Continue reading A Gut Check for Autism

Science, the Monsanto Way

That way appears to be deception, obfuscation, and cronyism. We’ve been telling you about a court case against Monsanto in which the plaintiffs allege that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Roundup herbicide, causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Documents in the case, including email messages, are now being made public, demonstrating how far Monsanto will go make… Continue reading Science, the Monsanto Way