When I hear people defend the safety of genetically modified foods (or GMO foods), I can’t help but feel my blood pressure rise. Like everything, GMO foods have their pros and cons. Being able to reliably grow more… Continue Reading
GMOs
Are GMOs Safe?
If you’ve swilled a soda, or eaten tacos, corn, breakfast cereal, soy foods, or margarine, odds are that you’ve eaten genetically modified food, commonly referred to as GMO (for “genetically modified organism”). While inadvertently consuming them is easy,… Continue Reading
Researchers Find Formaldehyde in Genetically Modified Soybeans
Researchers using advanced computerized analyses have reported that genetically modification of soybeans causes a disruption in plant metabolism, increasing the presence of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, and decreasing the plant’s ability to protect itself from stress. A 2015… Continue Reading
The 10 Worst Foods You Can Eat
You likely know that junk foods like potato chips and cookies don’t make the cut on “team healthy diet.” However, there’s also some other, less obvious bad foods that you should have on your radar. What are the… Continue Reading
Beverage Bewares and Healthy Hydrators
Your body is more than two-thirds fluid. Your brain, about 90 percent. On a daily basis you lose nearly six pints − one in perspiration, two through respiration, and three through urination. So what are you doing to… Continue Reading
GMO (Genetically Modified) Foods
Do you want to know if the food you’re purchasing and consuming contains genetically engineered (“GE”) ingredients (other more common acronyms include “GM” for “genetically modified” and “GMO” for “genetically modified organisms”)? Does having a choice about whether… Continue Reading