11 Sneaky Things Other Than Food & Exercise That May Affect Your Weight
And how to make them work in your favor The great recession What do economics have to do with health? At most universities they’re not even in the same building! But it turns out that a dip in the...
View Article4 Science-Backed Health Benefits of Eating Organic
The organic food industry is a booming business, and with the recent sale of natural-foods giant Whole Foods to Amazon, it’s expected to grow even larger in the near future. While some consumers buy...
View ArticleCan Eating Organic Food Lower Your Cancer Risk?
In a study, those who ate more organic produce, dairy, meat and other products had 25 percent fewer cancer diagnoses over all, especially lymphoma and breast cancer. People who buy organic food are...
View ArticleKale Is a Surprise on 2019’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ List
While it may still be considered a super food, kale took third place on this year’s “Dirty Dozen” list of fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residue. Once again, strawberries and spinach...
View ArticleWeedkillers in Cereals: What to Know
In a new round of testing, the nonprofit watchdog Environmental Working Group found the weedkiller glyphosate in all 21 cereal and snack products it sampled. “All but four contained levels higher than...
View Article15 Healthy Choices To Help You Be Your Best Self
How Many Of These Healthy Habits Have You Incorporated Into Your Lifestyle? Take the Stairs instead of the elevator Find Something Active You Enjoy and stay active Read Labels and be on guard for...
View ArticleEWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
99 Percent of Non-Organic Raisins Tainted With at Least Two Chemicals Nearly 70 percent of the fresh produce sold in the U.S. contains residues of potentially harmful chemical pesticides, according to...
View ArticleDirty Dozen 2022: Produce with the most and least pesticides
Strawberries and spinach continue to top the annual list of the “Dirty Dozen” fruits and veggies that contain the highest levels of pesticides, followed by three greens – kale, collard and mustard –...
View ArticleThe Dirty Dozen
EWG’s 2023 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce Of the 46 items included in our analysis, these 12 fruits and vegetables were most contaminated with pesticides. 1. Strawberries 2. Spinach 3. Kale,...
View ArticleThis Household Pesticide Linked to ADHD in Children and Teens
Children with the biomarker for this chemical were twice as likely to have ADHD as those without. A commonly used household pesticide has been linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
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