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5 tips to reduce your exposure to BPA and other hormone disrupting chemicals in your diet
By Eartheasy.com, Posted April 7th, 2011BPA is so prevalent in food packaging and other consumer items that prior research has detected its presence in at least 90% of Americans…
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Garden as if your life depended on it, because it does
By Ellen LaConte, Posted April 5th, 20115 reasons why more of us should take up spade, rake and hoe, make compost and raise good soil and garden beds with a vengeance.
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Eco-impact of wild seafood less than that of poultry, beef
By Eartheasy, Posted February 10th, 2011Scientist calculates that the “edible protein energy return on investment” of 29 North Atlantic fisheries is much higher than any type of livestock.
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Top 6 most cost-effective vegetables to grow
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy, Posted January 19th, 2011If you are growing vegetables in the hope of saving money, here are some suggestions for crops which have delivered real cost savings for us…
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No Impact Week, Day 1 – Sunday: Consumption
By Aran Seaman, Posted January 4th, 2011Is it possible to live a fuller and happier life by buying less stuff?
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Everything you thought you knew about food is wrong
By Alice Hart-Davis, The Daily Mail, UK, Posted December 3rd, 2010Fiber’s bad for you. Fat’s healthy. And five-a-day is a gimmick to make fruit and veg firms rich. Or so claims a remarkable new book…
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7 Principles of a Climate-Friendly Diet
By Eartheasy, Posted September 19th, 2010If we’re serious about the climate crisis, says Lappé, we have to talk about food.
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The Salmonella Outbreak: Are free-range, organic eggs safer?
By Eartheasy, Posted September 16th, 2010When humane methods are used in raising poultry, the risk of salmonella outbreak is much lower.
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The Case for Sustainable Meat
By Shannon Hayes, YES! Magazine, Posted July 5th, 2010Can meat have a place in the life of a “radical homemaker” trying to live sustainably? Farmer Shannon Hayes believes it can.
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6 Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Pesticides
By Eartheasy, Posted May 20th, 2010While the use and prevalence of pesticides is increasing, the long-term health implications are still being studied. Here are 6 ways to limit your exposure to potentially harmful pesticides.
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Pesticide exposure may increase risk of ADHD in children
By Eartheasy, Posted May 20th, 2010Study finds that that exposure to pesticides could be harmful even at levels commonly found in children’s environment.
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Junk food turns rats into food junkies
By ScienceNews, Posted April 28th, 2010“This is the most complete evidence to date that suggests obesity and drug addiction have common neurobiological underpinnings,” says study coauthor Paul Johnson of the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida.
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Reflections on a one week carbon cleanse
By Aran Seaman, Posted January 21st, 2010Organized by the “No Impact Project”, I joined hundreds of other people from around the world in a week of personal analysis and change with the goal of reducing our carbon footprint and leading a better, happier life in the process.
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The New Rules of Food
By Alan Mammoser, Posted March 26th, 2009Concerned citizens, farmers and others are starting to work on a new set of rules for the food system.
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How a plate of fruit can change the world
By Eileen Bennewith, RD, Posted January 27th, 2009What would the world be like if everyone ate five to ten servings of vegetables and fruit each day?
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