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11/28/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Deadly pesticides can harm bee populations for generations, study finds
A recent study showed that pesticides can harm bee populations for generations. The paper, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, found that bee populations can take a hit for generations once a bee is exposed to a common pesticide in its first year of life. Lead author […]
11/24/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Case study finds plant-based diet can stop chronic headaches
Health experts are now looking into the possibility of using diet to treat migraines after a man successfully eliminated his debilitating headaches by adopting a plant-based diet. The patient, who suffered from severe headaches for more than a decade, said that his migraines made it almost impossible for him to do his job. His migraines started to disappear within a […]
11/23/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Intermittent fasting helps reduce inflammation, scientists find
Intermittent fasting, an eating pattern that has become popular recently, can benefit the body not only by helping reduce weight, but also by reducing inflammation. Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute concluded that intermittent fasting can increase the levels of galectin-3, a protein said to be involved in the regulation of inflammatory responses. Benjamin Horne, principal […]
09/24/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Food prices increase as fertilizer costs surge
Prices for synthetic fertilizers are at their highest levels since the beginning of the financial crisis. This means that people can expect weaker harvests and increasing grocery bills in the next year as the world’s supply chains start to recover. Due to extreme weather, plant shutdowns and government sanctions, the chemical fertilizer market is slamming already struggling […]
09/23/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Brazil coffee crops shrinking due to droughts and frosts, leading to shortages
During a normal year, Brazilian coffee farmers should be filling warehouses with the world’s biggest harvest of coffee beans by September. This year, however, the crop is so small, the long lines of trucks that used to queue for cargo have disappeared. Brazil is found to have harvested nearly 40 percent less arabica coffee compared to […]
09/20/2021
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By Mary Villareal
“Exceptional” drought stressing crops in American West
Governors from ten U.S. states recently called on the Biden administration to declare a drought disaster following the intense summer heat and record-breaking wildfires in the west. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data showed that the pasture and range conditions in the American West have been declining for some time, which is alarming considering that pasture […]
09/08/2021
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By Mary Villareal
People are still routinely exposed to aluminum … and it’s in more than just food
German officials recently reported that exposure to aluminum compounds in food has been decreasing, yet we are still ingesting more of it than what is deemed safe. Our regular exposure to and ingestion of aluminum compounds come from daily products that include food, cosmetics, baking tools and aluminum foil. Scientists say that aluminum compounds are […]
08/25/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Monsanto ordered to pay $87M following reckless disregard of Roundup verdict
The 1st Appellate District in the Court of Appeals for California rejected a bid from Bayer-owned Monsanto to overturn its decision, indicating that Monsanto acted with “reckless disregard” against its cancer-causing weed killer, Roundup. The appeals court in San Francisco refused to overturn the 2019 verdict, in which a jury awarded over $2 billion to […]
08/24/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Eating one hot dog can cost you 36 minutes of your healthy life – study
Even small dietary changes can help you live healthier and longer. According to researchers from the University of Michigan eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of your life, while a serving of nuts can help you gain 26. The team evaluated over 5,800 foods, ranking them by their nutritional disease burden to humans as […]
08/23/2021
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By Mary Villareal
EPA to ban the use of chlorpyrifos pesticide as it poses dangers to children
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday, Aug. 18, announced that it will ban the use of chlorpyrifos on food crops to address health concerns for farmers and children. Chlorpyrifos is a common pesticide that has been widely used on crops such as soybeans, fruits, nut trees, broccoli and cauliflower since 1965. However, it has recently been […]
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