New Lower Standards for Grass-Fed Beef Will Destroy the Label:
New Lower Standards for Grass-Fed Beef Will Destroy the Meaning By definition, grass-fed cattle graze in pastures, while conventional cattle are locked into feedlots and fed corn and other grains. But the U.S. Agriculture Department has proposed a new standard for grass-fed meat that doesn’t [...]
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Obesity Rates Increase in 31 States: “
Obesity Rates Increase in 31 States
The newest report to measure state obesity rates gave most states a failing grade: the percentage of obese adults in 31 states increased in the past year. As a result, two-thirds of Americans are vulnerable to serious related disease like diabetes, cancer and stroke. [...]
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Consumer Groups Call for Ban on Mercury Fillings: “
Consumer Group Calls for Ban on Mercury Fillings
Echoing the concerns I’ve been voicing for some time, consumer activists are pressing the FDA for at least a partial ban on the use of silver amalgam fillings for cavities, because they contain toxic mercury. Their request comes despite a [...]
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Back-to-School Means More Asthma Attacks: “
Back-to-School Means More Asthma Attacks
In the early fall when kids go back to school, more than six times as many asthmatic children in elementary school are admitted to the hospital compared with during the summer, studies by U.S. and Canadian researchers found. Reasons for the increase in severe asthma attacks [...]
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Anger Can Damage Your Lungs: “
Anger’Can Damage’Your Lungs
In the latest study to show just how big of an impact your emotions can have on your physical health, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health found that anger and hostility actually speed up the decline of lung function.
Out of 670 men, aged 45-86, those who [...]
