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Asthma Awareness Month from the Holistic Perspective

Amy Porter — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:08:10 +0000

Today (May 8), the EPA sent out a press release talking about Asthma. According to the press release: “Today one out of every 12 people suffers from asthma – and the numbers are increasing year after year,” said EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe. “With President Obama’s support, EPA has taken commonsense steps towards cleaner air, [...]

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NFC Announces “No GMO Kosher Program

Amy Porter — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:01:56 +0000

Steven Hoffman of Compass Natural sent me this press release this morning. Another voice speaking out against GMO! Natural Food Certifiers (NFC) announced today that the “Apple K” Kosher certification program will not accept applications for NFC Kosher certified products with genetically modified organisms. “NFC was very proud to introduce the first “Natural Only” kosher [...]

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FDA Food Recalls

Amy Porter — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:29:07 +0000

These are the week ending April 21, 2013 Human and Pet Product Recalls. Two are organic products. Human 04/15/2013 12:51 PM EDT Winn-Dixie Issues Voluntary Recall On Winn-Dixie Organic 100% Apple Juice Winn-Dixie today announced an immediate voluntary recall of 64 FL OZ Winn-Dixie Organic 100% Apple Juice. The product is being recalled as a [...]

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On the 3rd Anniversary of the Health Care Law

Amy Porter — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:36:03 +0000

Today’s Health & Human Services (HHS) Press release read: Affordable Care Act extended free preventive care to 71 million Americans with private health insurance. On the 3rd Anniversary of the Health Care Law, HHS has seen health cost slowing down and more benefits for consumers. In a statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, it detailed [...]

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FDA Weekly Updates

Amy Porter — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:33:01 +0000

This week there were 3 pet food recalls and 1 male enhancement drug. For more information on recalls, the links will take you to the FDA press releases. Pet Foods 03/08/2013 Diggin’ Your Dog Recalls Strippin’ Chicks Pet Treats Due to Possible Salmonella Hazard Diggin’ Your Dog™ announced today that they are voluntarily withdrawing one [...]

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The New (but not improved) NAREEE Advisory Board

Amy Porter — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:55:32 +0000

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today (February 25) announced the appointment of 10 members to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board. The NAREEE Advisory Board was created in 1996 from the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act. It has 25 members and operates under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Research, [...]

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Pet Food Recalls February 19-21, 2013

Amy Porter — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:51:31 +0000

Last week there were 4 separate pet food recalls by the FDA. If you hadn’t read about them,below is the information from their press releases including the company’s name, product name, contact info and a description of why the items were recalled. Nature’s Variety Issues Voluntarily Recall of One Batch of Instinct® Raw Organic Chicken [...]

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The Green Heart Initiative

Amy Porter — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:13:39 +0000

February is American Heart Month. In celebration of the month, the Environmental Protection Agency has launched a Green Heart initiative. They want to raise awareness that heart disease is linked to air pollution and other environmental factors. Basic Heart Facts (from the EPA) Heart disease and stroke are the first and fourth leading causes of [...]

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Heart Attacks

Amy Porter — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:53:03 +0000

This is my annual heart post. How do you know if you are having a heart attack, especially if you are a woman? What do you do then? According to the Center for Disease Control, a heart attack happens when a section of the heart muscle is damaged or dies because of reduced blood supply. [...]

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CO GMO Labelling Bill – Hearing February 21 @ 1:30pm

Amy Porter — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:32:11 +0000

When grocery shopping, do you find it confusing to tell if the food is GMO or not. There is a house bill being proposed by Representative Jeanne Labuda that would require GMO-foods to be labeled. It is HB13-1192 called Genetically Engineered Food Labeling. The bill defines “genetically engineered” and requires a person selling, distributing, or [...]

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