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Federal Judge Stops Production of Genetically Modified Beets

Caryn Talty — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:59:55 +0000

Jeffrey S. White ruled that sugar beet growers cannot use the GM seeds from over 1 million acres of biotechnology beets that have been planted across the western half of the United States this year.

Biggest Loser Chicago Casting!

Tomas Mackevicius — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:31:54 +0000

Recently we have received a letter from Jodi Thomas – the casting director of TV show “The Biggest Loser”. Here’s the excerpt: Thank you for all your amazing help in the health and wellness community! We are super excited to be coming to Chicago for our open casting call! Last season we found many [...]

Green Festival 2010

Tomas Mackevicius — Sat, 15 May 2010 05:44:29 +0000

Chicago, IL (May 22-23) – Fourth Annual

Is a Celiac coming for Dinner? Some helpful tips for the busy host.

Caryn Talty — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:30:23 +0000

Your Celiac loved one will likely not tell you that your food makes them sick. No one wants to sound like a hypochondriac or worse yet, ungrateful. But you are having a party and want to feed your gluten intolerant guest. So what can you offer them that is tasty, safe from cross-contamination, and will not make them panic? Your best bet is to find a pre-packaged product or a local dedicated gluten-free bakery that can provide safely made desserts.

Top Ten Online Point and Click Games for Toddlers

Caryn Talty — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:33:17 +0000

Healthy-Family.org has compiled a list of 10 online gaming websites for non-reading and emergent reading toddlers. Many of these sites can be operated without any reading knowledge, which means your tot should be able to navigate them independently, although I would recommend you interact with your child while they play them.

Is Foreign fish really toxic? Is farmed fish less healthy?

Caryn Talty — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:39:24 +0000

A few years ago a scandalous report surfaced about the FDA stopping several shipments of contaminated fish imported from hatcheries in China. There were many environmental news reports that followed, all focused on the unsafe practices in aquaculture technologies and the unfair advantage importers may have over American fisheries due to differing standards in bringing [...]

Healthy-Family.org on Doug Kaufmann’s Know the Cause Television Show

Caryn Talty — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:54:17 +0000

Doug Kaufmann, author of several books on mycotoxins and fungi and host of the "Know the Cause" television program lectured at a Conference on Natural and Biomedical Treatments for Tics, Tourette Syndrome, OCD, and Depression about mycotoxins and how dangerous they can become when a person suffers from dysbiosis, a condition often caused by overuse of antibiotics.

CBS News Investigates the Health Dangers of Widespread Antibiotic Use in Animals We Eat

Caryn Talty — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:08:37 +0000

Antibiotics are routinely used to promote growth in healthy animals and are added to animal feeds routinely. There are many kinds of resistant types of bacteria. Now doctors are worried that MRSA may be a problem for meat consumers in the U.S. Proponents of antibiotic use say they are necessary to keep the costs lower at the grocery store and profits high for farmers.

Monsanto Corn causes Kidney and Liver damage in rats

Caryn Talty — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:10:01 +0000

The French scientists discovered adverse effects from eating GM corn, mostly affecting the kidney and the liver, "dietary detoxifying organs". They also noted effects in the heart, adrenal glands, spleen, and haematopoietic system (blood system, which regulates immunity).

Dairy-free Egg Nog Recipe

Elaine Luther — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:46:58 +0000

Our dairy free modification to the Joy recipe was to replace all of the milk and cream with coconut milk. Of the total quantity, we used half light coconut milk and half full fat.