6 Surprising Facts About Organic Foods
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
Organic food continues to show strong growth, despite a weak economy. Find out what’s behind the label.
Organic food continues to gain market share, despite troubles in the economy as a whole. This is especially true in Europe and in environmentally conscious enclaves like college towns — but what is perhaps most exciting to some observers [...]
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Chemicals coat apples decades after Alar scare
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
More than two decades after parents dumped apples from children’s lunch boxes because of concerns about a chemical applied to the fruit, most researchers agree the crop is safer although most of it still carries pesticide residue.
Growers saw prices plunge after a 1989 television report led to widespread fears apples were coated in a cancer-causing chemical [...]
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Stay young on red wine drugs?
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
Efforts to slow the march of old age with a pill have been dealt a blow. Drugs that might treat disease by tampering with the biology of ageing are being tested, but new research questions whether they work as thought.
The compounds include resveratrol, a much-touted component of red wine that is thought to prevent the cellular damage [...]
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Is fish oil the elixir of life?
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
Fish oils may hold the key to longer and healthier life, claim researchers. They say omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil may have a direct effect on extending the lifespan of cells. Their study is the first to link the oils – either from fish or supplements – with the body’s ability to resist premature [...]
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19 Ways to Make Your Home Feel Warmer Without Turning Up the Heat
Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
Winterize your home on the cheap (and get $1,500 from the government to help) with these simple tips.
Dodge the Draft(s)
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, drafts can waste 5% to 30% of your energy use. Start simple and adopt that old Great Depression fixture — the draft snake, which you can easily make yourself. Just [...]
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7 Home Improvements to Do This Year (and Save $1,500)
Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
This is the year. If you’ve been sitting on home fixes, waiting for the right time, it’s 2010. Lucrative federal tax incentives are set to expire at the end of 2010, meaning these projects will never be more affordable. The government will cover 30% of the costs, in most cases, and investments in energy efficiency generally [...]
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Global Poll: A Look at Weight Around the World
Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
Remember those heart-tugging TV commercials in which Sally Struthers implored us to help fight world hunger? Well, we reached a strange tipping point recently. According to an October report from the World Health Organization (WHO), more people worldwide now die from being overweight and obese than from being underweight. Although world hunger remains a significant [...]
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The 9 Best Cookbooks of 2009
Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
The recent cook-at-home trend made 2009 the year of the cookbook. So here are our favorite green, veggie and vegan offerings. We loved flipping and cooking through these and we hope you do too.
The Adaptable Feast
The Adaptable Feast could save your relationship. That is, if you’re an omnivore trying to have a relationship with a [...]
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Hangover prevention: Does drinking lighter-colored drinks help?
Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
Drinking lighter colored drinks isn’t a good method of hangover prevention—but it may help a little. A hangover is caused by several things, including chemicals in alcoholic drinks other than alcohol. Among the compounds linked to a hangover are products of alcohol fermentation called congeners. Congeners are found in larger amounts in dark liquors, such [...]
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US environmental agency gets tough on smog
Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by Steve W..
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed tougher standards for how much smog can be in the air, a move the US agency said would save money and protect health, especially in children.
“EPA is stepping up to protect Americans from one of the most persistent and widespread pollutants we face. Smog in the air we breathe poses [...]
