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01/15/2019
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By S.D. Wells
The top 10 immune system KILLERS of all time
Most health-conscious consumers know about all kinds of foods, herbs, and supplements that boost the immune system naturally. From Vitamins D, C, and B12, to turmeric and garlic, and from probiotic-rich foods to medicinal mushrooms, you don’t have to break your wallet or empty your purse just to give your immune system that well-deserved booster […]
01/01/2019
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By Russel Davis
Popular pesticides found to damage ability of honey bee pollinators to FLY
A commonly used class of pesticides called neonicotinoid damages the ability of honey bee pollinators to fly, a recent study revealed. Previous studies have shown that honey bee pollinators that ingested the said chemical were less likely to return to the colony, which in turn decreased the number of foragers. As part of the new study, […]
12/27/2018
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By Ethan Huff
First-ever comprehensive project finds that 93% of Americans have glyphosate in their bodies
If you think the proliferation of crop chemicals throughout the environment isn’t all that big of a deal, think again. A comprehensive analysis of glyphosate in particular – glyphosate being the main ingredient in Monsanto’s (now Bayer’s) Roundup herbicide – found that a shocking 93 percent of all people have the chemical lingering inside their […]
12/02/2018
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By Ethan Huff
Bayer to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide as company faces 10,000 lawsuits over Monsanto’s Roundup (glyphosate) herbicide causing cancer
German chemical giant Bayer has become the new Monsanto, having acquired the world’s most evil corporation earlier this year for $62.5 billion. But with this acquisition has come a litany of pending lawsuits so costly that Bayer is now having to fire some 12,000 of its employees worldwide. As originally reported by the Financial Times, […]
11/12/2018
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By Ethan Huff
Landmark study describes the link between pesticide levels in expectant mothers and autism risk in their infants
Science has provided yet more clues as to why autism rates in children continue to skyrocket throughout the Western world. A groundbreaking new study recently published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that pesticide exposure in pregnant women is directly correlated to increased autism risk in children, pointing to industrial agriculture as a major […]
08/30/2018
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By Rhonda Johansson
Pesticide residues still prevalent in honey: Recent review of samples from around the world reveals danger to bees
An international team of scientists have just concluded that roughly 75 percent of honey worldwide is contaminated (to some degree) with neonicotinoid residues. This, despite a European Union (EU) partial ban on the pesticides in 2014. These conclusions suggest that more actions need to be taken to limit the exposure insect pollinators have with these […]
03/13/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Quebec is restricting use of pesticides that harm fish, bird and bee populations
While it hasn’t gone as far as adopting a total ban, Quebec has imposed significant restrictions on the use of Atrazine, bee-killing neonicotinoids, and other dangerous pesticides, reported a Global News article. “It’s with a lot of pride that I’m going to proceed with the announcement about these important rules,” declared Isabelle Melançon, Environment Minister […]
12/21/2016
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By Robert Jonathan
Common insecticides found to be far more dangerous to health than previously believed
Neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides in wide use, may be more destabilizing to agriculture than previously presumed, according to a new study from Penn State. “The team’s research challenges the previously held belief that neonicotinoid seed coatings have little to no effect on predatory insect populations,” ScienceDaily summarized. The findings suggest that more work needs […]
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