FINALLY!! Some sensible comments about THAT organic food study. Yes, the one all those websites were posting and reposting and copying from one another about yesterday: Whoa, slow down, internet and television news! Man, one document says organic food might not be worth the dollar and you’d think an organic vegetable had held up a…
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FUD of the Day: NPR – Why Organic Food May Not Be Healthier For You
Here’s your FUD for the day – courtesy of NPR no less – Why Organic Food May Not Be Healthier For You Yes, organics is a $29 billion dollar industry, and still growing. Something is pulling us toward those organic veggies that are grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. But if you’re thinking that organic…
Pharmaceuticals NYC Water
Great. Along the lines of my earlier post about pesticides and perchlorate in everyday foods, here we read about traces of pharmaceuticals in our drinking water. Though barely measurable, these pharmaceuticals are present in a variety worthy of a medicine cabinet: drugs for aches, infections, seizures and high blood pressure; hormones for menopause; the active ingredient…
Pesticides found in everyday food products
The Seattle Post Intelligencer has an article on how harmful pesticides are found in everyday foods we eat. It says organic fruits and vegetables have little or no pesticides. This, on top of the perchlorate [rocket-fuel] contamination in tap water, makes me wonder what exactly is safe to feed our children. Another good reason to switch to…