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Community food bank study dispels belief healthy diets are costly

Research shows that such diets are less costly when compared to the cheapest USDA-recommended diet Date January 5, 2016 Source: Lifespan Summary: Contrary to popular belief, healthy diets rich in fruits and vegetables ...

8 Cancer Facts You Need To Be More Aware Of

  1. INTRODUCTION Cancer rates have been steadily rising and will most probably consider to rise in your lifetime. The main reason cancer risk overall is rising is because of our increasing lifespan.However-research ...

How to Start Walking When You Have 50+ Pounds To Lose

JANUARY 8, 2016 ILLUSTRATION BY SOLAR22/GETTY IMAGES               Subscribe Have a hefty weight loss goal? Consider walking, not running, toward your best new body. A recent British ...

Pesticide is threat to bees, EPA says

BY GEOFFREY MOHAN, Los Angeles Times   An insecticide widely used on grains, vegetables, fruit and other crops nationwide threatens honeybees, federal environmental regulators said in a decision that could ...

Nail Products & Polishes that Contain Chemicals of Concern

18 MAY 2015   HEALTHY SALONS, SAFE COSMETICS, VOICES BLOG   Chemicals of Concern: Acrylamide Benzophenone BHA Carbon Black (Airborne) Cocamide DEA Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) Formaldehyde Methylene Glycol Triethanolamine Toluene Trade Secret ...

9 Houseplants That Clean The Air And Are Basically Impossible To Kill

The air in your home is likely more toxic than the air outside of it, especially if there is any stagnancy. There can be toxic chemicals like formaldehyde (yes, that’s ...

Everyone Who Has 2 Diet Cokes a Day, Listen Up

A new study finds a surprisingly small serving — of regular or diet soda — can do major damage. By Elizabeth Narins   Getty Knowing something you do is bad for your health ...

The FDA Just Banned These Chemicals in Food. Are They the Tip of the Iceberg?

Shutterstock   FDA banned three toxic food packaging chemicals and is considering banning seven cancer-causing food flavoring chemicals, but food safety advocates say the process highlights flaws in the system. ...

New Dietary Guidelines Give Cholesterol and Red Meat a Free Pass

By THE EDITORS OF EATCLEAN.COM JANUARY 7, 2016 PHOTOGRAPH BY SWELL MEDIA/GETTY IMAGES             The much-anticipated 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans dropped today, and while we saw added sugars' slap on ...

10 Things to Throw Away for Better Health

By Dr. Mercola Each and every day, you come into contact with a large number of items—many of which have health risks that can accumulate over time. Many chemicals appear ...

Why Preventing Cancer Is Not the Priority in Drug Development

Austin Frakt THE NEW HEALTH CARE DEC. 28, 2015 Photo   Credit Lena Bush    Most people would agree that it would be better to prevent cancer, if we could, than to treat ...

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