Dark Waters is a film that opened in theatres in December 2019, and should soon be available to rent or stream online. The film is based on the New York… read more →
by Ronica O’Hara Much of our day-to-day well-being—how energetic we feel, how clear our thinking is and how our body processes food—is governed by the activity of the butterfly-shaped, thumb-sized… read more →
Sugar-sweetened drinks, already linked to weight gain, diabetes and heart disease, carry another risk: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In a meta-review published in the European Journal of Nutrition, Iranian… read more →
Upstate resident John Y. Kamin recently published With Liberty and Sickness for all…The Toxins in Our Food, our Environment and Our Minds. It is an in-depth look at toxic food
Save Resources, Reduce Food Waste and More Midsummer is prime time for outdoor family meals, barbecues and picnics. Selecting the healthiest food, along with eco-friendly materials in preparing for the… read more →
Produce to Avoid The 2019 Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce highlights increased pesticide use on up to 70 percent of conventionally grown U.S. produce.
By mixing food additives with human gut microbes in petri dishes, scientists at the Czech Republic’s Institute of Microbiology found that gut microbes with anti-inflammatory properties
Dangers of Sweetened Beverages Drinking lots of sugar-sweetened sodas and juices significantly increases the risk of chronic kidney disease, reports a new study
Disinfectants Linked to Health Concerns The heavy use of household cleaning disinfectants may contribute to changes in infant gut bacteria and weight gain, reports a new study
Non-Toxic Ways to Lower Risks Chemicals used in dry cleaning clothes have long been linked to health concerns for both people and the environment. Perchloroethylene (“perc” for short) is most… read more →
