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‘Shocking’: Heavy Metals, Nearly 50 Pesticides Detected in School Lunches

October 8, 2024 › Agency Capture › Health Conditions › News Toxic Exposures Testing commissioned by Spotlight on America and conducted by the Health Research Institute, an accredited independent lab in Iowa, detected 38 different pesticides in just one elementary school lunch. by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. October 8, 2024 Food items served to school kids in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., contained heavy

9 Surprising Benefits of Kimchi

Nutrition Evidence Based Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish made with salted, fermented vegetables. It is nutrient-dense, contains probiotics, and may help support the immune system and reduce inflammation, among many possible benefits. Historically, it hasn’t always been possible to grow fresh vegetables throughout the year. Therefore, people have developed food preservation methods, such as

California bans toxic synthetic food dyes in school meals!

Governor Newsom signed AB-2316, the California School Food Safety Act, into law. The new law will ban toxic synthetic food dyes in school meals in California.Specifically, AB-2316 will prohibit a school district, county superintendent of schools, or charter school maintaining kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12 from serving or selling food or beverages

RFK Jr. Calls Out Obese Americans: ‘They Were Sent to the Circus’

Story by Anna Skinner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens as he is introduced by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach during the World Values Network’s Presidential candidate series at the Glasshouse on July 25, 2023 in New York City. On Friday, Kennedy suspended his presidential campaign.© Getty Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voiced his concerns about Americans struggling with obesity

Newtopia Now: ‘The Black Nutritionist’ brings heritage-led eating to the fore

Conventional nutrition recommendations overlook marginalized communities, so Kéra Nyemb-Diop is pushing for change. Read this, then attend her keynote. Kelly Teal Canva At a Glance The nutrition world overlooks Black and other marginalized communities, and it’s time for recommendations to reflect the value of cultural foods. That’s the main message Kéra Nyemb-Diop, who bills herself

Healthy Alternatives To Gatorade

Written by Adam Wright,Sport & Exercise Science BSc (Hons). FACT CHECKED  MEDICALLY CITED Gatorade is everywhere you look: in stores, commercials, gyms, sporting events, and the list goes on. But is Gatorade really the healthiest electrolyte replacement beverage on the market? I have drunk Gatorade years ago when I was into sports but after recently looking at how healthy

Why fasting is more effective than dieting – by the expert who does it

Story by Mindy Pelz Within three days of starting intermittent fasting, Dr Mindy Pelz felt her health transform – Beverly Small© Provided by The Telegraph Before I discovered fasting, I was like many women. For most of my life, I ate less and exercised more to keep my weight and health in a good place. However,

Are the Microplastics Found in Testicles a Health Danger?

Microplastics Have Now Been Found in Testicles. How Bad Is That? Evidence shows microplastics can end up in many different organs and may harm reproductive health BY ALLISON PARSHALL Reproduction Microplastics are everywhere. These tiny polymers, shed by the 400 million-some metric tons of plastic that humans produce each year, are in the food we eat and the water