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The Ugly Truth Behind What Hot Dogs Are Really Made Of

Covered in cheese, doused in ketchup, mustard, piled high with chili, onions, or whatever favorite toppings are piled on top of it… the hot dog is truly a coveted staple on the long list of U.S. national cuisines. Though many people would rather not know what the actual ingredients of the hot dog consist of,

‘DISTURBING’: WEEDKILLER INGREDIENT TIED TO CANCER FOUND IN 80% OF US URINE SAMPLES

Jul 11, 2022 | Certification News – Glyphosate Residue Free, Featured, Reports More than 80% of urine samples drawn from children and adults in a US health study contained a weedkilling chemical linked to cancer, a finding scientists have called “disturbing” and “concerning”. Source: The Guardian The report by a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found

Pesticides and Children

All pesticides have some level of toxicity, and pose some risk to infants and children. The risk depends on the toxicity of the pesticide ingredients and how much of the pesticide a child is exposed to. Infants and children are more sensitive to the toxic effects of pesticides than adults. An infant’s brain, nervous system, and organs are still

The REAL truth about coconut oil – Don’t believe the propaganda

By: Cat Ebeling Co-author of the best-sellers:  The Fat Burning Kitchen, The Top 101 Foods that Fight Aging & The Diabetes Fix Just as I thought mainstream medical, the American Medical Association, and the American Heart Association were starting to actually ‘get’ the fact that saturated fats do not cause heart disease and diabetes, and that sugar, processed carbohydrates,

Babies May Consume a Million Microplastic Particles Each Day From Bottles, Study Finds

Microplastics can now be found in almost every environment on Earth, but scientists know surprisingly little about how the products we use every day shed these tiny plastic particles. If you drink from a plastic water bottle or eat out of a microwaveable container today, there’s a good chance that you’re using polypropylene. Polypropylene is thought

Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet

Amidst growing concern about the impacts of plastic on the oceans, ecosystems, and human health, there’s another largely hidden dimension of the plastic crisis: plastic’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. This report examines each of these stages of the plastic lifecycle to identify the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions, sources

Stop Toxic GMO Wheat

Wheat is a staple of the American diet. The average American consumes 82.9 kg or approximately 183 lbs of wheat annually - more than any other grain. This amounts to about a half-pound of wheat per day, which comes from numerous types of food such as bread, pasta, cake and baked goods, breakfast foods such as bagels, pancakes and cereals, snacks, and desserts… not to mention certain grain alcohols and beer.