News & Updates
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Food & Mood
Food and Mood: How food impacts your brain health We are all aware of how our moods influence our food choices. Many of us have used food as an alternative to feeling our feelings. It is often easier to feel full than it is to feel angry, sad, lonely, depressed or anxious. We celebrate with
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Are Gum Additive Safe?
What are Gum additives and Why are they in our food? Gum additives are everywhere in our food supply today. Xanthan and guar gum are by far the most common. But there are many others too, such as locust bean gum (carob gum), gellen gum, cellulose gum, and relative newcomer tara gum. The savvy shopper
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Oregon Government Threatens to Spray 2000 acre Organic Farm with ROUNDUP
UPDATE! Organic Farm WINS! The government received 40,000 emails regarding their threat to spray the organic farm. A closed door meeting brought farmer out smiling as the County is willing to work on a resolution in weed mangement that DOES NOT INCLUDE spray! Oregon a 2000 acre organic farm is UNDER THREAT of being force
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Aluminum eliminating the bad and ugly
Our bodies are exposed to pollutants before we’re even born. Many pollutants, like the ones in our air, are unavoidable. But there are many toxins that we can choose to avoid. Aluminum is one of those toxins. Unlike vitamins, minerals, and trace elements, the body does not need aluminum. And aluminum is no innocent or
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Farmed Salmon the Dirty Secret
HFI: Here are some facts about Farmed Salmon which may get you think twice about buying one again: Farmed salmon is fed pellets of chicken feces, soy, GMO canola oil, corn meal and other fish with high levels of toxins Farmed salmon has 7 times higher levels of PCB’s compared to wild salmon Farmed salmon
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6 Natural Remedies for Headache
HFI: The occassional headache. Its unavoidable it seems. Headaches are something that millions of people experience daily. They are at best, an unwelcome annoyance and at their worst, completely debilitating. There are many reasons for the onset of a headache and many classifications of headaches. While many types of headaches are related to other health