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So, what do you think we really know about pesticide use in California?
...One last surprising statement from the article was, “even though strawberries take up less than 1 percent of the total farmland in California, they account for at least 8 percent of pesticides used in the state...”
The Environmental Workers Group Is At It Again.
The EWG just never stops giving us great information. The EWG has come out with their 2014 Dirty Dozen & Clean 15 list. The list is based on testing that determines the pesticide levels found on food. EWG found that two-thirds of produce sampled had pesticide residues. This list includes fifty one fruits and vegetables with the lower numbers indicating higher pesticide levels found. So the Apple is listed as #1, and is found to have the highest residual levels of pesticides...
If Approved, The New Food Label Would Be A Step In The Right Direction.
Total calories from fat is something that will be leaving while new items, such as how much sugar added (versus naturally occurring) will be showing up...
The Story Of Stuff Releases Their "Solutions" Story
I have always enjoyed the videos put out by The Story of Stuff Project. They encourage me to look at the stuff that I have, and think about what I need while evaluating the impact that these things will have on the world around me...
There Are Some New Changes, Though Small, To The Practice's Privacy Policy.
As of February 5th, 2014, Dr. Larrow's practice has added some new basic information regarding Electronic Health Records (EHR) to the practice's privacy policy.
The EWG Has A New Type Of Dirty Dozen List
The Environmental Workers Group has come up with their dirty dozen list of endocrine disruptors. These chemicals will either increase or decrease production of the hormones...
This short video is an eye opener showing how much corporations are influencing what our family eats, and especially how they target our children's nutrition.
What is food? For each one of us food has a different meaning based on our interaction with food as children.
The State of California is required, through Prop 65, to publish and maintain a list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
The Environmental Workers Group has come out with their updated list of Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen fruits and vegetables for 2013.
