News & Updates
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Avoiding Aluminum tainted products
Unlike vitamins, minerals, and trace elements, the body does not need aluminum. And aluminum is no innocent or benign participant. Aluminum accumulates in the kidneys, brain, lungs, liver and thyroid where it competes with calcium for absorption and can affect skeletal mineralization. In infants, this can slow growth. Animal models have linked aluminum exposure to…
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Problems with peanuts, in a nutshell
The peanuts contained a toxin-producing fungus called Aspergillus flavus, from which the name, aflatoxin, comes. New research suggests that peanut allergy in children has increased 21 percent since 2010, and that nearly 2.5 percent of US children may have an allergy to peanuts.1 Aflatoxins are found not only in peanuts, but also in many other…
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Problems with peanuts, in a nutshell
The peanuts contained a toxin-producing fungus called Aspergillus flavus, from which the name, aflatoxin, comes. New research suggests that peanut allergy in children has increased 21 percent since 2010, and that nearly 2.5 percent of US children may have an allergy to peanuts.1 Aflatoxins are found not only in peanuts, but also in many other…
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What is Organic Farming
The USDA defines organic agriculture as “a production system that is managed to respond to site-specific conditions by integrating cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.” More specifically, organic farming entails: Use of cover crops, green manures, animal manures and crop rotations to fertilize the soil,…
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CBD Oil. The Bill and Its Unintended Consequences
Well intended bills can have unintended consequences. Rep. Dorothy Moon’s bill HB410 is just that. Rep. Dorothy Moon is a wonderful legislator and a freedom fighter. She has heard the voice of her constituents that are asking for CBD oil to be legalized in our great state. She attempted several version of the bill, none…
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CBD Oil. The Bill and Its Unintended Consequences
Well intended bills can have unintended consequences. Rep. Dorothy Moon’s bill HB410 is just that. Rep. Dorothy Moon is a wonderful legislator and a freedom fighter. She has heard the voice of her constituents that are asking for CBD oil to be legalized in our great state. She attempted several version of the bill, none…