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STUDY FINDS: Weight Loss May Come Down To What’s In Your Poop
18Sep By CatherineNo Comments
Diet, Wellness

STUDY FINDS: Weight Loss May Come Down To What’s In Your Poop

Wondering why a diet's not working for you? Stop watching your waistline and consider something a little deeper — like the feces lodged in your intestines. A study this month in the International Journal of Obesity found that a specific diet's success may come down to the bacteria mix in one's gut, as observed in stool samples. The study shows that only about half of the population will lose weight if they eat in accordance with the Danish national dietary recommendations and eat more fruit, vegetables, fibers and whole grains," said Mads F. Hjorth, a co-author of the study and nutrition professor at the University of Copenhagen. Read more at USA Today
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Public Still Can’t Swallow Concept Of GM Food
14Sep By CatherineNo Comments
Genetically Modified Foods

Public Still Can’t Swallow Concept Of GM Food

A new study has confirmed what pollsters already knew: the public remains skeptical about genetically modified foods. About 62 percent of respondents said GM is acceptable for use in human medicine and 68 percent said it’s OK to use the technology to protect human health, such as genetically modified mosquitoes. “In some ways, I can understand why people may be more cautious about what they’re ingesting on an ongoing basis.” The Purdue results are similar to polls done in Canada, looking at public perceptions of GM foods: • A 2012 Farmers Feed Cities survey found that only 41 percent of Canadians think GM foods are safe for consumption. • An Insights West poll in 2014 found 50 percent of people in Alberta and 56 percent in British Columbia would support a ban on genetically mo...
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Milk Producers’ Group Goes After ‘Deceptive’ non-GMO Labeling
12Sep By CatherineNo Comments
Genetically Modified Foods

Milk Producers’ Group Goes After ‘Deceptive’ non-GMO Labeling

The National Milk Producers Federation's "Peel Back the Label" campaign aims to combat "deceptive food labeling" from dairy brands like Dean Foods and Dannon — which have touted Non-GMO Project certification, according to a report in Food Navigator. The Non-GMO Project claims that retailers carrying products featuring its seal of approval report "the fastest dollar growth trend in their stores this year," with annual sales exceeding $19.2 billion. So it's not surprising that food companies turning out dairy-based products want to get on that bandwagon. At the same time, some of these companies say they support conventional farming methods, including the use of GMO feed. In the Food Navigator article, a Dean Foods spokesman called the new NMPF campaign "disappointing." "We encourag...
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4 Wellness Trends You Need To Know About
10Sep By CatherineNo Comments
Wellness

4 Wellness Trends You Need To Know About

The Wellness space has exploded like wildfire. According to the Global Wellness Institute, space is valued at 3.72 trillion and is growing by 10% each year. As we grow busier and more connected, the desire to unplug, recharge and invest in our well-being skyrockets. While wellness used to be confined to the domains of fitness and food, the definition has recently expanded to encapsulate a more holistic vision of well-being. Here are 5 interesting new players in the wellness space. 1. Stretching Labs Dedicated stretch studios are on the rise. As the name suggests, these spaces are designed exclusively to stretch you and work with your body to help repair and restore it. Founders Tim Trost and Saul Janson started the lab after noticing that there was nowhere to get stretched unless you had a...
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Preventing Gout Attacks with Right Diet
7Sep By CatherineNo Comments
Remedies

Preventing Gout Attacks with Right Diet

More than 2,000 years ago, “Hippocrates described gout as a disease of kings primarily because it was the wealthy who could afford the ‘rich’ foods, which seemed to precipitate gouty attacks.” Today, however, we can all eat like kings and acquire some diseases of royalty ourselves. Gout is caused by needle-sharp crystals of uric acid in our joints. Uric acid comes from the breakdown of purines, which are the breakdown product of genetic material—DNA, the foundation of all life. So, “there is no such thing as a purine-free diet, but foods do vary in their purine content.” The Harvard Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, which followed about 50,000 men for a dozen years, found that alcohol intake was “strongly associated with an increased risk of gout.” In terms of food, they found “a...
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Botanical Transparency: How DNA Technology Can Complement Traditional Identity Tests
7Sep By CatherineNo Comments
Botanicals

Botanical Transparency: How DNA Technology Can Complement Traditional Identity Tests

There has been a great deal of focus on transparency both in finished products and raw materials at the worldwide level. This debate followed actions by the New York Attorney General’s, who after an agency investigation found four out of five tested herbal products did not contain any of the herbs promised in their labels, called for the producers to conduct advanced genetic testing. These tests are intended to ensure the herbal products actually contain the ingredients promised on the label. For plants, there is no universal DNA testing methodology and the choice of a particular technique is often a compromise that depends on a number of factors. Each plant needs a dedicated method, developed on its own genome. DNA sequencing-based tests are emerging as highly reliable and powerf...
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STUDY: Even non-GMO Foods Contain Genes?
6Sep By CatherineNo Comments
Genetically Modified Foods

STUDY: Even non-GMO Foods Contain Genes?

More than one-third of Americans do not know that foods with no genetically modified ingredients contain genes, according to the new nationally representative Food Literacy and Engagement Poll we recently conducted at Michigan State University. For the record, all foods contain genes, and so do all people. The full survey revealed that much of the U.S. public remains disengaged or misinformed about food. These findings are problematic because food shapes our lives on a personal level, while consumer choices and agricultural practices set the course for our collective future in a number of ways, from food production impacts to public health. Informing food discussions The Food Literacy and Engagement Poll, which we plan to conduct annually, is part of Food@MSU, a new initiative bas...
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Cigarettes Consumption May Cause Infertility, Try these Natural Remedies to Curb the Behavior
5Sep By CatherineNo Comments
Remedies

Cigarettes Consumption May Cause Infertility, Try these Natural Remedies to Curb the Behavior

This goes without saying that tobacco consumption in any form can have adverse effects on your health. Many recent studies have linked tobacco consumption to infertility in men and women. Some of them indicate that as compared to the non-smokers, active smokers are 14 percent more likely to be infertile and 26 percent women more likely to have early menopause. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of pregnancy complications, low birth weight, and birth defects. Risk of miscarriages may increase with regular smoking. Similarly, men may also face an of health problems such as hormonal issues, erectile dysfunction, and reduced libido. Since prevention is always better than cure, here are some natural ways to kick the butt and quit tobacco. 1. Drink lots of fluids Drinking plent...
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Trump Administration Sued Over GMO Food Labeling
28Aug By CatherineNo Comments
Genetically Modified Foods

Trump Administration Sued Over GMO Food Labeling

Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a federal lawsuit Sunday against the Trump administration for its failure to comply with the 2016 federal law on the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) food. Sec. of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are charged with implementing the new labeling rules, and part of that process is a study on "electronic and digital disclosures" (like QR codes) for GE foods, as opposed to on-package text. That study was required to be finished by July 2017, with an opportunity for public participation, but USDA never completed the study or published it for public comment. The federal GE food law requires USDA to establish federal standards for labeling by July 2018. The withheld study will inform the agency's ultimate decisio...
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Best Solutions and Remedies On How To Stop Snoring
28Aug By CatherineNo Comments
Remedies

Best Solutions and Remedies On How To Stop Snoring

Be honest. Do you know you keep your partner awake at night with snores that could only be described as akin to those a farm animal makes? Or are they the ones who get an elbow to the ribs when they let out an echoing snore around the bedroom? It would be helpful to get some tips on how to stop it, right? Here are the best tips to stop snoring with some simple lifestyle changes. 1. Maintain a healthy weight and diet 2. Try to sleep on your side 3. Avoid alcohol before going to bed 4. Quit or cut down on smoking 5. Keep your nasal passages clear 6. Try an over-the-counter remedy 7. Visit your GP Read the full article at Evewoman
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