CINCINNATI, OHIO – On Thursday, farmworkers, students, public health, beekeeping, environmental, faith-based and consumer groups held a protest at Kroger’s (NYSE: KR) annual shareholder meeting, calling on the company to sign onto the Fair Food Program and commit to eliminate toxic pesticides from its supply chain. In conjunction with the […]
By Andrea Germanos A new analysis offers alarming findings as many Americans get ready to fire up their grills for the 4th of July—nearly 80 percent of supermarket meat was found to have antibiotic-resistant bacteria, also known as superbugs. That’s according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), which sifted through over 47,000 tests of bacteria […]
By Heather Callaghan, Editor The often touted – but falsely interpreted – “marshmallow test” to determine future willpower and excellence should be the quintessential reason not to trust media-propagated studies. We need to stop referring to the dubious “marshmallow test” – and this is why we should stop believing highly publicized studies […]
By ANH-USA The Senate’s version of the Farm Bill is a vast improvement on the House version, with provisions to protect organics and CBD. Action Alert! The Senate recently released its version of the Farm Bill. For advocates of natural health, it represents a significant improvement over the House’s version of […]
By Andrew Berryhill It’s safe to say that America has a love affair with superhero movies. In 2017, five of the 10 highest grossing films were about superheroes, as are three of the top five so far this year. Films such as Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War have shattered […]
By The American Kratom Association American Kratom Association Works with Scientists to Author New Letter on Kratom Washington, D.C. – June 21, 2018 – Nine leading scientists delivered a letter to U.S. Senate and House Leadership condemning the FDA recommendation for scheduling of the natural plant as a Schedule I banned […]
By Carey Wedler (CW) — On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved a bill to legalize hemp, an industrial crop that has been banned for decades. In April, Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) submitted a separate bill to legalize hemp, and those […]
By Zachary Slayback On Saturday, June 23rd, Alison Ettel called police on a young girl selling water without a permit in Oakland, CA. The girl’s relative caught a video of Ettel, tweeted it out, and an Internet rage mob had identified her and her business within hours. Twitter quickly dubbed […]
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze Parents of children with autism constantly search for new methods of treatment to cure or, at the very least, alleviate the symptoms of their child’s illness. For the most part, the damage has been done when it comes to the effects on the brain and, for […]
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze Over 10 Million American Seniors Currently Facing Food Insecurity Despite the government and its media mouthpieces’ constant claims regarding the “end of the great recession” and the elusive “recovery,” America is still experiencing depression-level unemployment rates and vastly lower standards of living. While the U.S. government touts […]