By Yelena Sukhoterina Today about 9 billion chickens are raised for food in the U.S. annually, a staggering 1400% increase from 50 years ago. Back then, the chicken were raised by more than 1.6 million independent farmers, while today less than 30,000 farms — many…
By Brandon Turbeville Confirming what many in the natural health community have known for some time, it appears that the last horse is finally crossing the finish line as the World Health Organization announced on Monday that cured and processed meats such as hot dogs, ham,…
Fish farmed or caught near the world’s great industrial growth areas run the risk of spreading toxic contamination up the food chain and poisoning consumers. The warning is from one of the world’s leading toxicologists, Professor Ming-Hung Wong of the Hong Kong Institute of Education,…
By Brandon Turbeville The recent announcement of an attempt by North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to force backyard chicken owners to register their chickens with the department has brought quite a bit of attention to North Carolina. It has also brought quite…
By Heather Callaghan The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is using the Midwestern poultry avian flu outbreak as an opportunity to decree new requirements for chicken farmers. These newly released rules – in case of a potential event – have prompted small family…
Letter to the Editor by recent California Congressional candidate, James Hinton Where’s the Beef? Or, rather, where’s the beef coming from? Earlier this year, the World Trade Organization ruled that the United States was engaging in unfair trade practices by allowing country-of-origin labeling on red…
Genetic analysis indicates public shouldn’t be alarmed, ‘cautiously optimistic’ health officials say By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The bird flu outbreak that has resulted in the slaughter of millions of chickens and turkeys in the United States has…
Researchers caution against the use of these fish oils, while undergoing chemo By Heather Callaghan A breast cancer survivor once told me that she was ordered to stop drinking green tea while undergoing chemotherapy so that the chemo would have a chance “to take.” The…
Could grandma’s chicken soup really be the antidote for modern ills? Sally Fallon Morell, author of the best selling Nourishing Traditions cookbook, teams up with Dr. Kaayla Daniel, PhD clinical nutritionist in a new book, Nourishing Broth-An Old Fashioned Remedy for the Modern World. Both…
By Heather Callaghan Just in time for Halloween – if you hop on a plane to London, you can experience the scrum-didily-umptious taste of human flesh! Get your true-blue zombie fix and actually know what your friends must taste like… A London restaurant-caterer team-up is…
By Heather Callaghan One of the latest food scares has rocked Shanghai, China and the restaurant chains serving patrons there. Recent revelations have also rocked trust in the processed food system. A TV report on Sunday showed workers at a branch of Shanghai Husi Food…
By Brad Jordan Beef packing company sues ABC News for defamation Beef Products Inc. is suing ABC News for defamation after the news channel ran a series exposing its sale of “pink slime” filler in ground beef sold to most major retailers and the federal…
By Brad Jordan Support your local fisherman We watched from afar as the birds circled their prey. They torpedoed down into the ocean, striking as fast and as hard as they could. We throttled down in our open-bowed boat, fishing poles in hand, toward the…
By Heather Callaghan Cargill Inc., among the world’s biggest beef processors, is taking the road less traveled and has decided to disclose ingredients for their version of what consumers and media call “pink slime.” Rival pink slime producer, Beef Products Inc., nearly shut down in…
