Lately I have been in travel and entertainment mode and that seems to necessitate eating in restaurants much more than I would like. Do you even seem trapped in life phases like that? Not to worry. The first thing to know about restaurant food is that almost all of it is highly processed. Have you … Read more
If you’re anything like me, you spend some of these cold, blustery winter evenings leafing through a stack of garden catalogs, dreaming of the gardens to come. While we have a lot of space, I know my gardening dreams becomes a bit larger than my energy levels and by mid-summer and I am sending barbs … Read more
An important puzzle piece links GMOs (genetically modified organisms) found in a vast array of food products and gluten sensitivity. A team of experts affiliated with the Institute for Responsible Technology say that GMOs and seeds inoculated with RoundUp™ herbicide and Bt-toxin insecticide trigger gluten-related disorders that affect 18 million Americans. Gluten is found in … Read more
You’ve probably already noticed changes in the menus of your favorite chain restaurants: They’ve added calorie counts. The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has its benefits and its drawbacks, but the requirement for restaurant chains to post nutrition information is a stroke of genius. All restaurants with more than 20 stores must now … Read more
by Kathleen Barnes If the holidays find you a little down in the dumps, a bit overwhelmed or feeling like an outsider, there are natural ways to boost your mood and help you enjoy the holidays and the January slump that sometimes occurs after the festivities are over. Try these: Light and exercise. Seasonal affective … Read more
by Kathleen Barnes Laws requiring GMO labeling of foods that contain the are on the ballot in next week’s election in Washington state. It’s unclear how much its chances of passes since food companies have contributed more than $20 million toward its defeat. Whatever happens in Washington state, most states do not require GMO labeling, … Read more
by Kathleen Barnes Will I ever stop writing about Monsanto, its GMOs and other shenanigans? Probably not, at least not this week. In the latest outrage, Monsanto has written a $4.6 million check and raised pledges for millions more from interested parties, to defeat Washington state’s GMO labeling initiative on the November ballot. The Monsanto … Read more
by Kathleen Barnes “Bee friendly” plants pre-treated with pesticides that actually harm or kill bees have been found in garden shops of Lowe’s, Home Depot and other big box stores. An estimated 50,000 dying and dead honeybees were found in the parking lot of a Target store in Wilsonville, OR after Safari, a neonicotinoid pesticide, … Read more
by James J. Gormley, The Gormley Files blog Editor’s Note: This column by James Gormley is the first of many guest opinions and informational articles I’ll be presenting you as Natural Living Now expands its scope. James Gormley is a health journalist, health freedom advocate and author of Health at Gunpoint: The FDA’s Silent War Against … Read more
by Kathleen Barnes South Korea and Japan have banned wheat grown in the Pacific Northwest from their markets and announced that U.S. wheat crops will undergo increased scrutiny after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement that wheat grown in the United States has been contaminated by genetically modified (GM) strains found growing wild on a … Read more