Omega-3 fatty acids have many health benefits. The best way to get them is by eating fatty fish at least twice a week. If you don’t eat fatty fish very often, you should consider taking a supplement. It’s important to make sure your supplement contains enough EPA and DHA. Photo credit: Shutterstock However, it’s important […]
To say that this was a big year for the environmental movement is an understatement. From the Paris climate agreement to the indelible progress of renewable energy, 2015 was a landmark year. And people didn’t hesitate to talk about it. Here are the 20 most popular hashtags on Twitter inspired by environmental progress made in 2015: 1. #ActOnClimate Climate change is not a political issue. It’s […]
Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, an expert on the risk assessment of pesticides and genetically modified crops, worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research for more than a decade. But when his findings on the ill effects of systemic pesticides and RNAi (a biological process in which RNA molecules inhibit gene expression) on pollinators began to […]
2015 was a breakthrough year for our environment—one of the most important in decades. The nations of the world agreed to a climate deal that finally gives us a chance to turn the corner toward safety. America put in place the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from its largest source, power plants. And the Senate […]
Health organizations have been warning us about the dangers of salt for a long time. That’s because high salt intake has been claimed to cause a number of health problems, including high blood pressure and heart disease. Many studies actually show that eating too little salt can be harmful. Photo credit: Shutterstock However, decades of […]
I’m fascinated by reports of Chipotle’s ongoing problems with foodborne illness. The main interest of the press in these episodes is their effect on Chipotle’s stock prices. The outbreaks have been linked to a bunch of different pathogens: E. coli O157:H7, E. coli STEC 026, Salmonella, norovirus, and, possibly, hepatitis A. This means they are due […]
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