Hybrid Seeds. Genetically-modified (GMO) seeds. Heirloom seeds. The labels often confuse people. Not a single day passes without some well-meaning reader leaving a comment like this one: “GMOs are perfectly safe. Farmers and gardeners have been cross-breeding seeds like this for thousands of years. Take off your tinfoil hats, people!”
Um… no. Just no.
Farmers and gardeners have NOT been cross-breeding seeds like this for thousands of years. What those well-intentioned readers fail to understand is the fundamental difference between hybrid seeds and GMOs.
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My family LOVES smoothies. We pile the fruit, yogurt, eggs, grass-fed gelatin, coconut oil, and whatever else inspires us into the blender, whizz it around for a minute or so, then pour up a tall glass of yummy. They’re fast, easy, and can be as nutrient-dense as you make them. This week, I’m hosting a giveaway for a smoothie combo I’ve grown to love: Perfect Plant Protein and Perfect Coconut Oil from Perfect Supplements.
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Welcome to another Fight Back Friday! Today we are bringing together another collection of recipes, tips, anecdotes, and testimonies from members of the Real Food Revolution. Who are they? Why, they’re the Food Renegades. You know who you are — lovers of SOLE (Sustainable, Organic, Local, and Ethical) food, traditional food, primal food, REAL food,…
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Soy infant formula should only be used as a last resort. That’s the word from the Israeli Health Ministry, French Food Agency, German Institute of Risk Assessment, British Dietetic Association and other government health organizations around the world.
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