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Is Organic Food Really That Much Better For You? -Or Could It Actually Be Worse? [Video]

Filed Under: Disease, Nutrition, Video

Is Organic Food Really That Much Better For You? -Or Could It Actually Be Worse? [Video]


Is The Organic Premise Right In The First Place?:
So, lots of people believe in food that’s decomplicated and grown in ways similar to those of 100 years ago as the path to good nutrition.

And recently, Organic seems to have taken that place at the grocery store for people who don’t hit up the farmers’ markets.

Many people even think that Organic means No Pesticides at-all and that it’s more natural, less dangerous to you and the environment, and ultimately healthier.

But is any of that true? -In this video, ASAPScience decides to find out…

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By: Will  /    /    

Elizabeth Bathory Was Right, Part Deux: Sillycon Valley Goes Almost Full-Vampire, Capitalist That-Is

Filed Under: Aging, Better Living Through Chemistry

Elizabeth Bathory Was Right, Part Deux: Sillycon Valley Goes Almost Full-Vampire, Capitalist That-Is
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Why, Gods Of Biochemistry, Why?!!!:
Aging introduces what seem to be a whole host of unfair changes at just about every level of biology.

And depending on your genes & environment, these changes can start becoming noticeable as early as the age of 30.

Unless you’re Elizabeth Bathory, or HealthTrekker’s favorite immortal, Yazemeenah Rossi, these changes can add up fast.

So what do you do if you feel young & you want your body to keep up with your spirit?…

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Lather Up! Our Pals At The EWG Release Their Guide To The Healthiest Sunscreens, & Save Your Freakin’ Skin In The Process!

Filed Under: Aging, Better Living Through Chemistry, Disease

Lather Up! Our Pals At The EWG Release Their Guide To The Healthiest Sunscreens, & Save Your Freakin’ Skin In The Process!
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First They Saved Your Health, Now Your Skin!:
You might remember our previous post on the EWG’s great work on produce safety and pesticides.

If you don’t, The Dirty Dozen with Garrick Dee Tan’s infographics is a good & worthwhile read.

Especially for the addition of The Clean 15, and The Hazardous 3.

Well just in-time for sunny weather, the EWG is at it again for Sunscreens. And their results are pretty surprising…

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Science Moves 1 Step Closer To A Surgery-Free Future. This Time: Eye Drops That Fix Cataracts

Filed Under: Aging, Better Living Through Chemistry, Bio-Tech

Science Moves 1 Step Closer To A Surgery-Free Future. This Time: Eye Drops That Fix Cataracts
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Though this discovery was originally aimed at the developing world, it might just turn around & George Jetson the hell out of a tricky surgical procedure.

What happens with a cataract is that some of the proteins in the lens go a bit wacky over time.

And these changes make them stop working the way they’re supposed to.

Since the standard fix is a bit iffy to have done in low-tech facilities, the researchers thought, “What if we could take that operation and put it in a bottle?”…

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The WHO Says Red Meat Is Not Murder, -It’s Suicide. 39 Things To Consider

Filed Under: Nutrition

The WHO Says Red Meat Is Not Murder, -It’s Suicide. 39 Things To Consider
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-Well maybe not quite that dire, but close; read on.

So the WHO recently put out this extremely cautionary report on red meat.

It says that essentially All of it, especially the smoked & salted stuff we seem to instinctively-love is dangerous to your health,

And either Will or May cause colorectal, and possibly stomach, pancreatic, and prostate cancer.

This is almost exactly the same thing Harvard Medical School put out a few years ago, with very similar conclusions. So to that end, here are a few things to think about:…

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Organic Food Is Not Any Better Or Healthier For You? -WTF, Stanford?!!?!

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Noise, Nutrition

Organic Food Is Not Any Better Or Healthier For You? -WTF, Stanford?!!?!
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UPDATE!: NYT Finds Counter-Study!

And on a similar note to the EWG List,

What the EFF was Stanford trying to prove with that meta-analysis-study on Organics?

The whole thing was presented to make you feel like Organic is just as bad as regular food and not worth the outlay.

The first thing I’ve always thought about Organic is this: Lower Chemical Load in the Body.
-You get less of less-toxic pesticides, antibiotics, growth-hormones, etc.
-Therefore, there is less of a chance those will STAY in your body and cause problems over time…

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Next Up On “Profiler”: Will Eating Red Meat Kill You? -Only if you’re standing RIGHT NEXT TO Chernobyl. -You Might Be Closer Than You Think…

Filed Under: Thinking Out Loud

Next Up On “Profiler”: Will Eating Red Meat Kill You? -Only if you’re standing RIGHT NEXT TO Chernobyl. -You Might Be Closer Than You Think…
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UPDATE! The WHO Came out with a new study that clarifies much. Read first!

I have to admit I was F***ing FLOORED when Harvard released a study that basically says, “If you are within 6 Degrees of Ron Swanson’s bacon-suffused prevailing-wind-fart-contrail, you’re as good as dead.”

But the more I thought of it, the more it seemed like a case of what economists like to call “Statistical-Reacharound-Surprise”, than anything else…

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