Samovar, an artisanal tea shop based in San Francisco, is the first tea company to introduce a compostable container for their full line of teas.
Munch on Fatty Nuts to Ditch Excess Body Fat
November 12, 2010 By
Contrary to popular belief, eating nuts will not make you fat. Nuts are high in fat and are energy dense. However, numerous epidemiological and clinical studies show that nuts are not associated with weight gain.
FDA Hides Evidence That GMO Salmon Threaten Wild Salmon
November 12, 2010 By
When the FDA held hearings on AquaBounty’s AquAdvantage GMO salmon earlier this year, they neglected to include a statement by other federal agencies indicating that raising the GMO salmon in open-ocean pens would violate the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Thanksgiving Recipes for Vegans (Part III)
November 12, 2010 By
Rounding out this series on vegan Thanksgiving recipes (see:Â Thanksgiving Recipes for Vegans Part I and Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes Part II), here are four more good recipes for a full (or more than full) Thanksgiving dinner. Vegan Shepherd’s Pie I love a good shepherd’s pie and though we made a couple in the past year or [...]
Nutrition Labeling of Beer, Wine and Spirits
November 12, 2010 By
Why all of the confusion with labeling alcohol bottle? Why there not a standardized labeling for all consumables? I probably wouldn’t look, because I wouldn’t want to know, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t have the ability to know…
Speaking Out Against Factory Farms: Not in my Cuppa
November 11, 2010 By
The UK is close to seeing its first ever factory dairy farm, and the World Society for the Protection of Animals is doing its best to protect consumer health and animal rights by blocking it.
Top 10 Healthy Travel Tips
November 11, 2010 By
