By Alexa Napoleon, plastic-free crusader
Having a baby is an exciting time. However, for a first-time mom, the products available and the confusion about what they’re made of can be a bit overwhelming. Starting a baby registry can help organize your thoughts and outline what you need to be prepared, and, for a plastic-free wannabe, it gives you a chance to start anew, avoiding the plastic rut right from the start. Continue reading
By Deirdre Imus, president and founder of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
When it comes to fighting cancer, or heart disease, or the common cold, there are many variables that are outside your control, like what will happen next, how will it feel, and when it will get better. One of the few aspects of treatment that patients can manage is the food they put into their bodies. Eating healthily is always important, but it is paramount – almost vital – when illness strikes. Continue reading
by Marion Nestle, PhD, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University
A question from a reader:
Q. I was wondering if you could comment on the recent article in the New York Times which questions the link between food deserts and obesity.
A. Sure. Happy to. The article talks about two recent studies finding no relationship between the types of foods children eat, what they weight, and the kinds of foods available within a mile and a half of their homes.
These finding seem counter-intuitive in light of current efforts to improve access to healthier foods in low-income communities. Continue reading
Posted in Food Politics, Healthy Diet
By Margaret Riche, EcoCentric
According to many family farmers, there is an atmosphere of fear in rural America today. The threat of litigation looms, carried on the wind, by bird and by bee, in the form of Monsanto’s genetically engineered seeds. When these patent-protected drifters settle on a neighbor’s non-GE field, in effect contaminating their crops, unwitting farmers are suddenly at risk for legal retribution from the biotech giant. Continue reading
By Deirdre Imus, president and founder of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
The first ever Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970, after Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, called for “an environmental teach-in.” More than 20 million people participated that year, and now more than 500 million people in 175 countries observe Earth Day on April 22 by raising awareness for environmental issues around the world. Continue reading
Somewhere, over the rainbow…everything is slightly more pastoral when you’re drilling it. Continue reading
by Marion Nestle, PhD, professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University
BPA has become a classic example of how point of view influences decisions about low-dose chemicals in the food supply for which the science is uncertain.
If you are a believer in the “precautionary principle,” any suggestion of harm is enough to support banning BPA until it is proven safe. Continue reading
by Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, PhD, senior scientist at Pesticide Action Network
Spring has sprung, and farmers across the country are preparing for planting season. One of their biggest headaches will be dealing with the millions of acres of cropland that have been infested with superweeds and with new generations of superbugs. These superpests have evolved as the direct — and inevitable — consequence of Monsanto’s aggressive promotion of its genetically engineered “RoundUp-Ready” and insecticidal seed packages over the past 15 years. Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Men's Health, Pesticides & GMOs, Women's Health
Tagged 2, 4-D, GMOs, industrial farming, pesticides
By Deirdre Imus, president and founder of The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
As parents, we try to keep our kids safe every moment of their lives. Whether by instilling in them the difference between good and evil or by making sure they know to look both ways before crossing the street, protecting children comes in many different forms.
For more than a decade, I’ve been working tirelessly to keep my kid and yours safe from the harm inflicted by environmental factors—whether floating in the air, swimming through the water supply, or injected into our foods. Continue reading
by Chris Hunt, EcoCentric
The arrival of spring tends to prompt a shift in collective attention toward soil and seeds, the warmer weather and longer days inspiring everyone from the large-scale farmer to the casual backyard gardener to plant and grow. In most places, people look down to the ground. But in New York City, we’re just as likely to look up to the sky – because here, many of our favorite farms are now on rooftops. Continue reading
Posted in Organic Food, Sustainable Farming
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