Mitch Kennedy, ND In the ideal organic food system, the best option is to grow your own vegetables; the second best option is to buy from a local organic farm. According to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the level of home food production is...
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Pesticides, Frogs, and Human Placenta
Mitch Kennedy, ND Biologist researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found that the herbicide Roundup, when applied according to manufacturer’s instructions, caused a 70% decline in amphibian biodiversity and an 86% decline in total populations of tadpoles.[1]...
In Utero Exposure to Lead Reduces Children’s IQ
Mitch Kennedy, ND Many epidemiologic studies have shown the relationship between children’s exposure to lead during developing years and the detrimental effects on neurologic development. A new study done in Mexico looked at IQ level of children exposed to lead in...
Website for Cosmetic Ingredient’s Toxicity
Mitch Kennedy, ND Did you know the government cannot mandate safety studies of cosmetics? Only 11 percent of the 10,500 ingredients FDA has documented in products have been assessed for safety by the cosmetic industry's review panel. The exemplary environmental...
Acute Effects of a Fungal Volatile Compound
Mitch Kennedy, ND Species of molds that grow in ventilation systems, water damaged areas of buildings, or areas exposed to flood waters will discharge volatile compounds during their lifecycle. Researchers at the University Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden studied the...
Would You Like a Side of Arsenic with Those McNuggets?
Mitch Kennedy, ND The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, a non-profit food research group, has released a study on the use of arsenic in the poultry industry. The researchers sampled 150 packaged chicken products in supermarkets, including big names such as...
Nutritional Deficiency Impacts Risk of Arsenic Metabolism
Mitch Kennedy, ND Researchers at Columbia University studied the relationships among folate, cobalamin, homocysteine and arsenic metabolism in 1,650 exposed people in Bangladesh, India. This exposure occurs throughout South and East Asia due to groundwater...
Veggie Fuel for Your Car, Truck, Bus, Tractor or Home!
The latest rage in renewable energy is the use of vegetable oil to replace diesel oil. The oil can be negotiated from local restaurants, and conversion kits can be purchased on the Internet and installed at home or by a local garage. One of our own, Christopher...
Pesticide-Related Illness Relatively Common in School Employees and Students
The number of incidents of pesticide-related illness in school employees and students increased from 1998 to 2002, according to a recent report in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Pesticides and other chemicals are continually used on school property...
Teflon Chemical 80 Times Normal Levels in Ohioan’s Blood
New government sponsored research shows that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or C8, a chemical used in the production of non-stick cookware, has been found in high levels in the blood of residents in four southeastern Ohio communities. C8 is very persistent in the...